As we mentioned in this post yesterday, there was a certain degree of hubbub about a “major policy speech” by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and what insights it might provide into the administration’s approach to foreign aid. Alas, Clinton’s speech wasn’t so major after all, at least when it comes to global health issues. Here’s the […]
Dr. Kenneth Mayer, co-chair of the Center’s Scientific Advisory Committee and a professor of medicine at Brown University, talked about the benefits of using PEPFAR as a platform on which to build broader health systems in this NPR story that aired this morning. NPR’s Brenda Wilson takes a look at President Obama’s global health plan, […]
HIV
Thirty years ago this week Congress passed the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act, named for the young man who stood up to stigma and […]
Tuberculosis
In the six weeks before South Africa responded its first diagnoses of COVID-19 with the start of physical distancing measures, more than 47,000 people on average […]
Research & Development
With 2018 data showing highest incidence acute flaccid myelitis since monitoring began, officials say awareness, recognition of rare life threatening condition will be crucial to early […]
Policy
By Karen Carvajal, M.D. Over the course of human history we have come a long way in our fight against the threat of infectious diseases and, […]