President Joyce Banda on Women’s Health and Empowerment in Malawi

Mar 11, 2013

Interview with Joyce Banda, President of Malawi. In this interview President Banda discusses women's health and gender equality in Malawi.

Interview with Dave Robbins on Using Coco Peat to Develop Low-Cost Waste Water Treatment

Oct 5, 2012

Interview with Dave Robbins, Senior Water and Sanitation Advisor at RTI International. In this interview, Mr. Robbins talks about an innovative project to use coco peat, the waste product from coconut processing, to develop low-cost waste water treatment systems in certain developing countries. Mr. Robbins explains the traditional challenges in implementing waste water treatment systems, and why this new project using coco peat could be a original solution.

Interview with Andrew Weber and Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins on Biosecurity

Sep 14, 2012

Interview with Andrew Weber - Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs at the Department of Defense - and Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins - Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs in the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation at the State Department and 2012 Chair of the Global Partnership. In this interview Mr. Weber and Ambassador Jenkins define what biosecurity is and why it is so important for the security and health sectors to work together to confront a biosecurity threat.

Peter Piot on the Politics of HIV

Aug 1, 2012

Listen to a conversation with Peter Piot about his contributions to the fight against AIDS.

Kay Warren on the Important Role of the Faith Community in Fighting HIV/AIDS

Jul 31, 2012

Interview with Kay Warren, Co-Founder of Saddleback Church. In this interview, Ms. Warren stresses that the faith community has always been an active player in the global health field and the only way to effectively combat the AIDS epidemic, is by involving the church and its members. Ms. Warren also talks about the involvement of the faith community at the International AIDS Conference and about how the Obama administration is trying to engage this important group and make them feel they have a seat at the table.

Dave Evans on the Faith Community’s Partnership with the U.S. Government to Advance HIV/AIDS Efforts

Jul 31, 2012

Interview with David Evans, U.S. President of Food for the Hungry, a faith organization that implements development programs in impoverished countries. In this interview, Mr. Evans talks about the faith community's unique contributions to global health. Mr. Evans also talks about how his organization partners with the U.S. government to implement HIV/AIDS programs and how this relationship has evolved over the years.

Shepherd Smith on the Faith Community Involvement in AIDS 2012

Jul 27, 2012

Interview with Shepherd Smith, President and Founder of the Institute for Youth Development. In this interview, Mr. Smith talks about the involvement of the faith community in the International AIDS Conference, AIDS 2012. He specifically talks about a satellite event held at Georgetown University that engaged prominent political leaders in the faith community's efforts as well as brought together myriad facets of the faith community to talk about the HIV/AIDS response. Mr. Smith reflects that though the faith community has not always been brought to the table in previous AIDS conferences, AIDS 2012 has been a different experience and this trend must continue into the future.

Christian Fung and Noah Metheny on Advocacy Efforts for Men who Have Sex with Men (MSM)

Jul 26, 2012

Interview with Christian Fung and Noah Metheney of the Global Forum for MSM, men who have sex with men, and HIV (MSMGF). In this interview both Mr. Fung and Mr. Metheny talk about the importance of advocating for the MSM population to be part of an effective HIV/AIDS response, especially during a time of austere budgets and dwindling funding. Both men talk about the importance of the International AIDS Conference, AIDS 2012, in raising awareness for this population and what they hope the conference achieves.

Dr. Thomas Frieden on the National and Global AIDS Epidemic

Jul 26, 2012

Interview with Dr. Thomas Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In this interview, Dr. Frieden highlights how far we've come in battling HIV/AIDS in the United States. He compares the experience of preventing and treating HIV in the United States to fighting the epidemic globally, and what lessons can be extracted from both the domestic and global response. Dr. Frieden also talks about the International AIDS Conference, AIDS 2012, and the developments he's optimistic about going forward.

Alan Whiteside on the Sustainability of Option B Plus in Keeping Mothers Healty

Jul 25, 2012

Interview with Professor Alan Whiteside, Executive Director of HEARD at the University of Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa. In this interview, Professor Whiteside talks about the sustainability of Option B Plus - a global health inititative that seeks to keep women on antiretroviral treatment after they've given birth to their child. Professor Whiteside questions who will take on the costs of such a program and debates how country ownership of Option B Plus will work.

John Megrue on Private Sector Involvement in Ending HIV Transmission to Children

Jul 25, 2012

Interview with John Megrue, CEO of Apax Partners U.S. and Head of the Retail and Consumer Group. In this interview Mr. Megrue talks about the business leadership council, a group of private sector organizations that are working together to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT.) He explains the unique skills the private sector can bring to a global health priority and how the business leadership council works with governments and non-profits to achieve the important goal of ending HIV transmission to children.

