Posted on Feb 01, 2012 at 09:10 am
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. Assaults like these have long been part of the landscape of armed and civil conflict. Yet, for decades, a paucity of regular reporting on the frequency, dynamics, and impacts of these assaults; lack of attention to strategies to prevent attacks; and absence of accountability mechanisms for those who perpetrate assaults has allowed these assaults to continue with impunity.
Posted by CSIS Staff on Jul 06, 2011 at 10:24 am
On June 28th, the CSIS Global Health Policy Center released the final report of its project on the Defense Department’s overseas medical research laboratories, which are important U.S. assets at the intersection of health and security.
Posted on Mar 17, 2011 at 09:50 am
To achieve important outcomes from the September 2011 UN High Level Meeting on NCDs, Dr. Devi Sridharfour of the University of Oxford proposes four recommendations : clearly define NCDs, translate evidence into action, elevate the leadership for NCDs, and put forward clear measurable goals.
Posted by CSIS Staff on Mar 09, 2011 at 04:12 pm
The CSIS Global Health Policy Center convened key government officials and leading experts at a March 7 forum on U.S. leadership in global health.
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."
Posted by Janet Fleischman on Nov 25, 2009 at 11:43 am
Janet Fleischman, Senior Associate of the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, asks if the time is right for the U.S to make gender equity an explicit priority of U.S. global health programs.
Posted by CSIS Staff on Nov 16, 2009 at 03:02 pm
Gaudenz Silberschmidt, Head of the Division of International Affairs, Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland, authors a report on identifying common ground for a U.S.-EU global health agenda.
Posted by CSIS Staff on Nov 13, 2009 at 03:44 pm
Thomas J. Bollyky, Visiting fellow at the Center for Global Development (CGD), authors a new report for the CSIS Global Health Policy Center.
Posted by CSIS Staff on Oct 21, 2009 at 02:06 pm
Read a new report for the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, by Charles W. Freeman III and Xiaoqing Lu Boynton
