Senator Frist Documents Humanitarian Trip to Haiti
We've been following Senator Frist as he's spent the last week with Samaritan's Purse delivering medical care and supplies to the people in Haiti.
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Bill Frist Travels to Haiti for Medical Mission with Supplies
The medical need in Haiti is desperate -- in particular for surgeons. Bill Frist has decided to join fellow physicians in Haiti and will be blogging daily to report what is happening on the ground.
Planning for the Second Week and Beyond in Haiti
What happens when an emergency team is dispatched to the site of a natural disaster? CSIS Expert Phillip Nieburg discusses some of the questions and concerns that should be addressed during the early days of the relief effort in Haiti.
Video: A Look at Kibera
The CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health Policy visited Kenya to get a look at the on the ground realities of delivering health care in developing nations. Watch as the commissioners visit Kibera, one of the largest informal settlements in the world, and examine the unique relationship between Carolina for Kibera and the CDC.
What’s Your Living Proof?
On Wednesday night Bill and Melinda Gates launched the long-awaited Living Proof Project. As impatient optimists, the pair dazzled the audience with a combination of data, compelling videos, photographs and humor.
Admiral William J. Fallon: Global Health Matters to the U.S.
Admiral Fallon gave a keynote address at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center for the CSIS/Triangle Consortium event, "Why Global Health Matters to North Carolina." Read his transcript here.
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Reflections on US Assistance to Kenya’s Health Sector
Commissioner Peter Lamptey, President of Public Health Programs at Family Health International, offers his reflections on US support for Kenya's response to HIV. To help mitigate Kenya's impending "HIV treatment mortgage," Lamptey suggests increased integration of services, a massive scale-up of prevention activities, and implementation of a new partnership framework to guide future assistance.
HIV and Needle Drugs: A Growing Problem
Admiral Fallon (Ret.) and his team certainly don't have an easy Tuesday. After visiting a commercial sex worker drop-in center earlier this afternoon, they're headed directly to a halfway house in Mombasa to examine the growing problem of HIV spread through needle drugs in Africa.
Meeting With Kenya’s Sex Worker Counselors
Admiral Fallon (Ret.) and his team are heading out to a commercial sex worker drop-in center to examine the most HIV-at-risk populations in Kenya, and meet with the peer educators who counsel the sex workers every day.
A U.S. Academic Partnership With The Rift Valley
Commissioner Mike Merson is the Director of the Global Health Institute at Duke University. It's only natural that he and his team would go to the Rift Valley to study a unique collaboration between American universities and African partners to help combat HIV and other health issues. The program operates at 19 locations in Africa and cares for over 55,000 HIV patients.
Looking at a Comprehensive HIV Care Center in Mariakani
Admiral Fallon and his team will soon head to the Mariakani District Hospital in the Coast Province. The hospital is unique because it is home to a comprehensive HIV care center, established with USAID support. There, the team will study the positive impacts of the program - and what that can teach us about delivering quality care to people living with HIV.
In Nyanza: Studying Rural Health Tiwani Health Center
Out in the rural province of Nyanza, health care is a constant struggle. At the Tiwani Health Center, Helene Gayle and others will be looking at the health challenges posed by inadequate infrastructure and staffing, malnutrition, and a lack of clean water.
Home Based Care: A Solution For Kenya?
Admiral Fallon (Ret.) and team are heading out now to visit a new health care project in the Coast Province. The APHIA II Project is designed to provide home-based care to Kenyans who need it. The commissioners will be sitting down for a conversation with HIV-positive clients, who are also community health workers.
Day 2: Splitting Up To Tour Kenya
This morning, the commission is splitting into three separate groups to cover more ground.
Helene Gayle's group today flew to the Nyanza province, while Ret. Admiral Fallon and his group of commissioners are traveling to the Coast Province. Although in different parts of Kenya at different facilities, both groups are studying similar issues: the impacts of U.S. investments in African health, maternal health issues, and the challenges of reaching rural African populations with health service
First Pictures In From Kenya
We've just received our first set of snapshots from the commission's trip to Kenya. Among those pictured are Commission co-chair Admiral William Fallon (retired) of the U.S. Navy; Karen Remley, Health Commissioner for Virginia; and Steve Morrison, Senior Vice President and Director of the Global Health Policy Center.
Background on the Post-Election Crisis in Kenya
Jennifer Cooke, Director of the CSIS Africa Program, provides background and analysis of the Post-Election Crisis in Kenya.
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Rep. Keith Ellison: An opportunity to help citizens around the world
Representative Keith Ellison [D-MN] talks about his Africa trip and upcoming mission to Kenya with the CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health Policy.
Secretary Clinton’s Africa Trip: The broader context of U.S. Policy
This month, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Africa, with stops in many countries. Stephen Morrison, Director of the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, offers commentary on this trip.
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An “extraordinary moment” for global health
Today I am thrilled to co-chair an effort that maintains this core goal, but with several new and exceptional personalities in the mix: The CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health Policy.
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- Improving Global Health is Good Foreign Policy
Alongside Bill Gates and former President Clinton, Senator Jeanne Shaheen lauds the Commission Report at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing. - Haiti on the Ground: an Interview with Dr. Ronald Waldman, USAID
Katherine Bliss interviews Dr. Waldman, Coordinator of the United States Medical and Emergency Response in Haiti, on the short-term and long-term challenges facing the nation following the January 12th earthquake. - Essay Winner Spotlight: Investing in Long-Term Partnerships Overseas
Highlight of the award winning essay by Annie Dude, 1st place winner of the CSIS Smart Global Health Essay Contest. Annie's essay focuses on her experiences living and working with fellow medical students in India, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico. - The Safety of Food and Drug Imports
CSIS hosted an address by Dr. Margaret Hamburg, the 21st Commissioner of Food and Drugs at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Essay Winner Spotlight: Health Policy, Governance and Accountability
Highlight of the award winning essay by Rodrigo Arnez-Rojas, 2nd place professional/non-student winner of the CSIS Smart Global Health Essay Contest. Rodrigo's essay focuses on health policy, governance and accountability. - Confronting the Tough Challenges in HIV Prevention
The United States Global AIDS Administrator, Ambassador Eric Goosby, came to CSIS on Tuesday January 19 to discuss the expanded role of prevention in the President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), as part of the joint CSIS and University of Miami Knight Center for International Media Global Challenge Series. - Senator Frist Documents Humanitarian Trip to Haiti
We've been following Senator Frist as he's spent the last week with Samaritan's Purse delivering medical care and supplies to the people in Haiti.
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- Haiti on the Ground: an Interview with Dr. Ronald Waldman, USAID
- 1st Place Essay Winner: Investing in Long-Term Partnerships Overseas
- FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg: The Safety of Food and Drug Imports
- Improving Global Health Through Policy, Governance and Accountability
- Improving Global Health through Research, Education, and International Collaboration