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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.

PacNet #8 - A Moment for Action for the Life Sciences

ellise — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

An important research finding in the life sciences has galvanized and divided the international scientific and security communities.

Egypt and U.S. Health Assistance

jdunton — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Few countries have been as successful as Egypt in parlaying its strategic position into an economic asset. At the nexus of two continents, astride the Suez Canal, and with one-quarter of the Arab world’s entire population, Egypt has made itself an object of interest, and often an object of concern, among the world’s great powers for more than a half-century.

The Private-Sector Role in Public Health

jdunton — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

In recent decades, there has been a decided evolution in perspectives on the roles and responsibilities of business in society. The classic position was Milton Friedman’s 1970 pronouncement that the only responsibility a business has is to return a profit to its shareholders.

Global Hunger and Food Price Volatility in 2012

ecurran — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Early in 2011, food price riots helped trigger one of the most unexpected and significant events of the past decade: the Arab Spring, which saw the downfall of governments in the Middle East, the death of a long-time dictator in Libya, and ongoing strife in Syria and Yemen.

Protection of Health Care in Armed and Civil Conflict

jdunton — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

During recent uprisings in Bahrain, Syria, and Libya, security forces obstructed access to health facilities; harassed, arrested, and prosecuted medical personnel; and even assaulted patients within hospitals.

Polio Eradication in India

jdunton — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

India’s struggle against major health challenges in the past few decades has been a white-knuckle ride, with India illustrating some of the best, as well as the worst, of the health problems of the developing world.

Critical Questions for 2012

ian — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

From international security and regional study to global challenges, CSIS experts will address many of the world's most difficult policy concerns and critical questions in 2012. To kick off the new year, we asked 25 of our scholars to identity what worries them most and what are the biggest opportunities in their respective areas of study.

Terra Nova

jdunton — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Seven years ago, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) made its first investments in South Africa, the heart of the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. These historic investments quickly grew to become the largest single bilateral health account in the world. The resulting story of U.S.

The Future of Global Immunization

jdunton — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

In January 2010 at the World Economic Forum, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation launched the Decade of Vaccines by pledging $10 billion over the next 10 years to support worldwide efforts to develop and deliver vaccines to the world’s poorest countries.

Role(s) of Vaccines and Immunization Programs in Global Disease Control

jdunton — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Much of the substantial progress seen in global health over the past several decades can be ascribed to the beneficial impacts of various vaccines and immunization programs on the control of serious disease among both individuals and populations.

Implementing Health Care Reform Policies in China

jdunton — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

China’s health system has spanned the antipodes of potential health system models, ranging from a pure government delivery model to one radically driven by profit incentives, and now China is seeking a hybrid to suit its hybrid economy.

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.

China's Emerging Global Health and Foreign Aid Engagement in Africa

jdunton — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

This volume is a compilation of papers that were written for the Conference on China’s Emerging Global Health and Foreign Aid Engagement, sponsored by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the China Institute of International Studies (CIIS), in Beijing on May 24, 2011, as part of a larger CSIS initiative to examine the global health engagement of the BRIC countries

Scaling up Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV

jdunton — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) is an essential tool in the fight against HIV.

How Can Japan's DPC Inpatient Hospital Payment System Be Strengthened?

jdunton — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400

This report by Dr. Gerard Anderson and Dr. Naoki Ikegami analyzes how Japan can strengthen its Diagnostic Procedure Combination (DPC) inpatient hospital payment system. Given the one-year time constraint in the design of Japan’s DPC system, a variety of compromises were made in order to satisfy the involved parties.

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.

Using Earth Observation Data to Improve Health in the United States

jdunton — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Earth observations enable us to monitor and predict key environmental phenomena and events that can affect our health. Earth observation data can be incorporated into models to help detect, monitor, or predict disease, providing policymakers with the opportunity to control an epidemic, respond more quickly to disease outbreaks, and act to prevent or mitigate the occurrence of disease.

NCDs trigger a different model of response

ian — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The September 19-20 High-Level Meeting at the UN General Assembly was a high-profile, somewhat risky and ultimately sobering test of the proposition that non-communicable disorders (NCDs) could become a new global health priority.

The United States and South Africa Have no Choice but to Re-Order their HIV/AIDS Relationship. But How can it be Done?

ecurran — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The story of US engagement in South Africa to battle HIV/AIDS over the past decade is one of strategic choice, sustained commitment, and significant human impact, matched by recent strong action by the South African government to assert its leadership in reversing the course of its AIDS epidemic.

Addressing Japan's Healthcare Challenges with Information Technology

jdunton — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Japan is facing the long-term policy challenge of an aging society, which requires increasing amounts of healthcare, both high acuity care and long-term chronic care.

The Defense Department’s Enduring Contributions to Global Health

ian — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

In the spring of 2010, CSIS launched a year-long, independent examination of the U.S. Army and Navy overseas medical research laboratories. The impetus was an awareness that despite the laboratories’ impressive scientific accomplishments and contributions to U.S.

GAVI's Future

jdunton — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Next week, the GAVI Alliance will ask donors to commit $3.7 billion to immunize an additional 250 million children by 2015. Now, as GAVI prepares for its next decade of progress under new leadership, is an opportune moment to examine critical challenges and how they can be addressed to ensure continued success.

Health Diplomacy of Foreign Governments

jdunton — Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

In the fall of 2010, the CSIS Global Health Policy Center hosted three seminars featuring experts on regional politics, global health policy, and diplomacy to facilitate discussion, information exchange, and analysis regarding the linkages between health and foreign policy in key countries.

