From crisis response to country control: Restoring agency and sustainability in global health.

Okereke, Ebere · PLoS Med · 2026

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Abstract

Global health is at a structural inflection point. Crisis-driven architectures saved lives but entrenched fragility and dependence. Sustaining progress now requires restoring country agency, strengthening national institutions, and securing predictable, sustainable health financing.

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