They came. They saw. They left. Leaders convened in Brussels earlier this week to discuss how to move forward in earnest with the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan on refugees. The informal summit was certainly much ado about nothing. They proposed twel …
By Melissa S. Hersh: In advance of a major summit on migration between Europe and Turkey slated for today, the Sweden Democrats — Sweden’s far-right, anti-immigration party — is the latest in a series of European parties to highlight infectious d …
By Sharon Jackson: The emergence of novel infectious diseases during the last 50 years has challenged both developed and developing countries. Regardless of the level of development and resource endowment, the optimal emergency preparedness and p …
Did you know that human behavior plays an important role in saving lives and stopping the spread of infectious diseases? The emerging field of behavior science offers promising insights to improve our understanding of how people make health decisions. …
Published February 25, 2016 / Held February 26, 2016
At the most recent G-20 summit in Turkey, President Obama committed the United States to expand the work of the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) to thirty new countries. The president called upon governments around the world to increase their commi …
Published November 30, 2015 / Held December 4, 2015
Tools to control infectious disease outbreaks include medical and non-medical interventions. If the disease-causing agent is a novel pathogen or medical countermeasures (vaccines and drugs) are not available, immediate public health measures, such as q …
Published March 27, 2015 / Held September 10, 2008
The recent H1N1 influenza pandemic re-emphasized the significance of sample and benefit sharing in the global response to public health crises. In 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) initiated an Intergovernmental Meet …
Dr. Len Rubenstein, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Gloria J. Kim & Marcia D. Fernandez, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University presented findings on the impact of armed conflict on population health and health …
Published March 27, 2015 / Held September 25, 2009
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-Communic …
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 …
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 …
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 20 …
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 …
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 …
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, du …
Global Health Security experts Vibhuti Haté, Sarah Kornblet, and Julie E. Fischer publish in Emerging Infectious Diseases, with lead author Rebecca Katz of George Washington University. The complete article, “Costing Framework for International …
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. M …
Stimson hosted a book event to discuss topics explored in the new book, Security and Development in Global Politics, which looks at seven core international issues from the point of view of security and development: aid, humanitarian assistance, govern …
By Karen Masterson – The November 2011 newsletter of Roll Back Malaria – a partnership sponsored by the World Health Organization, the United Nations and the World Bank – contains the following headline: “Nearly a third of all malaria affected countrie …
By Meghan Seltzer – The Seventh Review Conference of the Biological and Toxins Weapons Convention (BTWC) is currently underway in Geneva, Switzerland, through December 22. At this meeting, countries are discussing a range of issues concerning the …
The Stimson Center, BlueLaw International LLP, and the Harvard Law School Project on Disability would like to invite you to a panel discussion and publication release on their joint project, Iran and America: A Dialogue about Disability. The event will …
Published November 30, 2011 / Held November 29, 2011
The Stimson Center project, Iran and America: A Dialogue about Disability, held in partnership with BlueLaw International LLP, the Harvard Law School Project on Disability, and Iranian partner organizations, assembled civil society leaders, academics, …
The Stimson Center project, Iran and America: A Dialogue about Disability, held in partnership with BlueLaw International LLP, the Harvard Law School Project on Disability, and Iranian partner organizations, assembled civil society leaders, academics, …
Eric Lief is a contributer to a new report released by the Kaiser Family Foundation on Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Global Health. The complete report can be found here: https://www.kff.org/globalhealth/upload/8247.pdf
By Sarah Kornblet, Julie E. Fischer and Rebecca Katz – Around the world, global health increasingly has become a part of foreign policy agendas and is included in national security, trade, and diplomacy discussions. The SARS outbreak of 2003 and the 20 …
Stimson’s Global Health Security program, with Rebecca Katz of George Washington University, published a new analysis on Defining Health Diplomacy: Changing Demands in the Era of Globalization in the new issue of the Milbank Quarterly. In this article, …
A Desmond Tutu op-ed cited Financing the Response to AIDS in Low-Income & Middle-Income Countries, a 2010 study co-authored by Stimson Senior Associate Eric Lief and Jen Kates of the Kaiser Family Foundation. The report found that funding has …
Stimson’s Global Health Security program, with Rebecca Katz of George Washington University, published a new analysis on Defining Health Diplomacy: Changing Demands in the Era of Globalization in the new issue of the Milbank Quarterly. In this article, …
A new report co-authored by Stimson Senior Advisor Eric Lief with the Kaiser Family Foundation finds funding to have fallen in 2010, following a string of double-digit-percentage increases over a decade and flat funding in 2009. Read the complete …
The latest analysis of global AIDS assistance financing for 2010 has been released by UNAIDS and the Kaiser Family Foundation. The report finds funding to have fallen in 2010, following a string of double-digit-percentage increases over a dec …