A new report by the Global Health Council (GHC), the leading membership organization supporting and connecting advocates, implementers, and stakeholders around global health priorities worldwide, warns of the risks of the traditional approaches to global health security that have dominated the policy landscape for decades. In its new report, From Security to Solidarity: Examining Language to Make the Case for U.S. Investments in Global Health, GHC examines the trend of prioritizing certain health issues based upon the level of threat the condition presents to the public health of other countries. This approach, while helping to raise global awareness of certain health issues, other health issues can be undermined in the process, harming good public health practice.

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