February 2010 - Global Health - The Network of Care

Lessons the Developing World Shouldn't Learn From U.S. Healthcare

There are a lot of things that developing countries might learn from the US healthcare system…in particular, what not to do for health financing. After all, when compared to other countries, the U.S. has the lowest life expectancy per dollar spent . Part...

Published Wed, Feb 03 2010 7:04 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

Missing Latrines in Haiti

From a distance, it's hard to visualize the challenges of securing sanitation for those made homeless after last month's earthquake in Haiti. But one vivid account from the Associated Press offers a narrow into what it might look like. Just across...

Published Tue, Feb 02 2010 3:51 PM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

The Case for Pooling Donor Funds in Haiti

It's not exactly throwing stones, and especially after some of the uglier fallouts that have followed emergency fundraising drives, the American Red Cross must be feeling some measure of relief. But this article by Stephanie Strom, on whether relief...

Published Tue, Feb 02 2010 1:44 PM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

Obama's Global Health Budget a Mixed Bag

Once the eyes adjust to the overall $3.8 trillion sticker shock of President Obama's just-released budget, for global health advocates, the proposal represents something of a mixed proposition -- neither unalloyed good or bad. First, the good news...

Published Tue, Feb 02 2010 8:45 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

Somali Pirates Jump into the Fray in Haiti

Since Haiti was stricken by an earthquake on Jan. 12, the unlikeliest of casts has assembled to assist in the relief process. In addition to the usual galley of public and private sector donors, there's the 7-year-old boy from the U.K. who's fundraised...

Published Mon, Feb 01 2010 12:32 PM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

Rebuilding the Haitian Countryside

In the aftermath of Haiti's quake, myriad explanations have been rallied to explain why the devastation wreaked by the disaster was so vast. Poverty, years of government immobility, decades of debt, a legacy of Western oppression -- the list goes...

Published Mon, Feb 01 2010 11:14 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

Cell Phones as Political Tools for Haiti

Has the role of cell phones been exhausted in Haiti's relief and recovery efforts? So far, they've been used to raise an unprecedented $ 30 million via text-message donations. They've also been invaluable on the ground: as Nathaniel has documented...

Published Mon, Feb 01 2010 7:30 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

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