Health Policy Watch: Misaligned priorities & gender inequalities contributed to COVID-19

As the governments around the world struggle to control surging COVID-19 outbreaks, health experts highlighted cracks in global health systems that created conditions ripe for the pandemic.

A report titled Power, Privilege & Priorities released Monday by Global Health 50/50 found that an inequality of health benefits and an inequality of opportunities inside organizations have created a system where the priorities of the biggest global health organizations failed to prioritize gender equality and the most common causes of death and ill-health, leading to weak health systems around the world.

Read the full article in Health Policy Watch.