Here we highlight the work of NTI and share knowledge, ideas, and viewpoints addressing the crosscutting challenges our world faces—addressing risks while supporting innovation—to make our world safer.
While countries with existing enrichment capacity may be attracted to laser enrichment as a way to increase the efficiency of their operations, others could be attracted to it as a pathway to a covert weapons program.
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As global resources become more constrained, evidence-based tools that guide investments toward maximum impact are more important than ever. This World Health Day, the WHO urges the world to embrace evidence, support science-led solutions, and advance global cooperation to turn evidence into action.
The Pandemic Agreement is a historic step toward strengthening global systems to prevent, detect, and respond to epidemic and pandemic threats. Yet many low- and middle-income countries face significant political and technical challenges in ratifying and implementing the agreement.
NTI’s “Young Voices” series highlights early-career professionals making their mark as part of the community of experts tackling today’s existential threats. Thokozani Nyasulu-Liwewe's remarkable career path has focused on improving health outcomes and strengthening health systems. Currently, Thokozani serves as the Clinical Lead for the District Health Office under the Ministry of Health in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi. She is also a 2024 Game Changers Fellow with the Brown University Pandemic Center and Pandemic Action Network.
Each day brings alarming headlines—H5N1, measles, tuberculosis—but the quieter underlying issues of public health security rarely break through the noise. On this World Health Day 2025, as U.S. domestic and global health policies undergo a realignment, the world must recommit to address both the urgent and the underlying health challenges that shape our lives.
Through evidence-based investments in capacity building and the establishment of biosecurity best practices for life science research, the private sector can play a critical role in strengthening biosecurity and advancing pandemic preparedness.
Given rising H5N1 bird flu cases in cows and new cases in humans, enhancing global pandemic detection, prevention, and response is crucial. The Global Health Security Conference (GHSC) earlier this summer provided an excellent opportunity for health and security leaders to discuss solutions to address biological threats.
Senior Director, Communications
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