Robin Smalley and Agnes Mkweu of mothers2mothers

Jul 24, 2012

Interview with Robin Smalley, Co-Founder and International Director of mothers2mothers and Agnes Mkweu, Site Coordinator for mothers2mothers at Kawale Health Centre in Lilongwe, Malawi. In this interview both women explain what mothers2mothers does and how the organization aims to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV by 2015. They also touch upon the barriers to ending transmission as well as the significance of the International AIDS Conference.

Dr. Debrework Zewdie on Ending HIV Transmission for Children and Option B Plus

Jul 24, 2012

Interview with Dr. Debrework Zewdie, Deputy Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria. In this interview, Dr. Zewdie talks about Option B Plus, a health program that keeps mothers on antiretroviral treatment after they give birth to their child. Dr. Zewdie talks about the advantages of Option B Plus, as well as countries that have successfully implemented this strategy. She also touches upon the Global Fund's role in ending transmission and what she hopes comes out of the International AIDS Conference, AIDS 2012.

Dr. Kevin De Cock on PEPFAR and U.S. Global Health Policy

Jul 24, 2012

Interview with Dr. Kevin De Cock, Director of Global Health for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In this interview, Dr. De Cock reflects on PEPFAR's legacy and talks about what key U.S. global health policy should look at going forward. Dr. De Cock also talks about the arrival of the International AIDS Conference, AIDS 2012, and what he hopes the conference achieves.

Dr. Alex Muganzi on African-U.S. Partnerships in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS

Jul 23, 2012

Interview with Dr. Alex Muganzi, Head of Outreach/Program Department for the Infectious Diseases Institute at Makerere University’s College of Health and Sciences in Uganda, and Africa’s regional representative to the International AIDS Society’s Governing Council. In this interview, Dr. Muganzi talks about the collaborative relationship between the United States and African governments. Specifically, Dr. Muganzi talks about PEPFAR and how it has transformed Africans ability to access antiretroviral therapy. With the International AIDS Conference upon us, AIDS 2012, Dr. Muganzi expresses his hopes for the conference and also, what it means for his country, Uganda.

Ambassadors Eric Goosby and Mark Dybul on PEPFAR & the Fight Against HIV/AIDS

Jul 23, 2012

Interview with Ambassadors Eric Goosby and Mark Dybul. Ambassador Eric Goosby serves as the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Ambassador Mark Dybul is the co-director of the O'Neill Institutue of National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University and formerly, the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator from 2006 to the end of the Bush Administration. In this interview, both Ambassadors reflect on the history of PEPFAR and how this unique program served as a platform from which chronic care and services can be provided. They also discuss some of the challenges ahead in the fight against HIV/AIDs, including sustaining funding and momentum.

Dr. Anthony Fauci on PEPFAR and AIDS 2012

Jul 22, 2012

Interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the International AIDS Conference, AIDS 2012. In this interview, Dr. Fauci expounds on PEPFAR's legacy and its impact around the world in saving millions of lives. Dr. Fauci also talks about recent scientific advancements in HIV/AIDS as well as what he hopes AIDS 2012 achieves.

Interview with Moussa Seck, Program Coordinator for Community Led Total Sanitation Initiatives

Apr 30, 2012

Interview with Moussa Seck, Program Coordinator for Community Led Total Sanitation Initiatives in Southern Senegal. In this interview, Mr. Seck highlights the sanitation challenges that exist in Senegal and why Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) is an important initiative to combat these challenges. Mr. Seck further discusses how participation at the community level has helped change behaviors around sanitation and improved current conditions.

Interview with Darren Saywell, Director of the WASH Program at Plan International USA

Apr 30, 2012

Interview with Darren Saywell, Director of the WASH Program at Plan International USA and Vice Chair, Sanitation and Water for All Initiative. In this interview, Dr. Saywell discusses the goals and outcomes of the Sanitation and Water for All Initiative’s High-Level Meeting that took place in Washington, DC on April 20, 2012. Dr. Saywell also speaks about why it’s important to promote partnerships and coordinated international action to advance the global WASH agenda.

Interview with Lois Quam, Executive Director of the Global Health Initiative (GHI)

Mar 21, 2012

Interview with Lois Quam, Executive Director of the Global Health Initiative (GHI). In this interview, Lois Quam talks about GHI's focus on women, girls, and gender equality.

