International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Power in Global Health Agenda-Setting: The Role of Private Funding; Comment on “Knowledge, Moral Claims and the Exercise of Power in Global Health”

Document Type : Commentary

Author
Ruth E. Levine
Global Development and Population Program, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Menlo Park, CA, USA
10.15171/ijhpm.2015.51
Abstract
The editorial by Jeremy Shiffman, “Knowledge, moral claims and the exercise of power in global health”, highlights the influence on global health priority-setting of individuals and organizations that do not have a formal political mandate. This sheds light on the way key functions in global health depend on private funding, particularly from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Keywords
Global Health
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Global Burden of Disease (GBD)
Subjects
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  • Received Date 13 February 2015
  • Revised Date 04 March 2015
  • Accepted Date 03 March 2015
  • First Published Date 01 May 2015
  • Published Date 01 May 2015