Public health specialist, fascinated by priority setting. @CGDev Policy Fellow & Dep Director. iDSI Dep Director. NICE Committee Member. Ex DFID.Views are mine.
London, UK
Joined February 2009
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Pete Baker retweeted
The next @WHO Director-General will face tough choices about the organization’s future.
@peterbaker17 and @AinhoaPetriH propose 3 tests for candidates:
1️⃣ What’s your vision?
2️⃣ What should WHO stop doing?
3️⃣ Will you prioritize WHO’s unique global role?
go.cgdev.org/4jJ7hnd
Pete Baker retweeted
Looking back at #UNGA81, I keep coming back to one challenge: the disconnect between development finance institutions in Washington and the global health community in Geneva.
Health experts and economists need to be talking to each other.
Pete Baker retweeted
The proposal for an IDA Health Window is gaining traction. But what could—and should—it look like?
Gerald Manthalu, @kchalkidou, @jarottingen, and Agnès Soucat weigh in, and CGD’s @peterbaker17 responds to the challenges they raise.
cgdev.org/blog/ida-health-wi…
Pete Baker retweeted
Leah and Rachel take on @nanransohoff 's challenge: how to spend the coming wave of $billions in philanthropy from AI
Can $50 billion a year in new philanthropy be spent well? We think yes. @rglenner and I suggest institutions that could move money at that scale and toward cost-effective interventions.
Pete Baker retweeted
It’s time to rethink global health architecture!
Our latest position paper sets out a bold vision for more equitable, effective, and country-driven governance.
Read the full paper 👇
globalhealth.inparliament.uk…
Pete Baker retweeted
"An IDA health window provides a clear vision for the future of global health financing." cgdev.org/blog/ida-health-wi…
Pete Baker retweeted
Recent shocks to the global health financing landscape have made it clear that incremental improvements may no longer be enough. Countries need financing arrangements that are resilient to political shifts and capable of supporting long-term health system development. cgdev.org/blog/new-compact-a…
Pete Baker retweeted
If they are to be real compacts, they must become two-way deals. That means defining roles and responsibilities for donors, not just governments. This includes agreements on financing modalities and alignment behind a national plan, cgdev.org/blog/one-sided-com…
Pete Baker retweeted
.@peterbaker17 explores how a joint AU–EU–UK initiative could help break the current impasse in global health governance and financing reform:
cgdev.org/blog/can-african-u…
Pete Baker retweeted
🚨 Last call to register! 🚨
Join us at the Jameel Institute Symposium as leading voices in global health economics tackle one big question:
💡 How can we deliver better healthcare when budgets are tighter than ever?
Seats are almost gone 🏃, don’t walk: tinyurl.com/upjp7sn5
Pete Baker retweeted
Yesterday the @APPGGlobHealth brought experts together to discuss reforming global health architecture, exploring how to streamline governance and reasons for hope despite funding cuts. Thanks to all our speakers for a thought-provoking discussion!
ALT APPG Global Health & Security meeting on global health architecture reform speakers and organisers. Left to right: Pete Baker (Center for Global Development), Mike Podmore (STOPAIDS), Tom Pegram (UCL Global Governance Institute), Dr Beccy Cooper MP (APPG Chair), H.E. Nimisha Madhvani (Ugandan High Commissioner to UK), Moses Mulimira (Global Health Partnerships), Zoe Gray (Global Health Partnerships), Dr Lauren Sullivan MP (APPG Vice Chair), Jonathon Foster (APPG Co-ordinator / Global Health Partnerships).
Pete Baker retweeted
The World Health Organization (WHO) today released new guidance for countries on ways to counter the immediate and long-term effects of sudden and severe cuts to external funding, which are disrupting the delivery of essential health services in many countries. who.int/news/item/03-11-2025…
Pete Baker retweeted
Delighted to support @GordonBrown with his op-ed on the power of health taxes to save lives & fund health systems hit by aid cuts.
As countries meet this week for the UNGA’s HLM on #NCDs, they must make a strong commitment to raising health taxes.
@ProSyn: shorturl.at/x1OUC
Pete Baker retweeted
For WHO to function effectively, @CGDev experts argue it must focus on a set of three functions:
➡️ Global leadership
➡️ Global health security
➡️ Production of global public goods
More from @peterbaker17, @rachelbnfield, & @JaneenMadan:
cgdev.org/publication/lean-w…
RT @VitalStrat: We urgently need to scale up health taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary beverages. It will save lives and generate vital…
Pete Baker retweeted
WHO faces immediate fiscal crisis, with a 35% budget gap of $1.5bn.
In a new brief, @peterbaker17, @rachelbnfield, &
@JaneenMadan argue that WHO’s leadership must chart a path of retrenchment to global leadership, health security, and public goods:
cgdev.org/publication/lean-w…
Pete Baker retweeted
Following #FfD4, experts are joining @CGDev to discuss how health taxes can serve as a viable solution to the current financing shortfall.
With: @peterbaker17, @NKSingh_MP, @MEtiebetMD, Jeremias Paul Jr, and Mulay Weldu.
Register to join us! ⬇️
bit.ly/4eQquPx
Join @CGDev’s virtual event on how a new WHO initiative on #HealthTaxes can raise trillions of dollars for development and help low- and middle-income countries raise revenue in an era of aid austerity.
Register here: bit.ly/4lAkblk
#GlobalHealth #DevelopmentFinance
Pete Baker retweeted
Happening soon! Experts are with @CGDev to ask—can Canada step up and champion global health?
Ft: @peterbaker17, @RobertGreenhill, Kelley Lee, @DrMercyHealth, & Prativa Baral.
Tune in live! ⬇️
bit.ly/3GbMM1e
Pete Baker retweeted
"The goal must be rapid transformation of Gavi & the Global Fund toward an approach that is more sustainable, more efficient, more empowering, and more resilient to future shocks."
@peterbaker17 & @JaneenM on the Gavi & Global Fund replenishment cycle:
cgdev.org/blog/gavi-and-glob…
