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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: From scarcity to ambition

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As traditional aid models strain under political and economic pressure, countries are at risk of shrinking development goals to match shrinking budgets. But doing so would miss the moment entirely. The real crisis in global health may not be funding — it may be a crisis of imagination. Ministers of health find themselves facing a period of exceptional complexity. Funding is diminishing, health nee...
The strongest version of this narrative is its call for a paradigm shift in global health—from donor dependency to sovereign leadership. The council rightly identifies that funding alone cannot solve systemic challenges; leadership, vision, and institutional capacity are equally critical. The examples of Nigeria and Senegal provide concrete models of how countries can take ownership of their health systems, even amid fiscal constraints. This is a refreshing counterpoint to the prevailing doom-an...