Improving Global Health is Good Foreign Policy
Alongside Bill Gates and former President Clinton, Senator Jeanne Shaheen lauds the Commission Report at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing.
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Haiti on the Ground: an Interview with Dr. Ronald Waldman, USAID
Katherine Bliss interviews Dr. Waldman, Coordinator of the United States Medical and Emergency Response in Haiti, on the short-term and long-term challenges facing the nation following the January 12th earthquake.
Essay Winner Spotlight: Investing in Long-Term Partnerships Overseas
Highlight of the award winning essay by Annie Dude, 1st place winner of the CSIS Smart Global Health Essay Contest. Annie's essay focuses on her experiences living and working with fellow medical students in India, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico.
The Safety of Food and Drug Imports
CSIS hosted an address by Dr. Margaret Hamburg, the 21st Commissioner of Food and Drugs at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Essay Winner Spotlight: Health Policy, Governance and Accountability
Highlight of the award winning essay by Rodrigo Arnez-Rojas, 2nd place professional/non-student winner of the CSIS Smart Global Health Essay Contest. Rodrigo's essay focuses on health policy, governance and accountability.
Confronting the Tough Challenges in HIV Prevention
The United States Global AIDS Administrator, Ambassador Eric Goosby, came to CSIS on Tuesday January 19 to discuss the expanded role of prevention in the President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), as part of the joint CSIS and University of Miami Knight Center for International Media Global Challenge Series.
Senator Frist Documents Humanitarian Trip to Haiti
We've been following Senator Frist as he's spent the last week with Samaritan's Purse delivering medical care and supplies to the people in Haiti.
Essay Winner Spotlight: Reducing Global Health Disparities
Highlight of the award winning essay by Michael Strong, 1st place student winner of the CSIS Smart Global Health Essay Contest. Andrew's essay is titled: "Improving Global Health through Research, Education, and International Collaboration."
Bill Frist Travels to Haiti for Medical Mission with Supplies
The medical need in Haiti is desperate -- in particular for surgeons. Bill Frist has decided to join fellow physicians in Haiti and will be blogging daily to report what is happening on the ground.
Planning for the Second Week and Beyond in Haiti
What happens when an emergency team is dispatched to the site of a natural disaster? CSIS Expert Phillip Nieburg discusses some of the questions and concerns that should be addressed during the early days of the relief effort in Haiti.
Essay Winner Spotlight: Improving Global Health Through Scientific Development
Highlight of the award winning essay by Andrew Robertson, 2nd place student winner of the CSIS Smart Global Health Essay Contest. Andrew's essay focuses on improving global health through scientific development.
H1N1 Influenza and the U.S. Response: Looking Back at 2009
The arrival of the new year has inspired a number of newspapers, magazines, and journals to look back at 2009’s experience with the ongoing swine flu pandemic.
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If We’re Serious About the Millennium Development Goals, Let’s Get Serious About Family Planning
As international planning experts re-assess what’s doable, there is one area that stands out for its potential to make a positive contribution towards every one of the MDGs—expanding access to voluntary family planning.
Photo Contest Winner: Susheel K. Shrestha
Photographer Susheel Kumar Shrestha, winner of the 2009 Smart Global Health Photo Contest, submits a stunning photo of a child receiving a polio vaccination.
Commissioner Spotlight: Rajeev Venkayya
Rajeev Venkayya explains the value of the Commission’s final report for both the U.S. and foreign governments.
Your Responses to the Essay “H1N1 Preparedness”
We've received some very useful and insightful feedback to the essay, "H1N1 Preparedness." Here are some of the responses you've submitted!
Over 1000 Essay Submissions Span All 50 U.S. States and 43 Countries.
We posed the question, “What is the most important thing the United States can do to improve global health over the next 15 years?” You responded.
Closing the Gender Gap
Janet Fleischman, Senior Associate of the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, asks if the time is right for the U.S to make gender equity an explicit priority of U.S. global health programs.
H1N1: Do We Know How Many People Have Been Infected?
Phillip Nieburg answers reader questions about H1N1 surveillance.
The European Approach to Global Health
Gaudenz Silberschmidt, Head of the Division of International Affairs, Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland, authors a report on identifying common ground for a U.S.-EU global health agenda.
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- Improving Global Health is Good Foreign Policy
Alongside Bill Gates and former President Clinton, Senator Jeanne Shaheen lauds the Commission Report at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing. - Haiti on the Ground: an Interview with Dr. Ronald Waldman, USAID
Katherine Bliss interviews Dr. Waldman, Coordinator of the United States Medical and Emergency Response in Haiti, on the short-term and long-term challenges facing the nation following the January 12th earthquake. - Essay Winner Spotlight: Investing in Long-Term Partnerships Overseas
Highlight of the award winning essay by Annie Dude, 1st place winner of the CSIS Smart Global Health Essay Contest. Annie's essay focuses on her experiences living and working with fellow medical students in India, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico. - The Safety of Food and Drug Imports
CSIS hosted an address by Dr. Margaret Hamburg, the 21st Commissioner of Food and Drugs at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Essay Winner Spotlight: Health Policy, Governance and Accountability
Highlight of the award winning essay by Rodrigo Arnez-Rojas, 2nd place professional/non-student winner of the CSIS Smart Global Health Essay Contest. Rodrigo's essay focuses on health policy, governance and accountability. - Confronting the Tough Challenges in HIV Prevention
The United States Global AIDS Administrator, Ambassador Eric Goosby, came to CSIS on Tuesday January 19 to discuss the expanded role of prevention in the President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), as part of the joint CSIS and University of Miami Knight Center for International Media Global Challenge Series. - Senator Frist Documents Humanitarian Trip to Haiti
We've been following Senator Frist as he's spent the last week with Samaritan's Purse delivering medical care and supplies to the people in Haiti.
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- Haiti on the Ground: an Interview with Dr. Ronald Waldman, USAID
- 1st Place Essay Winner: Investing in Long-Term Partnerships Overseas
- FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg: The Safety of Food and Drug Imports
- Improving Global Health Through Policy, Governance and Accountability
- Improving Global Health through Research, Education, and International Collaboration