Julia Nagel is an Ajdunct Fellow for the Global Health Policy Center at CSIS. Previously as the Global Health Policy Center's Digital Media Manger, she was responsible for creating and editing online audio and video content for the Global Health Policy Center’s website, SmartGlobalHealth.org. She also managed its social media and e-mail marketing campaigns. Currently, in addition to working as an Adjunct Fellow for CSIS, Ms. Nagel works as a Digital Marketing Analyst for Voxiva, a technology company that specializes in mobile health solutions. She received her B.A. with a double major in English and political science from Tufts University. She also studied at the University of Cape Town in South Africa and the University of New South Wales in Australia. She can be found on Twitter @jlngl.
While there are several reasons why the HPV vaccine is not gaining widespread popular support, I believe that America’s highly partisan political environment and the upcoming Republican primary are reshaping the current debate.
While most health-related news coverage on Somalia is linked to famine, cholera, and measles, mass vaccination campaigns are occurring throughout the country to prevent against infectious diseases, including polio.
While the Social Good Summit caters to a new army of leaders – the blogger, the technologist, the activist – the mission of the conference is one that everyone should care about: how do we take new emerging technologies and harness them for social good?
With the release of our AIDS 2012 iTunes University course, we’ve received a few questions about how the course works. We thought it would be helpful to give a quick 101 on the course’s basics.
On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a project to reduce the often overlooked, but formidable problem of the world’s traffic fatalities. While a laudable effort by the WHO, I have to ask, why did this take so long?
To reach a larger audience with the message of women's empowerment, New York Times columnist, Nicolas Kristof, is leveraging the reach and access of mobile games.
On October 15th, the United States Institute of Peace held an informative event looking at American aid in the wake of Pakistan's floods.
The 2011 ONE Data Report shows that while 2010 was the highest year on record for development assistance to sub-Saharan Africa, the G7 only delivered 61% of what it promised in 2005.
On September 17th, Dr. Suraya Dalil - Afghanistan's Minister of Health - spoke to a small audience at CSIS about the future of health in Afghanistan.
The October 17-19, 2011 Global Malaria Forum in Seattle hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation made the case that malaria control and eventual eradication efforts have entered a new day.
CSIS explores the nexus between health and security by collecting personal stories of a selection of our nation's leading military and global health professionals.
Last Friday, September 17th, USAID held a phone call with various news and policy institutions providing a preview of USAID’s agenda going into the United Nations General Assembly.
While there are numerous reasons to be optimistic about the future of malaria control efforts, there are also several challenges that stand in the way of eradication.
Watch this short video explaining what NCDs are, who they afffect, and why the upcoming UN High Level Meeting in September is an opportunity we can not ignore.
The Millennium Development Goals call for a halt to the spread of malaria. Through the hard work of government agencies, NGOs, and the private sector, we have already reversed the course of the disease.
At a recent World Bank debate, discussion focused on HIV-discordant couples.
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