Leveraging the World Health Organization’s Core Strengths

jdunton — Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The World Health Organization (WHO) was formed in 1948 to act globally as the “directing and coordinating authority on public health” to promote the “attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.” Under this broad mandate, WHO has contributed to historic public health advancements, such as the eradication of smallpox, achieved in 1979, and galvanizin

HIV Prevention among Injection Drug Users in Kenya and Tanzania

jdunton — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

While overall growth in numbers of new HIV infections has slowed in most regions of the world, infections linked to injection drug use (IDU) continue to grow. This trend has been most pronounced in Eastern Europe and Central Asia; however, new infections related to injection drug use also appear to be growing in East Africa.

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.

Getting the Politics Right for the September 2011 UN High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases

jdunton — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The UN General Assembly’s decision to convene a “high-level meeting on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide” in September 2011 creates a major, timely opportunity to elevate chronic diseases onto the global stage.

Health Reconstruction in North Korea

nanderson — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

“… North Korea is not an undeveloped country; it is a country that has fallen out of the developed world... “ Barbara Demick, Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea, NY: Spiegel and Grau, 2009, pp. 4.

U.S. Engagement in Indian Health Care

jdunton — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

When India became independent in 1947, the country was known for its grinding poverty, crushing illiteracy, and omnipresent illness. Six decades later, India has made enormous advances in both economic development and human quality of life.

Beyond Ratification

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

Tobacco use is arguably the greatest threat to global health. Tobacco use and secondhand smoke kill more people annually than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined. Unless action is taken, an expanding pandemic of tobacco-related diseases promises to disable and kill hundreds of millions more in coming decades, mostly in low- and middle-income countries.

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.

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.

The UN Millennium Development Goals Summit: 10-Year Anniversary

ian — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Q1: What are the Millennium Development Goals?

Public Health in South Asia

jdunton — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

South Asia, a region of strategic importance, faces public health challenges on a demographic and geographic scale unmatched in the world. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka are home to nearly one-fifth of the world’s population. Even more dramatic, however, these countries are home to two-thirds of the world’s population living on less than $1 a day.

Paths Forward for the Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Sector

jdunton — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

On the afternoon of World Water Day, March 22, 2010, the Global Water Futures Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C., hosted an event entitled “Paths Forward for the Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Sector.” CSIS organized the event in partnership with several organizations that work to promote access to water and sanitat

Strengthening Global Health Preparedness

jdunton — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The world has entered an era in which the numbers of new and reemerging global health threats argue for a longer-term, more strategic, and more coherent U.S. approach to global health preparedness.

The Challenge of Chronic Diseases on the U.S.-Mexico Border

jdunton — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

On March 17, 2010, the CSIS Americas Program, in partnership with the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, the Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF), and the U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, hosted a half-day conference entitled “The Challenge of Chronic Diseases on the U.S.-Mexico Border.”

Building U.S. Diplomatic Capacity for Global Health

jdunton — Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

As U.S. funding for global health has increased, U.S. diplomatic capacity for supporting and leveraging our global health funding remains stagnant and fragmented.

From Conflict to Pandemics

jdunton — Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The CSIS Global Health Policy Center formed a working group in the spring of 2009 to examine the nexus of security and global health, with a special focus on the missions and programs of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). Specifically, the group concentrated on:

Report of the CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health Policy

jdunton — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

As the United States applies smart power to advance U.S. interests around the world, it is time to leverage the essential role that U.S. global health policy can play. Americans have long understood that promoting global health advances our basic humanitarian values in saving and enhancing lives. In recent years, support for global health has also proven its broader value in bolstering U.S. national security and building constructive new partnerships.

Innovative Financing for Global Health

jdunton — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

In this paper, the authors assess some of the most promising new financing mechanisms for global health, describing their current status, actual and potential benefits, and limitations. They also examine the prospects for increased U.S. involvement in innovative financing for global health, discuss some of the barriers that have hampered U.S.

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.

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.

The European Approach to Global Health

jdunton — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The advent of the Obama administration offers an important opportunity to launch a serious dialogue on strengthening transatlantic collaboration on global health issues. This dialogue will require high-level commitment and engagement from both Europe and the United States. And it will naturally emanate from each side’s internal processes and strategic approach to global health.

Global Health Interventions for U.S. Food and Drug Safety

jdunton — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

In 2007, a series of high-profile scandals involving contaminated blood thinner, toxic toothpaste, and melamine-laced pet food demonstrated the threat that unsafe food and drug imports pose to U.S. public health and international trade. Contaminated and adulterated products have sickened and killed U.S. consumers, fueled protectionism, raised business costs, and destabilized markets.

China’s Health amidst the Global Economic Crisis

jdunton — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The current economic crisis has hit China hard. China's high savings rate is a significant deterrent to boosting domestic consumption, and with little sign of a resumption of global demand for Chinese exports, the leadership recognized early in the crisis that it needed to take aggressive action to ensure growth from alternative sources.

U.S.-Russia Collaboration on Health

jdunton — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Despite a decade of pre-financial-crisis economic growth, Russia continues to suffer from health challenges unprecedented for an advanced industrial society in peacetime. The persistence of these maladies remains a mystery, and their magnitude and nature are reported unevenly in the Western media. Recent Kremlin domestic health policy initiatives hint at promising new directions.

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.