Interview with Dr. Kala Vairavamoorthy on Water and Sanitation Challenges in Emerging Cities

Feb 16, 2012

Matt Fisher, Project Coordinator of the Project on Global Water Policy, interviewed Dr. Kala Vairavmoorthy, Executive Director of the Patel School of Global Sustainability at the University of South Florida. During this interview, Dr. Vairavmoorthy described how he became interested in researching water and sanitation issues; the challenges that emerging urban centers face in establishing sustainable water systems; and the lessons that developed nations can learn from these emerging cities.

Interview with Kay Warren of Saddleback Church on the American Faith Community and HIV/AIDS Efforts

Jan 31, 2012

Interview with Kay Warren of Saddleback Church on the American faith community and HIV/AIDS efforts. In this interviw, Ms. Warren talks about the return of the International AIDS Conference to U.S. soil, what that means to Americans, and what specifically that means to the American faith community. She discusses how she and members of her congregation plan to mobilize churches in the DC, Baltimore, and Virginia areas in lead up to the conference. Ms. Warren, also in this interview, passionately talks about HIV orphans worldwide and why policymakers must do more for this at-risk population.

Interview with Ken Hackett of Catholic Relief Services on the Faith Community and Global Health

Jan 31, 2012

Interview with Ken Hackett, outgoing President of the Catholic Relief Services, on the role faith based organizations play in global health. In this interview Mr. Hackett explores the partnerships that exist in global health and what makes them successful. He also discusses what, in his views, are the greatest obstacles confronting global health.

Interview with Dr. Winston Yu of the World Bank and Johns Hopkins University

Jan 5, 2012

Interview with Dr. Winston Yu of the World Bank and Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Yu recently co-authored a book, entitled Climate Change Risks and Food Security in Bangladesh, which addresses how climate change will affect Bangladesh’s agricultural sector and the various steps Bangladesh can take to adapt to these changes. In this interview Dr. Yu discusses the role of water in global climate change and the water issues facing South Asia, specifically Bangladesh.

Interview with Chris Holmes of USAID on Global Water Challenges

Oct 3, 2011

Interview with Chris Holmes, Global Water Coordinator at USAID. In this interview Mr. Holmes discusses USAID's current work on global water challenges and the agency's outlook on future efforts on a broad range of water efforts.

Interview with Dr. Jon Andrus of PAHO on Non-Communicable Diseases in the Western Hemisphere

Sep 13, 2011

Interview with Dr. Jon Andrus, Deputy Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO,) on the upcoming UN High Level Meeting on Non-communicable Diseases and the steps countries and organizations in the Western hemisphere are taking to address the social, economic, and political challenges of chronic diseases in the region.

Interview with Dr. Heidi Larson on Vaccines and Public Behavior

Jul 29, 2011

Interview with Dr. Heidi Larson, Senior Lecturer at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. In this interview Dr. Larson talks about her ongoing research into vaccines and public behavior. Dr. Larson describes that although communications plays a huge role in delivering vaccines, trust and preparation are equally, and sometime more important. Dr. Larson also highlights what she believes are the greatest opportunities and challenges ahead in regards to vaccines.

Interview with Amb. Eric Goosby on the UN High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS

Jul 1, 2011

Interview with Ambassador Eric Goosby on the UN High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS. In this inteview, Ambassador Goosby lays out some of the notable accomplishments of the recent UN High Level Meeting and what the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) sees as the priorities going forward. Ambassador Goosby also reflects on the complexities of navigating the current HIV/AIDS environment and what ultimately inspires him in this field of work.

Interview with Nicole Bates of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on GAVI and Vaccines

Jun 29, 2011

Interview with Nicole Bates, Senior Program Officer for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, on the Foundation's commitment to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisations (GAVI). Specifically, Ms. Bates talks about how GAVI fits into the Foundation's "Decade of Vaccines" pledge and what the Foundation believes GAVI should do going forward in order to make a substantial impact on global health.

Interview with Amie Batson of USAID on the U.S. Government’s commitment to the GAVI Alliance

Jun 29, 2011

Interview with Amie Batson, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Global Health at USAID, on the U.S. Government's commitment to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisations (GAVI). Ms. Batson discusses why it is in the United States' interest to partner with GAVI and invest in the Alliance's future. Ms. Batson also talks about how the U.S. plans to balance its support for GAVI with other vaccine initiatives.

Interview with Joelle Tanguy of GAVI on GAVI’s Recent Success in Raising a Record $4.3b for Vaccines

Jun 29, 2011

Interview with Joelle Tanguy, Managing Director of External Relations for the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI), on GAVI's recent success in raising a record $4.3 billion for vaccines in its June pledging conference. In this interview Ms. Tanguy talks about what such supports from donors means for GAVI and for the future of childhood vaccination. While Ms. Tanguy outlines the success of this pledge, she also discusses GAVI's future and the importance of meeting growing demand for vaccines, expanding access of vaccines to children, and measuring progress on the ground.

