Unmasking Global Health in 2025: Aid Disruption, Dependency, Sovereignty, and Reform

Unmasking global health

This episode of Global Health Unfiltered examines what the upheavals of 2025 revealed about power, dependency, and accountability in global health. Through reflections from Dr. Luchuo Bain, Dr. Seye Abimbola, Dr. Boghuma Titanji, Dr. Madhu Pai, Dr. Mohamed Aburawi, and Sitawa Wafula, the episode considers the consequences of the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization, the dismantling of USAID, and the emergence of controversial bilateral agreements. The contributors explore the human consequences of abrupt aid cuts, the relationship…