Global Health Security
World Health Organization: Building a Healthier Future for Tomorrow
This post originally appeared on the Better World Campaign website, and was written by Kelli Meyer. The Better World Campaign (BWC) works to foster a strong, effective relationship between the United States and the United Nations to promote core American interests and build a more secure, prosperous, and healthy world. They are a 2018 Global Health…
Read MoreLocal Participation is the Key to Success in Global Health Security
This guest post was originally published by Management Sciences for Health. The post is written by Ashley Arabasadi and is an overview of “Getting Local with Global Health Security,” a World Health Assembly side-event co-sponsored by partners under the Global Health Security Agenda Consortium including MSH, the Global Health Council, Resolve to Save Lives at Vital Strategies,…
Read More“Two Sides of the Same Coin”: Can a health systems lens inform health security efforts?
This guest post was written by Taylor Williamson of RTI International. RTI International is an independent, nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition. They are a 2018 Global Health Council member. The discussions at the 71st World Health Assembly (WHA) have been wide-ranging, from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and youth engagement to citizen participation and…
Read MoreThe Local Path to Global Health Security
This article was originally published in Global Health NOW. The article is around a WHA side-event organized by Global Health Council & partners. Global Health NOW has gathered thousands of subscribers worldwide who rely on it as a source for their global health news. The mobile-ready website globalhealthnow.org came online in March 2015, delivering more exclusive…
Read MoreIt’s (Past) Time We Prepare for the Next Pandemic
This blog post was originally posted on the Center for Global Development website. It was written by Rebecca Forman of Center for Global Development’s Global Health Policy Center. The Center for Global Development works to reduce global poverty and inequality through rigorous research and active engagement with the policy community to make the world a…
Read MoreDiseases Do Not Respect Borders: A Conversation With CDC’s Dr. Rebecca Martin on The Economic Case for Preventing Disease Outbreaks
This blog was originally posted on the Rabin Martin website. It was written by Tina Flores, VP, External Engagement, Rabin Martin and GHC’s Advisory Council member. Rabin Martin is a strategy consulting firm that helps clients be leaders in improving health and access to global health technologies and is a 2018 Global Health Council member. Dr. Rebecca Martin…
Read MoreMore Than a Story: Takeaways From the Health Heroes Plus Social Good Summit
This guest post was originally posted on the Frontline Health Workers Coalition (FHWC) website. It was written by Temi Omilabu of IntraHealth International, and the Frontline Health Workers Coalition. The Frontline Health Workers Coalition is an alliance of United States-based organizations working together to urge greater and more strategic U.S. investment in frontline health workers in low-…
Read MoreShortchanging Global Health Now Will Cost Us Later
This guest blog was originally posted on STAT News’s website. The blog was written by Ashley Arabasadi, Health Security Policy Adviser at Management Sciences for Health. Management Sciences for Health (MSH) works shoulder-to-shoulder with countries and communities to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by building strong, resilient, sustainable health…
Read MoreGlobal Health Security Agenda Programs Protect Americans from Infectious Disease Threats
This guest blog was originally posted on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s website. The blog was written by Anne Schuchat, MD (RADM, USPHS), Former Acting Director, CDC. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is one of the major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services. The CDC works 24/7 to protect America from…
Read MoreGlobal Health Security: Investing Globally Matters Locally
This post was written by Anupama Varma, Communications Associate at Global Health Council. The panel of speakers at the event. “A disease outbreak anywhere is a risk everywhere.” – Dr. Tom Frieden, former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In today’s world, when diseases can reach American borders in less than…
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