Interview with LTG James B. Peake, MD, USA (ret.) on the Army & Navy Overseas Medical Research Labs

Jun 29, 2011

Interview with LTG James B. Peake, MD, USA (ret.) on the Army & Navy Overseas Medical Research Labs. In this interview LTG Peake discusses why the military has overseas medical research laboratories. He also discusses the importance of the laboratories to American troops abroad, to various regional organizations, and to the local populations in the lab's host countries.

Katherine Bliss on the Role of Water in Development

Jun 16, 2011

Dan Runde, codirector of the Project on U.S. Leaderhsip in Development, interviewed Katherine Bliss, director of the Project on Global Water Policy, about the importance of water in development.

Interview with Alan Wyatt of RTI International on Non-Revenue Water

May 20, 2011

Interview with Alan Wyatt, Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist at RTI International. In this interview, Mr. Wyatt talks about his recent research and publications related to the issue of non-revenue water - or water that is lost with in the supply system due to leaks and poor maintenance, or used without being paid for by customers.

Interview with Rosie Henson of the HHS, on the Moscow Ministerial Conference on NCDs

May 5, 2011

Interview with Rosie Henson, Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health, at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In this Interview, Ms. Henson discusses the first ever Ministerial Conference on Healthy Lifestyles and Non-Communicable Diseases that took place in Moscow on April 25th, 2011. Specifically she shares what she thought the major gains of the conference were, what issues weren't given appropriate attention, and what the next steps are leading up to the September, 2011 UN High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases.

Interview with Yolanda Richardson of Tobacco-Free Kids on the Moscow Conference on NCDs

May 5, 2011

Interview with Yolanda Richardson, Vice President of International Programs at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. In this Interview, Ms. Richardson discusses the first ever Ministerial Conference on Healthy Lifestyles and Non-Communicable Diseases that took place in Moscow on April 25th, 2011. Specifically she shares what she thought the major gains of the conference were, what issues weren't given appropriate attention, and what the next steps are leading up to the September, 2011 UN High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases.

Interview with Charles Fishman, Author of “The Big Thirst”

Apr 25, 2011

Interview with Charles Fishman, Author of "The Big Thirst". As a journalist who has, in the past, covered business issues, Mr. Fishman discusses what drew him to investigate water. He also talks about what he perceives to be the biggest water challenges confronting the world at this time and possible solutions.

Interview with Yolonda Richardson of Tobacco-Free Kids on international tobacco control efforts

Apr 15, 2011

Interview with Yolonda Richardson, Vice President of International Programs at Tobacco-Free Kids. In this interview, Ms. Richardsons talks about the tools that are necessary to ensure national tobacco control campaigns are successful and where she sees the next big wins occuring. She also discusses where tobacco control fits into the upcoming UN High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases in September 2011 and potential challenges that face control efforts.

Interview with Dr. Vinayak Prasad on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Apr 15, 2011

Interview with Dr. Vinayak Prasad, Senior Advisor of the Tobacco Free Initiative at the World Health Organization. In this interview, Dr. Prasad discusses the significance of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FTCT), it's greatest achievements, and it's gaps. Additionally, Dr. Prasad talks about the role the FTCT will play at the upcoming UN High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases in September 2011.

Interview with Dr. Gijs Walraven, Director of the Aga Khan Health Services, AKDN

Mar 30, 2011

Interview with Dr. Gijs Walraven, Director of the Aga Khan Health Services of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). Dr. Walraven, speaks about AKDN’s work to strengthen health systems through a regional approach to service delivery, human resources, local research capacity, and health financing in the challenging and remote environments of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan.

Interview with Nicola Saporiti, Investment Officer at the International Finance Corporation

Mar 22, 2011

Interview with Nicola Saporiti, Investment Officer at the International Finance Corporation's Public-Private Partnerships department. In this interview, Mr. Saporiti discusses the recent Smart Lesson report he wrote, "All Hands on Deck: World Bank Group Collaboration on St. Lucia" and outlines lessons he gathered from working with the government of St. Lucia on water and sanitation issues.

Water & Sanitation

Interview with Will Davies, Program Manager for Sanitation & Safe Water for All, IFC, Nairobi, Kenya

Mar 22, 2011

Interview with Will Davies, Program Manager for the Sanitation & Safe Water for All, International Finance Corporation, Nairobi, Kenya. Mr. Davies is co-author of the Smart Lessons report, "Thinking Outside the Pipeline: Venturing into Distributed Off-Grid Water Markets". In this interview, Mr. Davies highlights details of this IFC report that looks at how the private sector could get involved in in rural and smaller urban sector water activities.

