Postdoc at the University of Oslo (SUM) | IR & Global health governance | Pandemics | International Organizations & public-private partnerships | Nordic ODA | Tweets in 🇬🇧 🇳🇴https://bsky.app/profile/adebengyp.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/adebengyp.bsky.social/post/3lvnq54fosk2qCheck out the latest from @kstoreng.bsky.social - "The business of pandemic intelligence". A much needed dive into the emergence of a commercial market for pandemic intelligence and its consequences for the WHO and health equity. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1758-5899.7005005 Aug 2025 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:m26fcv5rm4k32oaicrgvs7sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvnq54fosk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/adebengyp.bsky.social/post/3lvnp47mxqk2qOne of the best reads I had in a while. Really insightful paper based on fantastic work to obtain covid vaccine contracts in South Africa. Highly recommended! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2025 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:m26fcv5rm4k32oaicrgvs7sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvnp47mxqk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/adebengyp.bsky.social/post/3lslevlyzvc2mThe UK pledged £1.25 billion to Gavi to save children, but the Minister of International development also reminds us that Gavi's partnership with UK pharma "supports economic growth and job creation, putting money in the pockets of British people." https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2025-06-26/hlws74427 Jun 2025 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:m26fcv5rm4k32oaicrgvs7sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lslevlyzvc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/adebengyp.bsky.social/post/3lsewmxbknc2oTo contextualize this pledge, this means Norway cuts its contribution to Gavi by 50%, and keeps its funding to The Global Fund stable (does not follow inflation). Check out Development Today’s piece for in-depth coverage: https://www.development-today.com/archive/2025/dt-5--2025-1/norway-puts-brakes-on-gavi-pledge-old-promises-strain-the-budget [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2025 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:m26fcv5rm4k32oaicrgvs7sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsewmxbknc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/adebengyp.bsky.social/post/3lrq43cstls2jNew publication! 🎉 “Quasi-public Partnerships: Multistakeholder Governance in an International Organization” in Global Governance 🔓 https://brill.com/view/journals/gg/31/2/article-p186_4.xml?ebody=full%20html-copy1 The paper will be of interest to those interested in:16 Jun 2025 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:m26fcv5rm4k32oaicrgvs7sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrq43cstls2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/adebengyp.bsky.social/post/3loprbfjvjs2jBill Gates is so rich that he‘ll still be a billionaire after giving away 99% of his fortune 💰 [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2025 06:09 +0000at://did:plc:m26fcv5rm4k32oaicrgvs7sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3loprbfjvjs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/adebengyp.bsky.social/post/3lolioliamk2j🚨 New paper 📑 “The Gates Foundation’s network diplomacy in European donor countries”, co-written with @kstoreng.bsky.social & @simonrushton.bsky.social 👉 https://globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12992-025-01112-907 May 2025 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:m26fcv5rm4k32oaicrgvs7sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lolioliamk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/adebengyp.bsky.social/post/3llgjx3vacs24Interested in the role of mega-philanthropic foundations & private actors in global health governance? Come work with me, @kstoreng.bsky.social & team at the University of Oslo! PhD position: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/277976/phd-research-fellowship-mega-philanthropy-global-health-and-democratic-governance Postdoc position: https://www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-stillinger/stilling/277953 Deadline April 23.28 Mar 2025 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:m26fcv5rm4k32oaicrgvs7sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3llgjx3vacs24https://bsky.app/profile/adebengyp.bsky.social/post/3lldzcaebhc2cFunding cuts are bad news for global vaccination efforts, but the 1.2 million deaths projection does not make sense. It depends on reshuffling of budgets, re-prioritization within Gavi, and whether recipient countries step up to fill the gap (increase co-financing requirements for sustainability?). [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Mar 2025 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:m26fcv5rm4k32oaicrgvs7sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lldzcaebhc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/adebengyp.bsky.social/post/3lldy7xoz3c2uUS plans to cut funding to Gavi, reports @stephanienolen.bsky.social. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/health/usaid-cuts-gavi-bird-flu.html A few thoughts about what’s next, should the decision be confirmed 🧵27 Mar 2025 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:m26fcv5rm4k32oaicrgvs7sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lldy7xoz3c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/adebengyp.bsky.social/post/3li2dkyc7jk2tWHO needs to be funded - but I don't think an endowment would be a good idea: 1) Susceptible to financial crises and market fluctuations 2) Conflicts of interests (will a WHO fund invest in harmful industries?) 3) Harder to control WHO secretariat / risk of bureaucratic push-back and inertia [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Feb 2025 09:07 +0000at://did:plc:m26fcv5rm4k32oaicrgvs7sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3li2dkyc7jk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/adebengyp.bsky.social/post/3lgv5ofrjk22xThrilled to see @thelancet.bsky.social publish our viewpoint “Global health partnerships for a post-2030 agenda”, co-written with @profsophieharman.bsky.social @simonrushton.bsky.social and @kstoreng.bsky.social A thread 🧵29 Jan 2025 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:m26fcv5rm4k32oaicrgvs7sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgv5ofrjk22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/adebengyp.bsky.social/post/3lgspp6x26c26The Global Fund aims to raise $2bn from the private sector. But who will step up? In the period 2020-2022, the private sector gave $1bn, (5.6% of the Global Fund’s total budget), of which 760k came from the Gates Foundation. https://www.devex.com/news/devex-davos-dispatch-halfway-there-though-trump-is-in-full-swing-10911328 Jan 2025 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:m26fcv5rm4k32oaicrgvs7sn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgspp6x26c26