Sustainable Finance for Health
The sustainable finance for health arm of the Global Health Security teams works to produce quantitative analysis of a growing and changing donor landscape as it pertains to sustainable development financing, health and security.
Holding on to the One Child Policy: China’s Great Demographic Trade-Off
Beijing’s 2008 decision to maintain a somewhat liberalized version of its One-Child Policy surprised both Chinese and foreign demographers. Was the decision the product of a strategic calculation, or simply bureaucratic inertia? And was Beijing’s decision a smart one? By Richard Cincotta – Demographers in China and abroad were surprised when, after weeks of […]
New Era for International Health Law? Health Security vs. Equity
In late 2010, the United Nations’ Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted a new protocol to ensure the fair sharing of benefits derived from the use of genetic resources. As international law, the “Nagoya Protocol” could affect not only trade, but the response to public health emergencies. By Tomohiko Makino, MD – The 2009 influenza […]
Eric Lief quoted on global AIDS spending in the Austin American-Statesman
Eric Lief is quoted in the Austin American-Statesman analyzing George W. Bush’s statement that his administration doubled its financial commitment to fighting global AIDS. Read the full story here: https://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2010/dec/16/george-w-bush/president-bush-says-united-states-doubled-its-comm/
The Cholera Quandary
Cholera, an infection that ravaged populations in the 19th century, is still a problem for the world’s poor, and is currently menacing countries on three different continents. What is needed to control cholera is not just clean water, but the will, transparency, and resources to do so. By Sarah Kornblet – Cholera is usually seen […]
The State of Sickness
By Vidal Seegobin – Analysis of health systems and outcomes, to date, has not been a part of traditional analysis of North Korea. Nevertheless, an examination of the health situation in the “hermit kingdom” paints a very stark picture that casts doubt on the long-term sustainability of the current regime. The September 28th Worker’s Party […]
The Power of Evidence for Global Health Success
Having the evidence that global health interventions actually work and work cost-effectively gives policymakers and donors a guide to wise investments in global health. Global health success will come more quickly and efficiently when the guess work about what to fix, how to fix it and the cost to fix it is replaced by sound […]
From the Global to the Local: Building Capacity in a New Era of US Global Health Action
As the US government redefines its global health engagement strategies, policy makers increasingly embrace the need to help partner nations strengthen health systems and build public health surveillance and response capabilities. Although many in the foreign policy and security communities now place a high priority on “capacity building activities,” whether they focus on HIV/AIDS or […]