Water & Sanitation

Interview with Alexander Danilenko, Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist at the World Bank

Mar 22, 2011

Interview with Alexander Danilenko, Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist in the Water and Sanitation Program at the World Bank. In this interview, Mr. Danilenko explains the implications of climate change for water utilities and what regions of the world are most affected by this.

Water & Sanitation

Interview with Sarah Bish, Senior Advisor for Water and Environment at UNICEF

Mar 22, 2011

Interview with Sarah Bish, Senior Advisor for Water and Environment at UNICEF. In this interview, Mr. Bish talks about how UNICEF's water, sanitation, and hygiene work is helping communities address the challenges posed by climate change.

Water & Sanitation

Interview with Elizabeth Kleemeier, Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist at the World Bank

Mar 22, 2011

Interview with Elizabeth Kleemeier, Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist at the World Bank. In this interview, Ms. Kleemeier discusses her recent Smart Lesson report, "Private Operators and Rural Water Supplies: Can it Work?" This report, released by the International Finance Corporation, looks at twenty five countries in the effort to improve rural water and sanitation services.

Water & Sanitation

Interview with Bertil Lindblad, Director of UNAIDS’ New York Office, on the UN Meeting on AIDS

Mar 17, 2011

Interview with Bertil Lindblad, Director of UNAIDS' New York Office, on the UN High Level Meeting on AIDS that takes place in June 2011. In this interview, Mr. Lindbland talks about the significance of holding the high level meeting this year, 30 years after the first AIDS diagnosis, and what he hopes the meeting will accomplish.

Interview with Juan Costain of the Water and Sanitiaton Program about Inadequate Sanitation in India

Feb 23, 2011

Interview with Juan Costain, Team Leader for South Asia's Water and Sanitation Program, a multi-donor partnership administered by the World Bank. In this interview Mr. Costain details some of the findings from the World Bank's December 2010 report, The Economic Impacts of Inadequate Sanitation in India, which concluded that inadequate sanitation costs India over $53 billion each year. Mr. Costain shares insights into how the Water and Sanitation Program hopes to use this information towards projects in India. 

Water & Sanitation

Interview with Kellogg Schwab, JHU, on Universities’ Role in Global Water Issues

Feb 22, 2011

Katryn Bowe of CSIS’ Project on Global Water Policy interviews Kellogg Schwab, Director of the Johns Hopkins Global Water Program and Professor in the Environmental Health Sciences Department of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In this interview, Dr. Schwab discusses the growing role of universities in addressing water and sanitation challenges in developing countries, and describes a consortium of universities that aims to strengthen universities’ contributions in this sector.

A Conversation with Dr. Katherine Bliss about Health Conditions in Haiti One Year After the Quake

Feb 8, 2011

One year after the magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, the CSIS Global Health Policy Center (GHPC) sits down with Dr. Katherine Bliss - Deputy Director and Senior Fellow in GHPC as well as Senior Fellow in the Americas Program - to discuss health conditions in Haiti today. Among the various health concerns currently affecting Haiti, in this podcast, Dr. Bliss talks about water, sanitation, cholera, and gender based violence, providing statistics and analysis to the situation on the ground.

Interview with Ellen Ogden and David Bowen on the U.S.-Russian Collaboration to Eradicate Polio

Feb 4, 2011

Interview with Ellen Ogden, Global Polio Coordinator for USAID, and David Bowen, Deputy Director for Global Health Policy and Advocacy at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This interview follows a conference the CSIS Global Health Policy Center held focused on U.S.-Russia collaboration in the health sector. Ms. Ogden and Mr. Bowen discuss the recent agreement signed between the U.S. and Russia to eradicate polio globally and what each country is bringing to the table to fight the disease.

Interview with Elena Dmitrieva and Jonathon Klein on U.S.-Russia Healthy Lifestyle Promotion

Feb 4, 2011

Interview with Elena Dmitrieva, Director of the Health and Development Foundation in Moscow, and Jonathon Klein, Associate Executive Director of the American Academy of Pediatrics. This interview follows a conference the CSIS Global Health Policy Center held focused on U.S.-Russia collaboration in the health sector. Here, Ms. Dmitrieva and Dr. Klein discuss the importance of health lifestyles, programs centered on child health, and how U.S.-Russian collaborations can move these initiatives forward.

