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The field of global health is changing, with interest in a new era of multi-stakeholder involvement, chronic non-communicable diseases, health system strengthening, and universal health coverage. The 66th World Health Assembly, the primary decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), will consider these critical topics for addressing the health-related post-2015 development goals at [...]
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(Image via CORE Group) The Supply Chain Management Subgroup of the Community Case Management (CCM) Taskforce is organizing a webinar series, beginning May 15, 2013. Hosted by the CORE Group, the May 15 webinar will “provide an overview of the common pitfalls and bottlenecks of the CCM supply chain and potential solutions to these challenges.” [...]
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This post originally appeared on the Southern Africa HIV and AIDS Regional Exchange (SHARE) blog. “All the people we need to make a difference in HIV globally are sitting in this room,” said Paul Waibale, deputy director of the Building Local Capacity Project (BLC) for the Delivery of HIV Services in Southern Africa, during the [...]
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Millions of girls in developing nations will avoid getting a deadly form of cancer—cervical cancer—due to a major drop in costs for two vaccines against cervical cancer. Merck and GlaxoSmithKline announced May 9 that costs for the vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) would be cut to below $5 per dose. Over 275,000 women die [...]
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The world needs healthy mothers. Giving birth. Caring for a child. If we only have one story, it is this: We need our mothers. You can help mothers around the world. Give today in honor or memory of your mom. We go where the need is greatest: Saving lives and improving health in places [...]
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Cross-posted from the MSH at Women Deliver 2013 conference blog and WomenDeliver.org. Join us in person or virtually at Women Deliver’s 3rd Global Conference for more discussions on how women lead on Tuesday, May 28, at the MSH booth: #277/283/284, on Twitter @MSHHealthImpact using hashtags #WOMENLEAD and #WD2013, and on MSH’s Facebook page. Strong Women [...]
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TB CARE I Indonesia, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and Indonesia’s National TB Program (NTP) organized a mass-mobilization World TB Day event on March 24, 2013, called “Run 4 TB”. This 5K race drew thousands of runners, bikers, walkers, and observers. (Photo credits: KNCV/TB CARE I) In addition to co-funding [...]
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With less than 1000 days until the Millennium Development Goals expire, the process for setting post-2015 goals continues to ramp up. We take this opportunity to reflect on the current state of community health systems in low- and middle-income countries and consider how the post-2015 agenda could reshape them—perhaps dramatically. Community health systems today [...]
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Cross-posted with permission from the Global Health Knowledge Collaborative. “What is important to you about KM [knowledge management] and why?” was the first question that some 40 small groups discussed, sitting at paper-covered tables with colored markers that invited participants to doodle out loud. The papers and the host at each table captured their conversations, [...]
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