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Improving global health corresponds directly to reducing poverty, and thus aid and development must also be discussed. This section pulls from various and and development sites.
By BloodANDMilk
Original post date: January 29th, 2009 Permalink: http://bloodandmilk.org/2009/01/29/bill-easterly-and-the-culture-of-nice/ New-to-me note: My biggest problem with “the culture of nice” in development is with how the “niceness” ends up being counter-productive–i.e., not nice at all for the people who are supposed to benefit from the programs that are compromised for the sake of niceness. Ironically, I wrote out
May 18th, 2012 | Posted in Aid & Development | Read More »
By GHHub
PLoS Medicine: Innovation and Access to Medicines for Neglected Populations: Could a Treaty Address a Broken Pharmaceutical R&D System?.
May 17th, 2012 | Posted in Aid & Development | Read More »
By Kaiser GH Update
The House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to mark up the FY 2013 State and Foreign Operations appropriations bill on Thursday, The Hill’s “Global Affairs” blog reports (Pecquet, 5/17). On Wednesday, the committee released the State and Foreign Operations Draft Committee Report (.pdf), which provides additional information on funding through the appropriations bill for U.S. global health programs at USAID and the State Department, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Policy Tracker. “This funding comprises a significant portion of the Global Health Initiative budget (total funding for the GHI is not currently available as some funding provided through USAID, HHS, and DoD are not yet available),” the website writes.
May 17th, 2012 | Posted in Aid,Kaiser's Global Health Update | Read More »
By Kaiser GH Update
ONE Blog interviews Ambassador Donald Steinberg, deputy administrator at USAID, about the upcoming G8 Summit. Steinberg discusses the importance of growth in the agricultural sector for food security, how the upcoming summit’s food security and nutrition focus relates back to the commitments made at the 2009 G8 Summit in L’Aquila, and what it will take in the years ahead to advance food and nutrition security, according to the blog (5/16).
May 17th, 2012 | Posted in Aid,Kaiser's Global Health Update | Read More »
By Kaiser GH Update
“On Thursday, the House Appropriations Committee will vote on a State and Foreign Operations (SFOPS) appropriations bill for fiscal year (FY) 2013, which will include funding levels for global health and other programs at the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),” Ashley Bennett, senior policy associate at the Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) writes in the coalition’s “Breakthroughs” blog. “Overall, the subcommittee’s bill had mixed results for global health and other programs at USAID: while some programs were sustained at FY 2012 levels, others saw significant budget cuts that will affect the agency’s efforts worldwide,” Bennett says, concluding, “As the House Appropriations Committee votes on the SFOPS bill on Thursday and the budget process continues, Congress will have to decide whether it should boldly support USAID’s goal of developing new health tools — tools that are projected to save millions of lives — or withdraw this support and risk halting scientific advancement in its tracks” (5/16).
May 17th, 2012 | Posted in Aid,Kaiser's Global Health Update | Read More »
By Kaiser GH Update
“The number of women dying of pregnancy- and childbirth-related complications has almost halved in 20 years, according to new estimates released [on Wednesday] by the United Nations, which stressed that greater progress is still needed in significantly reducing maternal deaths,” the U.N. News Centre reports (5/16). “The report, ‘Trends in Maternal Mortality: 1990 to 2010,’ shows that from 1990 to 2010, the annual number of maternal deaths dropped from more than 543,000 to 287,000 — a decline of 47 percent,” a UNFPA press release states (5/16). However, “[w]hile substantial progress has been achieved in almost all regions, many countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, will fail to reach the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target of reducing maternal death by 75 percent through 2015,” Inter Press Service writes (Deen, 5/16). “Countries in Eastern Asia have made [the] most progress on improving the health of expectant and new mothers, said the report,” Agence France-Presse adds (5/16).
May 17th, 2012 | Posted in Aid,Kaiser's Global Health Update | Read More »
By Kaiser GH Update
AIDS activists in Uganda are worried about a proposed reduction in the country’s health budget, as Parliament begins “a months-long budgeting process for the … next fiscal year,” VOA News reports. “AIDS activists have expressed concern that Uganda’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year includes a six percent cut in health funding to $307.5 million,” which “is less than 10 percent of the country’s overall budget,” the news service writes. Joshua Wamboga of The AIDS Support Organization said a lack of financial commitment from the government could undermine efforts to fight HIV/AIDS in the country, VOA notes, adding, “Government officials said the cut to the health budget reflects construction projects in that sector that have been completed and no longer require funding.” According to VOA, “The budget is months away from being finalized and activists hope there is still time to increase funds” (Green, 5/15).