Interview with Dmitry Yanin and Tim McAfee on the Challenges of Tobacco Control in Russia

Feb 4, 2011

Interview with Dmitry Yanin, Director of Regional Development for the International Confederation of Consumer Societies in Moscow, and Dr. Tim McAfee, Director of the Office on Smoking and Health for the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion within the CDC. This interview follows a conference the CSIS Global Health Policy Center held focused on U.S.-Russia collaboration in the health sector. Here,Mr. Yanin and Dr. McAfee talk about the challenges of tobacco control in Russia, a country with a high number of smokers. The two also discuss in what ways collaborative U.S.-Russian efforts can contribute to tobacco control efforts.

Interview with Senator Bill Frist and Dr. Victor Boguslavsky on U.S.-Russia Health History

Feb 3, 2011

Interview with Senator Bill Frist, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader and distinguished co-chair of the CSIS conference on U.S.-Russia Collaboration in the Health Sector, and Dr. Victor Boguslavsky, Associate Director for Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union with the USAID Health Improvement Project. Senator Frist and Dr. Boguslavsky discuss the history of U.S.-Russian collaborations in health and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

Interview with Dan Russell, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Eurasian and European Affairs

Feb 3, 2011

Interview with Dan Russell, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Eurasian and European Affairs. This interview follows a conference the CSIS Global Health Policy Center held focused on U.S.-Russia collaboration in the health sector. In this interview, Mr. Russell discusses the reset in U.S.-Russia relations and how global health is one area where the two countries can come together and make a real difference.

Interview with Dr. Harvey Fineberg, President of the Institute of Medicine

Feb 2, 2011

Interview with Dr. Harvey Fineberg, President of the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Fineberg discusses the rising tide of non-communicable diseases in low and middle-income countries. He also discusses how research and investments in developing countries, in respect to NCDs, is in the United States' interest.

Interview with Heather Conley and François Delmas - Health Diplomacy Report, Europe, G8, G20

Jan 18, 2011

Interview with Heather Conley, Senior Fellow and Director of the Europe Program, and François Delmas, Visiting Fellow for the Europe Program. Ms. Conley and Mr. Delmas explain how the G8 and G20 focus on global health respectively. They also discuss the likelihood of emerging economies taking on issues of development assistance. The discussion is in reference to the recent report both authors contributed to, Key Players in Global Health: How Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are Influencing the Game.

Interview with Fernando Miralles-Wihelm, Water and Sanitation Specialist

Jan 13, 2011

Katherine Bliss of CSIS' Global Health Policy Center interviews Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm, Water and Sanitation Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank in D.C. Dr. Miralles-Wilhelm is the Coordinator of a Process entitled, the Regional Policy Dialogue in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges and Opportunities in Climate Change Adaptation for the Water Sector: Elements for a Regional Agenda. In this interview, Dr. Miralles-Wilhelm discusses the purpose and some of the findings of the regional dialogue.

Interview with Cristian Baeza, World Bank Director for Health, Nutrition, and Population

Jan 11, 2011

Interview with Cristian Baeza, World Bank Director for Health, Nutrition, and Population. Dr. Baeza talks about why investing in global health is so important and why, contrary to what the current economic environment might suggest, the era of big funding for global health is not over.

Interview with Xiaoqing Lu Boynton - Health Diplomacy Report, China

Jan 10, 2011

Interview with Xiaoqing Lu Boynton, fellow with the Freeman Chair in China Studies at CSIS. Ms. Lu Boynton talks about China's health diplomacy in reference to the recent report she contributed to, Key Players in Global Health: How Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are Influencing the Game.

Interview with Katherine Bliss - BRICS Health Diplomacy Report

Dec 3, 2010

Interview with Katherine Bliss, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Global Health Policy Center and Senior Fellow, Americas Program. Dr. Bliss discusses the recent report she both edited and contributed to, Key Players in Global Health: How Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are Influencing the Game.

Interview with Michele Moloney-Kitts, Assistant Coordinator, OGAC

Dec 3, 2010

Interview with Michele Moloney-Kitts, Assistant Coordinator in the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator. Ms. Moloney Kitts talks about gender based violence and programs that have been effective in combating it. Ms. Moloney-Kitts also discusses important steps that can improve maternal health, drawing from her background as a trained nurse midwife and practitioner, and more recently in U.S. policy.

Interview with Thomas Bollyky, Visiting Fellow at the Center for Global Development

Nov 17, 2010

Interview with Thomas Bollyky, visiting fellow at the Center for Global Development. Mr. Bollyky talks about the importance of the United States focusing on tobacco in the lead up to the 2011 UN Summit on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) as well as key findings from his new report, Beyond Ratification: The Future of U.S. Engagement on International Tobacco Control.

