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A Cause for Optimism After the MDG Summit

Posted by Katherine Bliss on Oct 12, 2010 at 12:02 pm

The high-profile focus on the need to reinforce global efforts on sanitation and the launch of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves at the MDG Summit offered a cause for optimism, even as the challenges loom large.

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Tags: Pandemic Preparedness, Humanitarian Aid

Peru’s Human Plague Outbreak: Rats, Sugarcane, and the Challenges of Regional Education and Response

Posted by CSIS Staff on Sep 24, 2010 at 12:30 pm

During a visit to Peru in late August, our CSIS team had recurrent conversations about the recent outbreak of human plague in the district of Chocope, roughly 375 miles north of Lima.

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Tags: Pandemic Preparedness, Travel Blog

A Phone Call from USAID

Posted by Julia Nagel on Sep 20, 2010 at 02:31 pm

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.

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Tags: Infectious Disease, Maternal & Child Health, Pandemic Preparedness, Humanitarian Aid, Measurement & Accountability

Transcript: Interview with Dr. Heidi Larson, Executive Director of the aids2031 Project

Posted by CSIS Staff on Sep 17, 2010 at 10:33 am

On September 16th, Dr. Heidi Larson spoke at CSIS about some of the findings of the aids2031 Project. Read a transcript of an interview with Dr. Larson here.

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Tags: Infectious Disease, Pandemic Preparedness, Measurement & Accountability

Report of the CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health Policy

Posted by CSIS Staff on Mar 17, 2010 at 03:14 pm

After almost one year of deliberation, the CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health Policy is proud to release its final report: "A healthier, safer, and more prosperous world."

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Tags: Infectious Disease, Maternal & Child Health, Pandemic Preparedness, Humanitarian Aid, Kenya Trip, Travel Blog, Your Testimony, Past Events, Multimedia, Publications

H1N1 Influenza and the U.S. Response: Looking Back at 2009

Posted by CSIS Staff on Jan 11, 2010 at 10:51 am

The arrival of the new year has inspired a number of newspapers, magazines, and journals to look back at 2009�s experience with the ongoing swine flu pandemic. Read More

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Your Responses to the Essay “H1N1 Preparedness”

Posted by CSIS Staff on Dec 11, 2009 at 12:02 pm

We've received some very useful and insightful feedback to the essay, "H1N1 Preparedness." Here are some of the responses you've submitted!

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H1N1: Do We Know How Many People Have Been Infected?

Posted by Phillip Nieburg on Nov 17, 2009 at 01:33 pm

Phillip Nieburg answers reader questions about H1N1 surveillance.

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Tags: Infectious Disease, Pandemic Preparedness

H1N1 in the Americas: Transmission patterns, vaccine production plans, and popular responses

Posted by Katherine Bliss on Nov 13, 2009 at 04:14 pm

CSIS Americas Program Deputy Director and Global Health Policy Center Senior Fellow Katherine Bliss examines the trajectory of the H1N1 influenza pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read More

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Tags: Infectious Disease, Pandemic Preparedness

China’s H1N1 Response and Public Opinion: Promise and Potential Challenges

Posted by CSIS Staff on Nov 05, 2009 at 03:33 pm

China's robust response to the H1N1 epidemic has earned it international praise, but serious challenges remain. Recent debate over the public's willingness to get vaccinated provides insights into pandemic response in the world's most populous country. Read More

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Tags: Infectious Disease, Pandemic Preparedness

H1N1: Slipping on a Slippery Disease

Posted by CSIS Staff on Oct 28, 2009 at 01:12 pm

In our most recent entry to the H1N1 blogosphere, CSIS experts Stephen Morrison and Philip Nieburg discuss uncertainties about H1N1 vaccine production and the meaning of President Obama's recent decision to declare H1N1 a national emergency. Do you have questions about the global spread of H1N1 that aren't being answered? Let us know in the comments.

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Tags: Infectious Disease, Pandemic Preparedness

Global Health in the 21st Century: Identifying the Big Priorities

Posted by CSIS Staff on Oct 16, 2009 at 03:50 pm

What do sex and chickens have to do with global health?

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Tags: Infectious Disease, Pandemic Preparedness, Measurement & Accountability, Past Events

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