May 17th, 2012 | Posted in Aid,HIV/AIDS,Kaiser's Global Health Update | Read More »
By DevelopmentImpact
I made a temporary move recently, which left me without a dog walker for our two beloved (and very active) dogs, without a delivery option for good takeout food, and a need to build a fire in a wood stove every day. I had never spent this much time during weekdays walking the dogs, cooking, and carrying wood from the garage to build and maintain a fire throughout the day. Without the takeout food and all the hiking, I am healthier and somewhat less stressed, but the shift in time use takes some adjusting to… While I was thinking about all of this, I read the Stevenson and Wolfers piece on the Economic Case for Same-Sex Marriage, which argues that new heterosexual marriages are different than the traditional ones, which in turn make accepting same-sex marriages much easier. Their discussion of the introduction of washing machines, dishwashers, and microwave ovens into the common household as a “second industrial revolution” struck a cord with my new “household chores” self.
May 17th, 2012 | Posted in Aid & Development | Read More »
By From Poverty to Power
This post also appears on the World Bank’s People, Spaces, Deliberation governance blog, although sadly, without the neanderthal I recently gave a talk about ICT and Development at the annual Re:Campaign conference in Berlin, organized by Oxfam Germany. Anyone who knows me will realize that this is a bit odd – despite being a blogaholic, I
May 17th, 2012 | Posted in Aid & Development | Read More »
By SciDev.net
A global alliance of health business leaders is harnessing its joint strengths to meet the health-related Millennium Development Goals.
May 17th, 2012 | Posted in Aid & Development,Uncategorized | Read More »
By Center for Health Market Innovations
The use of information and communication technology in the health sector, commonly known as eHealth, is an appealing solution to addressing the many challenges facing health systems in Africa. However, interventions in e- and m-Health on the continent have remained small in scale. A lack of evidence-based knowledge on effectiveness, sustainability and best practices has prevented interventions from being rolled out on a larger scale.The African Development Bank (AfDB) is launching a competition for innovative and sustainable information and communication technology (ICT) initiatives for the health sector in Africa.Objective of the AwardWe are looking for you to identify for the best authentic African ICT solutions in the health sector and to help fill the knowledge gap on e and mHealth pilots and programs in Africa.Focus and Problems to be AddressedThe award is focused on improving the delivery and quality of health services in Africa. The criteria for the award will focus on: Using ICT to increase access to health services, in particular for the poor and marginalized; Using ICT to increase the utilization of essential health services; Evaluation of eHealth solutions to improve efficiency in the delivery of health services. Editor’s note: AfDB’s categories map to CHMI’s reported results criteria, so programs already sharing self-reported statements of impact should think about applying.
May 17th, 2012 | Posted in Aid & Development,Technology | Read More »
By ScienceSpeaks
The House Appropriations Committee voted on its fiscal year (FY) 2013 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill Wednesday and released a report that clarifies its funding intentions for key global health programs. The bill includes $5.542 billion for global AIDS funding through the State Department, and the report specifies $4.243 billion to support the U.S. (Read more…)
May 17th, 2012 | Posted in Aid & Development,Hub Selects,Infectious Disease | Read More »
By PSIHealthyLives
Global maternal mortality has been halved over the past two decades says a new UNFPA report, “Trends in maternal mortality: 1990 to 2010.” That is the good news. The bad news is that many countries in sub-Saharan Africa will miss the target of reducing maternal mortality by 75% from 1990 to 2015. “We know exactly what to do to prevent maternal deaths: improve access to voluntary family planning, invest in health workers with midwifery skills, and ensure access to emergency obstetric care when complications arise. These interventions have proven to save lives and accelerate progress towards meeting the Millennium Development Goal 5,” said Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA
May 17th, 2012 | Posted in Aid,Hub Selects | Read More »
By GHHub
For the first time, the World Health Statistics compares the state of child health from the years 2000 and 2010, showing how global public health advancements have helped save children’s lives in the past 10 years. In the year 2000, more than 477 000 children died from measles. In just 10 years, this vaccination has [...]
May 17th, 2012 | Posted in Aid & Development,Featured Content,Hub Selects | Read More »