Interview with Jeffrey S. Crowley, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy at the White House

Nov 2, 2010

Interview with Jeffrey S. Crowley, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy and Senior Advisor on Disability Policy at the White House. Mr. Crowley talks about the importance of having a national HIV/AIDS strategy and what the country can do looking forward to the International AIDS Conference, to be held in Washington D.C. in 2012.

Interview with Henrietta Fore, former Administrator of USAID

Oct 26, 2010

Interview with Henrietta Fore, former Administrator of USAID. Ms. Fore discusses the importance of development, health, and foreign assistance commitments.

Event with Dr. Rashid Jooma, Pakistan’s Director of Health

Oct 21, 2010

After the most damaging natural disaster to hit Pakistan with far reaching public health implications, Dr. Jooma discussed the progress and challenges of advancing Pakistani health in the wake of the recent floods. 

Interview with Dr. Thomas Frieden, Director of the CDC

Oct 21, 2010

Interview with Dr. Thomas Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control. Dr. Frieden talks about the prevention interventions in global health.

MDGs in Focus - HIV/AIDS, a talk with Dr. Heidi Larson of the aids2031 Project

Sep 21, 2010

In this podcast, Dr. Heidi Larson - Executive Director of the aids2031 Project - talks about the findings of aids 2031.

MDGs in Focus - Water and Sanitation

Sep 16, 2010

During this session Seema Manghee, Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist at the World Bank and John Borrazzo, Chief of Maternal and Child Health at USAID, discussed water and sanitation in the context of the upcoming UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals.

Fault Lines in Global Health: Opening Arguments from Mark Dybul and Julian Schweitzer

Sep 15, 2010

Fault Lines in Global Health: Opening Arguments from Mark Dybul and Julian Schweitzer on the topic - "Resolved: That the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria should be transformed to become the Global Fund for Health"

Fault Lines in Global Health Debate with Mark Dybul and Julian Schweitzer

Sep 14, 2010

The CSIS Global Health Policy Center hosted its second debate on the topic, "Resolved: That the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria should be transformed to become the Global Fund for Health." Affirming the resolution, Mark Dybul of Georgetown University argued for the transformation of the Global Fund into the principal financier for integrated health delivery. Julian Schweitzer of the Results for Development Institute responded. Noted health expert and correspondent Susan Dentzer, editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, moderated the debate.

Highlights from “New Orleans Five Years After the Storm: A New Disaster Amid Recovery”

Sep 14, 2010

Audio highlights from the event with Claudia Deane and Diane Rowland of the Kaiser Family Foundation: "New Orleans Five Years After the Storm: A New Disaster Amid Recovery”

Interview with Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-large for Global Women’s Issues

Sep 7, 2010

Interview with Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-large for Global Women's Issues. Ambassador Verveer talks about the upcoming MDG Summit and advancing progress through the empowerment of women and girls.

Linkages between Gender AIDS and Development: Part 4. Interview with Kelly Hallman

Aug 23, 2010

Linkages between Gender AIDS and Development: Part 4. Interview with Kelly Hallman.

Linkages between Gender AIDS and Development: Part 3. Interview with Julia Kim

Aug 23, 2010

Linkages between Gender AIDS and Development: Part 3. Interview with Julia Kim.

African Perspectives on Genetically Modified Crops

Aug 23, 2010

Richard Downie, fellow with the CSIS Africa program, is interviewed by Suzanne Brundage on the release of the CSIS report "African Perspectives on Genetically Modified Crops."

Donor funding for health in low and middle-income countries

Jul 9, 2010

Interview with Jennifer Kates, Kaiser Family Foundation Vice President and Director of Global Health Policy and HIV. Suzanne Brundage interviews Jennifer Kates on "Donor funding for health in low and middle-income countries."

Linkages between Gender AIDS and Development: Part 2. Interview with Daphne Chimuka

Jul 7, 2010

Linkages between Gender AIDS and Development: Part 2. Interview with Daphne Chimuka, FAWEZA

Interview with Dr. Rajiv Shah, USAID Administrator

Jun 30, 2010

Interview with Dr. Rajiv Shah, USAID Administrator. Dr. Shah discussed the Obama Administration's Global Health Initiative (GHI) and integration and innovation for better outcomes.

Linkages between Gender AIDS and Development: Part 1. Interview with Brad Strickland

Jun 26, 2010

Interview with Brad Strickland, AIR – CHANGES2, Zambia, as part of the Linkages between Gender, AIDS and Development conference.

