0.1Fixing the roof before the rain comes Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general, World Health Organization p04

0.2A simple solution for global solidarity Ilona Kickbusch, founding director, Global Health Centre, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies p06

0.3Global governance for solidarity, science, and solutions for all John Kirton, director, Global Governance Program

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1.1Recovering from COVID-19: The test we cannot fail Honourable Abdulla Shahid, president, 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly p10

1.2A fair future Right Honourable Gordon Brown, WHO Ambassador for Global Health Financing p12

1.3COVID-19: Another reason for universal health coverage Keizo Takemi, WHO goodwill ambassador for universal health coverage p14

1.4A collective concern Amina J Mohammed, deputy secretary-general, United Nations p16

1.5A shot in the arm for global solidarity Achim Steiner, administrator, United Nations Development Programme p18

1.6Investing in future health security Tharman Shanmugaratnam, co-chair, G20 High Level Independent Panel on Financing the Global Commons for Pandemic Preparedness and Response p20

1.7A new approach Mariana Mazzucato, chair, Council on the Economics of Health for All, World Health Organization p22

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2.1Moving forward with lessons from the past Carlos Alvarado Quesada, president, Republic of Costa Rica p24

2.2Health is a political choice José Manuel Barroso, board chair, Gavi; former president, European Commission p26

2.3Mutually reinforcing policies and research Shamila Nair-Bedouelle, assistant director-general, natural sciences, UNESCO p28

2.4Beyond borders Sir Jeremy Farrar, director, and Caroline Schmutte, head of European government relations, Wellcome p30

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3.1Advancing health by caring for nature Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, executive secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity p32

3.2Taking the threat of anti-microbial resistance seriously Inger Andersen, under-secretary-general, United Nations; executive director, UN Environment Programme p35

3.3Investing in One Health Monique Eloit, director-general, World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) p36

3.4One Health requires a global commitment Wanda Markotter and Thomas C Mettenleiter, co-chairs of the One Health High-Level Expert Panel p38