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Global Health

News, commentary, analysis, and public opinion on issues and current events related to combating infectious disease, the COVID-19 pandemic, and health security.

Past Events

World Health Day: Migration, Climate Change, and Global Health

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Join us as we explore the intertwined implications of migration, climate change, and global health and how to chart a course for meaningful change.

Apr 9

Maya Prabhu, Clinical Associate Professor of Law, Yale Law School, and Ibrahim Abubakar, Pro-Provost at University College London, on stage at the Chicago Council for a panel discussion on the intertwined implications of migration, climate change, and global health and how to chart a course for meaningful change.

Ana Miyares Photography

Roger Thurow on Nourishing and Preserving the Planet

PAST EVENT

Senior Fellow Roger Thurow joins members of the Council community for a discussion on his upcoming book, international farming stories, and more.

Oct 23

A boy shows freshly plucked chillies from his field on the outskirts of Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on November 21, 2021.

AP Photos

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Commentary & Analysis

January 24, 2025

What Trump’s Recent Executive Orders Mean for US Foreign Policy

In the News

CBS News Chicago

Paul Poast

Paul Poast unpacks the implications of the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organization.

US Foreign Policy

April 26, 2024

Advocates espouse compounding benefit of immigrant health coverage

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ChicagoGlobal by Jon Asplund

The Healthy Illinois Campaign unveiled a new data review by UIC that lays out the benefits that ripple out from providing health insurance to the uninsured.