MDG Gap Report released & UNGA excitement
New report is up from the Millennium Development Goals Gap Taskfoce – you can download it here. The Taskforce monitors global commitments to the MDG’s, and had some interesting (yet expected) […]
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Child mortality continues to be on the decline
Today, UNICEF has released their updated child mortality estimates, showing a continued decline in the number of under-five deaths happening annually, to 6.9 million. Pneumonia and diarrhea continue to account […]
Mapping community-based global health programs
There’s a great webcast happening right now on presentations from various experts around mapping community based health programs, as part of an all-day meeting convened by our MEASURE Evaluation project. […]
“The character of our results” in child survival will tell the true story.
Ben Affleck. Hillary Clinton. The Ministers of Health from Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, and a number of other countries. CEOs. Technical experts. Donor representatives. All in all, attendees from 80 […]
Meet the UN Foundation’s Nala
Great Call to Action infographic from the UN Foundation, showing all the things little Nala needs to survive and thrive.
Bill Bicknell shares lessons learned from a life in public health service
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIi6g1m_n6k
Professor Bill Bicknell was my global health policy professor while at BUSPH, and his words still echo in my head every day as a public health practitioner: “Public health is the science and art of deciding who dies when and with what degree of misery.” He made us all think, feel, and live our responsibility to the people we hope to serve.
Bill passed away at his home last night, but is fondly remembered by the many people whose lives he touched. May he rest in peace.
Lancet editor’s strategy for World Health Organization
There are times when I peek at twitter right before I leave to trek through a rainstorm to get home, and am so glad I saw something. Though this picture looks more like a house with words drawn by a kindergartner, maybe starting with this kind of simplicity in vision and focus is exactly what the World Health Organization needs: focus on the pillars of improving outcomes for women, continuing to support improved health in Africa, and focusing in on noncommunicable diseases. All with a roof of sustainable development and built on a foundation of universal health care. Love it.
From @richardhorton1, Editor in Chief of The Lancet & one of the best tweeters around.
Advice to young professionals in global health
Today, our JSI/DC professional development group is hosting a “Speed Networking” event for young professionals to chat with senior staff about their career paths and advice for navigating the field […]
9-year old Alex presents: “Commado”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pLix4QPL3tY
Fantastic video in a series from Mama Hope, dispelling common stereotypes of Africa & opening up a great dialogue.
New resource: Gender & Health Data and Statistics guide
New from MEASURE Evaluation—Gender and Health Data and Statistics: an annotated resource guide. Methods used to compile the resources: “Several different search strategies were used to locate tools, papers, trainings, […]
