• WHO Attempts to Enlist the “Extremely Powerful Forces” of Industry to Combat NCDs
  The World Health Organization is in active dialogue with the food, beverage, alcohol, and even sporting goods industries to encourage marketing changes and product formulations to help curb the growing worldwide prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
• Strengthening U.S. Investments in Women’s Global Health: A CSIS Delegation to Zambia
  In March 2013, a delegation led by the CSIS Global Health Policy Center traveled to Zambia to report on the opportunities and challenges of strengthening U.S. investments overseas in women’s health.
• The Last, Best Chance for Global Polio Eradication?
  After 25 years of remarkable achievements and sometimes harrowing setbacks, a successful conclusion to global polio eradication could finally be within reach.
• Another Candidate HIV Vaccine Fails: We Must Keep Trying
  Yesterday, the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it was stopping further testing of a candidate HIV vaccine combination (study HVTN 505). While this is a disappointing turn of events, perseverance is needed.
• President’s Malaria Initiative: Big Success from a Quiet Team
  While the giant PEPFAR program to fight HIV/AIDS in developing countries gets a lot of attention in U.S. foreign policy discussions, a lesser known initiative to address malaria is achieving sustained, impressive results: The President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI).
• Our New iTunesU Course: Global Health Policy in the Second Obama Term
  With the release of our Global Health Policy in the Second Obama Term iTunes University course, we’ve received a few questions about how the course works. We thought it would be helpful to give a quick 101 on the course’s basics.
• Global TB Control Through Partnerships
  On March 21, KNCV honored USAID for the agency’s contribution to the field of global TB control. Dr. Sharon Stash spoke at the awards ceremony and noted options for how the U.S. government can advance these global efforts.

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