Marco Schäferhoff

Sep 6, 2024 | time.com | Gavin Yamey |Marco Schäferhoff |Shingai Machingaidze

Ideas By Gavin Yamey, Marco Schäferhoff and Shingai Machingaidze September 6, 2024 4:08 PM EDT Yamey is a physician and professor of global health and public policy at Duke University, where he directs the Center for Policy Impact in Global Health Schäferhoff is the co-founder and managing director of Open Consultants, a global health consultancy based in Berlin Machingaidze is an epidemiologist and global health consultant with significant experience developing and leading public health and...

Jul 22, 2024 | brookings.edu | Gavin Yamey |Shingai Machingaidze |Osondu Ogbuoji |Marco Schäferhoff

Investments in global health research and development (R&D) have led to the launches of many life-saving health technologies. Twenty years ago, for example, we had no malaria vaccine. Today, two effective malaria vaccines are being rolled out across Africa. And the future looks bright: The pipeline of candidate products for most global health conditions is more robust than ever (though some neglected diseases, such as leprosy, scabies, and trachoma, still have too few candidate products).

Jul 19, 2024 | globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com | Minahil Shahid |Marco Schäferhoff |Garrett Brown |Gavin Yamey

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Oct 30, 2023 | brookings.edu | Minahil Shahid |Gavin Yamey |Marco Schäferhoff |Sarah Zoubek

We are in the midst of a global food crisis. The number of people affected by hunger more than doubled over the past three years, from 135 million in 2020 to 345 million in 2023. Global food prices remain well above pre-pandemic levels, with 38 out of 58 countries experiencing food crises reporting food inflation levels of over 10%, making basic foods unaffordable.