Nigel Crisp, former chief executive of the NHS, emphasizes the importance of aligning healthcare more closely with political decision-makers following the disbanding of NHS England. Illona Kickbusch, professor at the University of Geneva, discusses the impact of U.S. withdrawal from the WHO and the resulting instability in global health alliances. Zulfiqar Bhutta, an expert in global child health, highlights the double burden of malnutrition faced by adolescent girls in South Asia, advocating for societal and governmental change to improve their health outcomes.