Posts Tagged ‘global health’
Get Involved with North Carolina's Vibrant Global Health Community
This post was written by Emily Kiser, Program Coordinator, Triangle Global Health Consortium as part of GHC’s Member Spotlight series. The Triangle Global Health Consortium is a non-profit member organization representing institutions and individuals from the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, the international health development NGO community, the faith community, and academia. The Consortium’s mission is to establish North…
Read MoreGlobal Health Council Statement on the Release of the Six-Month Review of Mexico City Policy
Washington, DC (February 8, 2018) — Today Global Health Council responds to the Department of State’s recently released 6-month review of the expansion of the Mexico City Policy (renamed to the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance). The State Department proposed the review to gauge the policy’s impact on U.S. global health programs. Specifically, this review…
Read MoreStrategic Partnerships and Global Reproductive Health at the UN Population Fund
Organized by Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) January 29 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST Webinar REGISTRATION Reproductive health is a lifetime concern for both women and men, from infancy to old age. Evidence shows that reproductive health in any of these life stages has a profound effect on one’s health later in life. UNFPA supports…
Read MoreForging a Shared Future Through Health and Well-Being
DOWNLOAD THE REPORT This joint report from Devex and Johnson & Johnson shares the interrelationship between health and well being. Health should not merely be considered as an absence of illness or the basic delivery of health services but should be a catalyst that empowers people to thrive and prosper. An appraisal of this interrelationship…
Read MoreGlobal Health and the Future Role of the United States
Global Health and the Future Role of the United States is a spring 2017 report released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that includes fourteen actionable recommendations aimed at improving global health. New digital resources have now been released that help viewers better understand why and how the United States can remain committed…
Read MoreTFGH17: Finding Connections And Solutions For The Changing Face Of Global Health
WASHINGTON, March 15, 2017 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — On March 1, 2017, Global Health Council (GHC), in partnership with the Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP) II, hosted the fourth annual The Future of Global Health Unconference (TFGH17) at the Hamilton Live in Washington, DC. This year, TFGH17 drew its largest gathering yet – more than 400 emerging and established global health professionals came together…
Read MoreQ&A with Executive Director of Global Health Council – Women Leader in Global Health Loyce Pace
This Q&A was provided by Women in Global Health, a co-collaborator on the Women Leaders in Global Health Initiative, and originally appeared on their website. 1. Please tell us a little about your global health career path that led you to this position as Executive Director of Global Health Council. I’ve heard people talk about two…
Read MoreHow Are We Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Health Workers?
This guest blog was cross-posted from Chemonics, and written by Pauline Lee, Associate in Chemonics Health Practice Earthquakes, hurricanes, epidemics, outbreaks — when disaster strikes, the immediate needs like food, shelter, and medical aid are obvious. It is easy to see these needs as they often manifest in physical and more tangible ways. Yet the…
Read MoreFrom DC to Atlanta: Becoming Better Advocates for CDC Global Health Programs on Capitol Hill
This blog was written by the GHC/PATH Delegation to CDC Last month, Global Health Council (GHC) and PATH led a delegation of global health advocates to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta. Since the founding of CDC more than 70 years ago, this US federal agency has played a…
Read MorePublic Television’s Global Health Frontiers Debuts Four-Part Newsmagazine Series
This guest post was provided by Hellman Communications. Premieres on WORLD Channel Thursday, March 31 2016 (check local listings) The acclaimed public television documentary series Global Health Frontiers expands to a weekly newsmagazine with four one-hour episodes combining compelling journalism from the leading edges of global health developments with a fast-paced and energetic style. Within Global Health…
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