UNU International Institute for Global Health

Addressing Inequalities in Global Health

Serving as the UN’s think tank on global health, IIGH works to advance equitable, just, and effective policies and practices by interrogating power and gender asymmetries in global health governance and accountability, health systems and workforce, digital health governance and security, and climate health emergencies and just transitions.

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Picture of protesters about climate change.

Blog Post

Health at the Mercy of a Poor Climate Deal

19 Dec 2024

A presentative picture on medicines

News

Corporate accountability in global health governance? A case study of the Access to Medicine Index

17 Oct 2024

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UNU-IIGH announces Independent Expert Group on Corporate Accountability

14 Oct 2024

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Global Call to Action: Addressing Women's Health Amidst Multiple Crises

Lancet comment stresses need for gender-focused health solutions and collective action.

24 Jul 2024

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UNU-IIGH presents new work on Power and Accountability with webinar and working paper series

10 Jun 2024

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Informed consent in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services: a global scoping review of qualitative studies

03 May 2024

ICJ and HRP Publication

News

The notion of consent in the UN Treaty Bodies’ general comments and jurisprudence

03 May 2024

Nurses tending to patients in Brazil

News

Prioritizing Women’s Health Amidst Polycrises: A Call to Action

08 Mar 2024

Research commentary

IIGH Research Lead Claudia Lopes giving lecture on 'Digital Security and Governance in Healthcare’ in the New Frontiers in Health Conference organised by the Sociodigital Lab for Public Policy at University of Lisbon

Article

Digital Security and Governance in Healthcare

08 Jan 2025

Enabling Environments

Blog Post

Integrating Futures and Foresight to UNU-IIGH's Work: Our Journey So Far

16 Jul 2024

A representational picture about gender and intersectionality

Blog Post

Missing in action: A scoping review of gender as the overlooked component in decolonial discourses

13 Jun 2024

Aftermath of Cyclone Idai, Mozambique, 2019

Article

Climate Justice — Is Litigation a Good Way Forward?

05 Sep 2023

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Blog Post

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: A Cautionary Tale

02 Sep 2023

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Experts Challenge the Status Quo of University Rankings

IEG's statement on global university rankings sparks a call to action for a more inclusive and equitable higher education sector.
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