Global Health Security: A Long-Term Prescription
The Challenge We need a coherent global health strategy that looks beyond each crisis to the bigger picture. The 2003 SARS outbreak, when a new and virulent pneumonia spread by international travelers killed hundreds and wreaked havoc on Asian economic growth, illustrated the vulnerability of even developed nations to emerging infections. The ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic […]
Global Health Security: A Long-term Prescription
We need a coherent global health strategy that looks beyond each crisis to the bigger picture. The US has invested billions of dollars in confronting health threats abroad – one disease at a time. The Challenge We need a coherent global health strategy that looks beyond each crisis to the bigger picture. The 2003 SARS […]
Julie Fischer and Rebecca Katz Publish “Momentum for Global Health Security” Op-ed in the Hill
Amidst contentions over Palestinian statehood, a walkout by delegations during the Iranian president’s address, and the challenges of reinvented governments, a revolutionary moment for global health security snuck by virtually unnoticed at the 2011 United Nations General Assembly. On September 21st, President Obama delivered his address to the Assembly. After touching on a range of […]
NCDs: Redefining Global Health Security for the 21st Century
On September 19th, the United Nations General Assembly convened global leaders to confront an emerging health issue with major socioeconomic implications for only the second time in history. Leaders gathered at the UN High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases in New York to chart a path forward in addressing the threat of non-communicable chronic diseases […]
New Report Finds Flat Global HIV/AIDS Assistance to the Developing World
A new report, “Financing the Response to AIDS in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: International Assistance from Donor Governments in 2011,” finds funding in 2011 returned to 2008-9 levels, after a one-year drop in 2010. The report was co-authored by Stimson Senior Advisor Eric Lief, with UNAIDS and the Kaiser Family Foundation. Click here to read.
Reception and Launch of HIV/AIDS, Disability and Discrimination Guide
Stimson was pleased to host the reception and launch of One Billion Strong’s HIV/AIDS, Disability and Discrimination: A Thematic Guide on Inclusive Law, Policy, and Programming. The guide addresses the unique vulnerability of persons with disabilities within the context of HIV and AIDS law, policy, and programming. It focuses on strategies for overcoming the barriers […]
The International AIDS Conference 2012
This week, the eyes of the health community will be on Washington, DC, as the United States hosts the International AIDS Conference for the first time in 22 years. While the conference convenes every two years, it has not been on US soil since 1990, due to a travel ban on HIV-positive individuals into the […]
Costing Framework for International Health Regulations (2005)
The revised International Health Regulations (IHR [2005]) conferred new responsibilities on member states of the World Health Organization, requiring them to develop core capacities to detect, assess, report, and respond to public health emergencies. Many countries have not yet developed these capacities, and poor understanding of the associated costs have created a barrier to effectively […]