Posts Tagged ‘data’
GHC NEWS FLASH: GLOBAL HEALTH ROUNDUP 5/15/2017
Global Health and the Future Role of the United States Report Released The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Mathematics is releasing a report today on Global Health and the Future Role of the United States. In the report, the project committee makes the case for global health in light of current and emerging world…
Read MoreGHC News Flash: Global Health Roundup 1/23/2017
New Coalition for Epidemics Preparedness Innovations The celebrated news of an effective Ebola vaccine came a little too late for the 11,000 people who succumbed to the Ebola virus between 2014 to 2016. The epidemic that overwhelmed local and international capacity to contain it, has helped fuel an important debate on global health security and…
Read MoreWhy we’re all talking data
By Assumpta Nantume, Communications Associate, Global Health Council At last month’s United Nation’s General Assembly (UNGA) week in New York, world leaders and development partners made a strong demonstration of global commitment and partnership on data production and utilization for sustainable development. This subject was a central theme at both the main UNGA session and other…
Read MoreA Call for Data to Drive Progress in NCDs
This guest blog was written by Isabelle Lindenmayer, Vice President at Rabin Martin During the last week of January, the WHO’s Executive Board held its 138th meeting, bringing together Member States, multilateral agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and thought leaders. Reserved for late Friday afternoon during the week-long meeting, the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs)…
Read MoreData as a critical component of the new financing paradigm for sustainable development
By Dr. Christine Sow, President and Executive Director, Global Health Council Data, measurement and accountability have been front and center at the recent UN Financing for Development Conference (FfD). On Wednesday, July 15 I participated in a morning event – extremely well attended despite the early hour – “Harnessing the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development”…
Read MoreYoung Leaders call for training, data, and more than just a spot at the table to improve adolescent health
This blog was cross-posted from Leadership, Management & Governance Project and written by Sarah Lindsay, Technical Officer “Age is not an issue when it comes to experience and knowledge,” Katja Iversen, CEO of Women Deliverstated at Youth Lead: Setting Priorities for Adolescent Health. The World Health Assembly side event wrapped up almost two weeks of young leaders sharing…
Read MoreEasier access to the most reliable and up-to-date stats on children through UNICEF’s revamped data websites
NOTE TO JOURNALISTS Easier access to the most reliable and up-to-date stats on children through UNICEF’s revamped data websites NEW YORK, 23 March 2015 – UNICEF has made all its data on health, nutrition, education, water and sanitation, child protection, and HIV/AIDS publicly available, in an easily searchable format which includes redesigned country profiles…
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