August 17, 2023
Addressing AMR in pandemic instrument design
Can WHO’s pandemic instrument be designed to address a wider range of pandemic threats? The Policy Accelerator advises on how the pandemic instrument could be made more comprehensive.
Projects
August 17, 2023
Global commitments on AMR need to be reassesed
Antimicrobial resistance has generated an unprecedented amount of global attention since the launch of the Global Action Plan on AMR. Our research explores how global commitments on AMR have changed and adapted since 2015.
August 17, 2023
Learning from climate governance
The Paris Agreement successfully mobilized collective action to protect a shared global common-pool resource and mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change. What are the takeaways for managing AMR?
August 2, 2023
The International Network for AMR Social Science (INAMRSS)
The Global Strategy Lab is a proud founding member of INAMRSS, a network dedicated to social science research and policy on antimicrobial resistance.
What do researchers from the disciplines of law, anthropology, history, public health, public policy, economics, and veterinary medicine contribute to the debate about addressing AMR in the pandemic instrument? Explore this special issue of the Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics.
In Canada, the need for organs for transplantation far exceeds the donated supply, despite the long-term goal of the organ donation and transplantation (ODT) system is to achieve the balance between donated organs and transplant patient needs. To address some of the challenges with the current system, GSL’s Public Health Institutions team has engaged with stakeholders and system leaders to provide a series of options for an improved ODT governance structure in Canada, ultimately improving population health outcomes.
April 4, 2023
Public Health and Political Science: Bridging the Divide
Although public health is inherently political, the tools and insights of political science are seldom integrated into public health research and analysis. Building bridges between these disciplines can contribute to a more effective and actionable understanding of the role of science and politics in public health policymaking. This project bridges disciplinary divides to show how a political science with public health is both desirable and possible.
April 3, 2023
Can Border Closures Control a Pandemic?
The rapid implementation of targeted and total border closures at the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 spurred frustration and confusion amidst travelers and scientific advisory councils. Did these measures have an effect on slowing the circulation of the pandemic, and were they justified as a means to protect population health?
September 8, 2022
Most Existing International Treaties Do Not Work
How can policymakers make treaties more effective? With new treaties routinely called and drafted, it is imperative these instruments are evaluated for whether they serve their intended purpose. We use innovative global legal epidemiological methods to assess whether and under what conditions treaties are helpful in addressing global challenges.
May 19, 2022
The WHO FCTC – Global Impact or Stagnation?
We know tobacco control policies are effective at the national level, but what role does international law play in combating the global tobacco epidemic? Evaluating the impacts of the FCTC is timely and necessary as it is the first treaty negotiated under the auspices of WHO and one of the most important international laws governing global health.