Global Health Essay Contest
Seeking fresh new approaches to global health policy, the CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health launched a contest to attract innovative ideas from both students and professionals. Entrants needed only to answer one question in 500-800 words: What is the most important thing the U.S. can do to improve global health over the next 15 years? The response was over 1000 entries from all 50 U.S. states and over 40 countries.
Student Winners:
- First Place: Annie Dude - (Listen to this Podcast .mp3)
- Second Place: Andrew S. Robertson, Ph.D. - (Listen to this Podcast .mp3)
Non-Student/Professional Winners:
- First Place: Michael Strong - (Listen to this Podcast .mp3)
- Second Place: Rodrigo Arnez Rojas - (Listen to this Podcast .mp3)
Honorable Mentions:
- Honorable Mention: Esha Chhabra
- Honorable Mention: Jake Marcus
- Honorable Mention: Selemawit Ghebrendrias
- Honorable Mention: Lauren Spigel
- Honorable Mention: Robert Hickman
- Honorable Mention: Sarath Ganji
- Honorable Mention: Temidayo Fadelu
- Honorable Mention: Theodore Svoronos
- Honorable Mention: Aditi Sen
- Honorable Mention: Joshua Mendelsohn
- Honorable Mention: Gabriel Arévalo-Ruiz
- Honorable Mention: Rushikesh Potdar
- Honorable Mention: Sandra Ogenche
- Honorable Mention: Vanessa Kerry
- Honorable Mention: Stacy M. Okutani
- Honorable Mention: Michael Walsh
- Honorable Mention: Haroun Habib
- Honorable Mention: Katie Charles
Learn more about our Photo Contest Winner, Susheel K. Shrestha.
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Blog
- 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.
Podcast
- 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