Infectious Disease, Maternal & Child Health

David Lane on Our Global Challenges: ONE Campaign’s 2010 DATA Report

Jun 15, 2010

Interview with David Lane, President and CEO of the ONE Campaign, on Our Global Challenges: ONE Campaign's 2010 DATA Report.

Highlights from Dr. Frieden, the CDC’s Global Health Agenda

May 26, 2010

Audio highlights from the event with Dr. Thomas Frieden, "CDC's Global Health Agenda: Partnering for Rapid Progress in Global Public Health."

Building U.S. Diplomatic Capacity for Global Health

May 24, 2010

Interview with Harley Feldbaum, Director of the Global Health and Foreign Policy Initiative, SAIS.

About The Report—A Healthier, Safer and more Prosperous World.

May 6, 2010

J. Stephen Morrison, Director and Senior Vice President, CSIS Global Health Policy Center, discusses the final report of the Commission on Smart Global Health Policy.

Gender, AIDS and Development in Africa

Apr 30, 2010

Interview with Janet Fleischman, senior associate with the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, on her recent trips to Africa exploring Gender, HIV/AIDS and Development.

Maternal & Child Health

Innovative Financing: A Moment for Expanded U.S. Engagement?

Mar 16, 2010

Robert Hecht, principal and managing director of the Results for Development Institute, discusses innovative financing for Global Health.

Haiti on the Ground: an Interview with Dr. Ronald Waldman, USAID

Feb 26, 2010

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.

Humanitarian Aid, Americas

1st Place Essay Winner: Investing in Partnerships Overseas

Feb 16, 2010

Highlight of the award winning essay by Annie Dude, 1st place student winner of the CSIS Smart Global Health Essay Contest. Annie's essay focuses on long-term partnerships and her experiences working with medical professionals abroad.

FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg: The Safety of Food and Drug Imports

Feb 5, 2010

Interview with FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, M.D., as she discusses the safety of food and drug imports in the United States and innovative new screening technologies.

Improving Global Health Through Policy, Governance and Accountability

Jan 26, 2010

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.

Improving Global Health through Research, Education, and International Collaboration

Jan 19, 2010

Reading of our first-place non-student winning essay by Michael Strong, �Reducing Global Health Disparities through international collaboration." Strong is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Genetics Department at Harvard Medical School, and he will soon be joining the faculty of National Jewish Health as an assistant professor, where he will continue his research on issues affecting global health and disease.

Improving Global Health Through Scientific Development

Jan 15, 2010

Reading 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.

Anthony Fauci: the Future of Global HIV Treatment and Prevention

Dec 17, 2009

Interview with Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, to discuss the Future of Global HIV Treatment and Prevention.

One Year Later: an Update on Food Security with Josette Sheeran

Dec 4, 2009

Karen Meacham, Deputy Director of the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, interviews Josette Sheeran, Director of the World Food Program on the one year anniversary of the CSIS Global Health Interview Series.

Thomas Bollyky: Global Health Interventions for U.S. Food and Drug Safety

Nov 20, 2009

Interview with Thomas Bollyky, Visiting Fellow at the Center for Global Development (CGD), on Global Health Interventions for U.S. Food and Drug Safety.

Katherine Bliss: Enhancing U.S. Leadership on Drinking Water and Sanitation

Nov 6, 2009

Interview with Katherine Bliss, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow for the CSIS Americas Program and Global Health Policy Center.

CSIS Global Health Essay Contest

Oct 30, 2009

Suzanne Brundage and Daniel J. Porter discuss the new CSIS Global Health Essay Contest. CSIS is giving away $3000 is scholarships for the students and professionals who best answer the question, �What is the best thing the United States can do to improve global health over the next 15 years?�

U.S. Navy Engagement in Global Health

Oct 27, 2009

Interview with Captain James Terbush, Commander, Fourth Fleet, on U.S. Navy Engagement in Global Health.

Sir Richard Feachem: Identifying the Big Priorities for Global Health

Oct 15, 2009

Interview with Sir Richard Feachem, Professor of Global Health at both the University of California San Francisco and the University of California Berkley-- and former director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, and Undersecretary General of the United Nations.

Senator Bill Frist: “A Heart to Serve”

Oct 7, 2009

Interview with Senator William H. Frist on his new book, "A Heart to Serve: The Passion to Bring Health, Hope and Healing."

J. Stephen Morrison: The Commission on Smart Global Health Policy

Oct 6, 2009

Interview with J. Stephen Morrison, Director of the Global Health Policy Center and Senior Vice President, CSIS, discusses the Commission on Smart Global Health Policy and the new interactive website at www.smartglobalhealth.org.