Katherine Klemperer 🇺🇦

@GordonBrown @ProSyn @peterbaker17

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

Do government public health policies match their fiscal policies?💰 New analysis from William D. Savedoff, @peterbaker17, and @katklemperer shows how gov subsidies & tax benefits can quietly support unhealthy products: bit.ly/42twZ4Z

As always, Meg Meyer is the voice of reason.

Thrilled to see our research covered in @TheEconomist! Of course, I wish we weren’t in a situation where we had to write such pieces - but given we are, I’m honoured to do my part to try to shed light on the gravity of the situation we’re in. @peterbaker17 @CGDev

Trump’s actions are triggering a global health financing crises. We need an emergency response. But what to prioritise? In this @CGDev blog we identify 26 countries that are most vulnerable & least able to respond, and discuss 3 options for funders. 👇 cgdev.org/blog/26-countr…

Huge thanks to @peterbaker17 @JaneenMadan @kfajayi and @leecrawfurd for bringing their expertise to this important topic, and to @e_collinson for her helpful comments and insights

With Trump's inauguration just days away, many people are worried about what his second term will mean for global reproductive rights. In a new blog, my colleagues and I argue that the UK should step up to champion family planning and reproductive rights: cgdev.org/blog/trumps-el…

Big tobacco companies are still thriving.🚬 @katklemperer, Chris Lane, & @peterbaker17 dive into how big tobacco, alcohol, & SSB industries have performed since COVID-19, reinforcing the case for raising taxes on these health-harming products ⬇ cgdev.org/blog/big-tobac…

Could not be more proud of my incredibly smart & talented mom!!!! Madam Vice-President 🫡

📅 The @IMFNews & @WorldBank #AnnualMeetings are around the corner! On the sidelines of this year's meetings, @CGDev is hosting important discussions w/ leading global development experts, representatives from IFIs, & more. Register for all events: bit.ly/4h5v5OG

Within the EU, $15bn a year is spent on treating drug resistant infections. Building on momentum from #UNGA, @katklemperer, @JavierHGuzmanC, & @apmcdonnell offer an idea for how the new EU commission can take a global leadership role in tackling AMR: bit.ly/4gIw7Qp

I am sorry to see that despite years of talk, gender inequality is on full display at the #UNGA General Debate. Less than 10% of speakers this week are women. This is unacceptable – especially when we know gender equality delivers for peace, climate action and much more.

Honoured to have supported this work with the @CGDev team acting as Secretariat of the Task Force. @peterbaker17 @JavierHGuzmanC

New report from the Task Force on #FiscalPolicyForHealth, co-chaired by @MikeBloomberg, @LHSummers, and @miaamormottley ➡ raising health taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks could raise $3.7 trillion globally. Download the report today ⬇ bit.ly/47y1xF0

Unbelievably misogynist headline in @Telegraph. It’s not revenge, it’s justice and none of those men were taking ‘orders’.

Why do low- and middle-income countries see fewer #antimicrobial registrations and product introductions than other countries? 💊 @katklemperer, Fatema Rafiqi, & @apmcdonnell dig into this rollout problem: bit.ly/4cTMBSw

Vaccines account for 40% of the decline in infant mortality over the last 50 years. Infant mortality rates have plummeted over the last 50 years. Globally, they’ve fallen by over two-thirds, from around 10% in 1974 to less than 3% today. A recent study — published in The Lancet by Andrew Shattock and an international team of researchers — estimates that 40% of this decline has been driven by increased access to crucial vaccines. The chart shows the actual reduction in infant mortality rates with vaccination (in blue) and the researchers’ estimates for a hypothetical scenario in which vaccines wouldn’t have been rolled out (in red). Based on these figures, vaccines are estimated to have saved 150 million children over the last 50 years. (This Daily Data Insight was written by @_HannahRitchie.)

Proud to work on this paper & support @MikeBloomberg @miaamormottley @LHSummers in reconvening an incredible Task Force on this important topic — a unique win-win policy solution for the current polycrisis era.

Science paper shows pregnancy requires 10x more energy than we previously thought. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… How should this impact parental leave policy? 🧵1/n