Program Related Publication Feeds

Polio in Nigeria

jdunton — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Since 1988, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)—an international partnership of government and private institutions—has reduced the number of reported polio cases worldwide by more than 99 percent, successfully eliminating polio from much of the globe. Yet Nigeria remains one of the most entrenched reservoirs of poliovirus in the world.

Drought in the Horn of Africa

ian — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The humanitarian emergency in drought-affected regions of the Horn of Africa has taken a turn for the worse. The United Nations has declared that a famine is under way in the two hardest-hit areas of Somalia, the southern Bakool and Lower Shabelle regions. The strict benchmarks that must be surpassed in order for famine status to be reached give a hint to the scale of the crisis.

Key Players in Global Health

jdunton — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

This report represents the first step in an 18-month CSIS initiative focused on how the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) countries and South Africa are influencing activities, practices, and strategies in the area of global health diplomacy.

African Perspectives on Genetically Modified Crops

jdunton — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The authors gauge the current status of the debate on biotechnology in Africa with a snapshot of three countries at different stages along the spectrum of opinion on genetically modified crops (GMOs): Zambia, where a strong emphasis on the precautionary principle remains very much in place; Kenya, where recent legislation has opened the door to eventual commercialization of GM crops; and South

Kenya Trip Report

jdunton — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Members of the CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health Policy, led by commission cochairs Helene Gayle (president and CEO of CARE) and Admiral William Fallon (USN ret.), traveled to Kenya for a three-day mission, in partnership with CARE, from August 8–12, 2009. The delegation focused on a core set of questions, ultimately intended to inform commission recommendations to U.S.

Secretary Clinton’s Africa Trip

ian — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Africa trip, August 3 to 14, features a tough and demanding agenda: she will be visiting dangerously conflicted Kenya, Congo, and Nigeria; holding a brief exchange with a Somali transition government close to succumbing to a radical Islamist movement affiliated with al Qaeda; reassuring unsteady postwar Liberia; and opening a dialogue with a newly

Public Health in Africa

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Nowhere are global public health challenges more acute than in sub-Saharan Africa. With just 13 percent of the world’s population, this region carries 24 percent of the global burden of disease. The continent’s immense disease burden and frail health systems are embedded in a broader context of poverty, underdevelopment, conflict, and weak or ill-managed government institutions.

President Bush's Africa Trip

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

President Bush’s five-country Africa tour reminds us that presidential travel to Africa has become a new norm, following President Clinton’s visits (in 1998 and 2000) and President Bush’s 2003 trip. It brings to our attention just how much U.S.

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.

U.S. Policy Options for Strengthening Coordination between Global HIV/AIDS and TB Programs

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Over the past two decades, the relentless spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has amplified the global tuberculosis (TB) pandemic, which had previously been coming under increasing control.

Combating the Twin Epidemics of HIV/AIDS and Drug Addiction

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

This report examines on 12 countries in Asia, Africa, and eastern Europe that have experienced significant increases in reports of injection drug use, injection-related HIV, or both during the past decade.

HIV/AIDS in Nigeria: Toward Sustainable U.S. Engagement

Mon, 01 Aug 2005 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.

Expanded HIV Testing

Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0500

This paper is a product of the CSIS Task Force on HIV/AIDS.

Battling HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia

Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0500

This is a report of the CSIS HIV/AIDS Task Force delegation to Ethiopia May 23-28. Delegation co-chairs were Princeton Lyman and Kathleen Cravero.

Enhancing the Rapid Response Capacity of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator

Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0400

This is a report of the CSIS HIV/AIDS Task Force in collaboration with the Kaiser Family Foundation, published in June 2004.

Botswana's Strategy to Combat HIV/AIDS

Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0500

Lessons for Africa and President Bush’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria

Mon, 03 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0500

This is a progress report on the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria and serves as an update to the the first CSIS Task Force report on the Global Fund published by Todd Summers in June 2002.

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.

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TC, and Malaria

Mon, 03 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0400

A report of the CSIS Task Force on HIV/AIDS committee on resource mobilization and coordination.

Expanding Antiretroviral Treatment in Developing Countries Creates Critical New Challenges

Mon, 03 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0400

This report, published in June, 2002, is a product of the first phase of the CSIS Task Force on HIV/AIDS and its committee on capacity building.

Strengthening U.S.-French Collaboration on HIV/AIDS in Africa

Mon, 03 Dec 2001 00:00:00 -0500

A report based on the outcomes of the CSIS/Brookings Center on the United States and France (CUSF) conference on Strengthening U.S.-French Collaboration on HIV/AIDS in Africa, which took place December 3, 2001.

Africa Notes: HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia: The Silence Is Broken; the Stigma Is Not - July 2001

Sun, 01 Jul 2001 00:00:00 -0400

The views on HIV/AIDS contained in this paper are those of a layperson. They represent the thoughts of a political scientist who served for more than three years (1996–1999) as the U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia. During that time he was actively involved in the HIV/AIDS issue.