Matthew M. Kavanagh


Matthew M. Kavanagh is the director of the Center for Global Health Policy and Politics at Georgetown University’s O’Neill Institute and School of Health. He also holds faculty appointments in global health and law.

Articles by Matthew M. Kavanagh
About a dozen protesters are visible as they stand in front of the concrete and stone facade of the USAID headquarters. Two people at the front of the crowd hold up handwritten signs on posterboard; one says "Save USAID, save lives" and the other says "USAID must be saved."
About a dozen protesters are visible as they stand in front of the concrete and stone facade of the USAID headquarters. Two people at the front of the crowd hold up handwritten signs on posterboard; one says "Save USAID, save lives" and the other says "USAID must be saved."
In the center is a person wearing a vest that says "World Health Organization." Around them are other people dressed in white safety outfits.
In the center is a person wearing a vest that says "World Health Organization." Around them are other people dressed in white safety outfits.
A stone building with the logo WTO OMC on its facade.
A stone building with the logo WTO OMC on its facade.
Workers pack syringes at the Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices factory in Faridabad, India, on Sept. 2, 2020.
Workers pack syringes at the Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices factory in Faridabad, India, on Sept. 2, 2020.
Laboratory technicians handle capped vials as part of filling and packaging tests for the large-scale production and supply of the University of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AZD1222, in Anagni, Italy, on Sept. 11.
Laboratory technicians handle capped vials as part of filling and packaging tests for the large-scale production and supply of the University of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AZD1222, in Anagni, Italy, on Sept. 11.
A health care worker organizes COVID-19 tests in Houston on Thursday, June 25.
A health care worker organizes COVID-19 tests in Houston on Thursday, June 25.
O'Hare Airport in Chicago, which is nearly devoid of travelers
O'Hare Airport in Chicago, which is nearly devoid of travelers
Members of the German military wait to have their suits decontaminated after a search for dead birds in northern Germany, where swans infected with bird flu were found, on Feb. 22, 2006.
Members of the German military wait to have their suits decontaminated after a search for dead birds in northern Germany, where swans infected with bird flu were found, on Feb. 22, 2006.
A Burmese Rohingya girl gives a blood sample to test for malaria at a special clinic in Rakhine state on May 4, 2009.
A Burmese Rohingya girl gives a blood sample to test for malaria at a special clinic in Rakhine state on May 4, 2009.