• The Obamas’ Africa Opportunity
  President Barack Obama’s trip to Africa this month is focused on the pressing issues of economic growth and investment, democratization, and the next generation of African leaders. Yet a central element for achieving those goals is missing from the list – advancing the health and empowerment of women and girls.
• Contraceptives, Vaccines and … Advocacy?
  Increasingly, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that have focused historically on delivering health – rather than advocating for it – are adding policy change to their tool kits.
• Attacks on Syria’s Medical Personnel and Facilities: Interviews with Experts
  The CSIS Global Health Policy Center recently conducted a set of interviews with experts regarding the attacks on Syria's medical personnel and facilities.
• Some Good News on H7N9 but No Time for Complacency
  For two months, the global health community has once again been on alert, watching closely to see if another pandemic is around the corner.
• World Bank Will Step Up Analytic Work in Support of Universal Health Coverage
  The World Bank Group will increase its analytic work and health systems’ support as one of five measures it will take to encourage universal health coverage globally, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim said this week in Geneva.
• Leaders Re-Focus IHP+ to Improve Health Aid Coordination
  World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim made a strong case May 21 for increasing alignment between donors and countries to improve delivery of health services, citing the International Health Partnership (IHP+) as a helpful vehicle.
• Dr. Kim’s Prescription for Global Health
  Earlier in the week, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim delivered a rousing speech to the World Health Assembly, the annual week-long jamboree of global health leadership. With such great expectations of Dr. Kim from the health community, his comments this week help us see the path he’s choosing.

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