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The Global Health Initiative in Malawi

jdunton — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The Obama administration designated Malawi as a GHI Plus country in June 2010, one of the first eight countries selected to implement the Global Health Initiative’s (GHI) more comprehensive approach to global health and serve as learning labs for other GHI country programs.

Improving Women's Health in South Africa

jdunton — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

A period of major change is unfolding in health and HIV services in South Africa, carrying opportunities and risks for delivering effective, integrated health services that improve health outcomes and save lives. South Africa is decentralizing HIV services to the primary health care level, paving the way for greater integration to address women’s health and to reduce maternal mortality.

On the Ground with the Global Health Initiative

jdunton — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

In December 2010, the Global Health Policy Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) organized a trip to Kenya to examine progress in implementing the U.S. government’s Global Health Initiative (GHI). This trip followed an earlier mission to Kenya in August 2009 that had helped inform the recommendations of the CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health Policy.

Lessons from Kenya for the Global Health Initiative

jdunton — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The Obama administration’s Global Health Initiative (GHI), announced in May 2009 as a six-year, $63-billion program, has put a strong emphasis on integration of health services, building largely on the work of PEPFAR.

Linkages between Gender, AIDS, and Development

jdunton — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Global health, development, and gender are now understood to be dynamic and interlinked components of U.S. foreign policy.

Making Gender a Global Health Priority

jdunton — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The world faces enormous challenges in the global health arena, many of which have a disproportionate impact on women and girls. Many key global health priorities revolve in fundamental ways around the gender-related barriers that women and girls face in accessing health-related information, services, and resources, all of which increase their vulnerability to ill health.

International Family Planning

jdunton — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The election of Barack Obama has fundamentally changed the landscape for the debates around U.S. support for international family planning (FP) programs.

Voices from the Field

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

This report was written by Janet Fleischman, senior associate of the CSIS HIV/AIDS Task Force and chair of the gender committee.

Priorities for Action

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400

This is a defining moment for U.S.

Integrating Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Programs

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400

Strengthening HIV/AIDS Programs for Women

Sun, 01 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400

This is a report published in May 2005 as a part of the CSIS Task Force on HIV/AIDS. Its findings are based largely on a field mission to Zambia and Kenya undertaken by Janet Fleischman, Chair of the Gender Committee of the HIV/AIDS Task Force, and Heather Flynn, professional staff member for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

BREAKING THE CYCLE: Ensuring Equitable Access to HIV Treatment for Women and Girls

Sun, 01 Feb 2004 00:00:00 -0500

Fatal Vulnerabilities: Reducing the Acute Risk of HIV/AIDS among Women and Girls

Sat, 01 Feb 2003 00:00:00 -0500

A Report of the Working Group on Women and Girls, chaired by principal author Janet Fleischman. J. Stephen Morrison is the CSIS Task Force on HIV/AIDS Project Director.