Global health’s next frontier is research, not just aid

As global health threats become more complex and interconnected, Canada can strengthen health security at home and abroad by investing in locally led research and scientific partnerships.

Health Minister Marjorie Michel. Canada's most enduring contribution to a global health agenda may be helping to build the partnerships that enable every country to find its own solutions, writes Kapil Kapoor.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KAPIL KAPOOR

August 5, 2026

Parliamentarians, scientists, health leaders, and civil society representatives from around the world gathering in Manila for the UNITE Global Summit 2026 face a global health agenda that looks radically different fro...

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