March 2010 - Global Health - The Network of Care

The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act: Can We Make It Global?

It's great to see renewed attention on fighting childhood hunger here in the United States. Like this past Wednesday, when Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln (who chairs the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry) introduced the Healthy...

Published Wed, Mar 24 2010 1:54 PM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Revolutionizing How We Detect Tuberculosis

We know that Mycobacterium tuberculosis infects nearly one-third of the world's population, kills about 1.8 million people annually and is becoming increasingly drug-resistant. So why has so little about detection and treatment for tuberculosis changed...

Published Wed, Mar 24 2010 12:47 PM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

What it Really Means to Bomb the Gaza Tunnels

Normal 0 0 1 320 1828 University of Chicago 15 3 2244 11.1282 0 0 0 Why is a goat, say -- or a box of women's underwear -- considered contraband? To get that answer, you'd have to ask the Israeli government. Last Friday, the Israeli army launched...

Published Wed, Mar 24 2010 7:23 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

On World Tuberculosis Day, Time to Step Up the Fight

Let's face it: despite the valiant efforts of many actors over the past decade, progress in the fight against tuberculosis remains alarmingly slow . But today, in celebration of World Tuberculosis Day , the World Health Organization is focusing on...

Published Wed, Mar 24 2010 6:59 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Haiti: An HIV/AIDS Success Story in the Unmaking?

Among all the collective head-shaking over the past failures of aid in Haiti, one success story stood conspicuously apart: the fight against HIV/AIDS. Long before the Jan. 12 earthquake struck Haiti, the country seemed a testimonial to the results that...

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 3:52 PM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

The Unlikely Beneficiaries of Developing World Corruption

Recently, the Washington Post wrote about a multi-million dollar real estate purchase made by -- of all people -- an 11-year-old boy. Of course, this was no ordinary 11-year-old. Instead, young Heydar Aliyev -- who now owns nine waterfront luxury homes...

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 12:53 PM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Meet Agnes Nyamayarwo, the Woman Who Inspired Bono

Everyone knows the story of Bono: Irish boy made good through his rock band U2, made even better by his relentless attempts to raise the profile of HIV/AIDS and poverty around the world. But what about the woman helped inspire him to action in the first...

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 8:19 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Houses that Lie: Fixing Structural Damage In Haiti and Chile

For an unknowing person walking along the streets of Santiago, Chile, it might not seem that the recent 8.8 earthquake did much damage. That is, until you take a peek into one of the casas de mentira , or houses that lie -- and see that though the outside...

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 6:59 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Uganda: A Rising or Falling Star for HIV?

Uganda is often considered the shining star of HIV control. In 1991, fully 15% of the population was infected with the virus, but by a decade later, that figure had fallen to 5%. What accounts for such success? A comprehensive Abstinence, Be Faithful...

Published Mon, Mar 22 2010 12:02 PM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Could Geo-Based Social Networking Play a Key Role in Global Health?

These days, mobile applications like foursquare are used around the world to help people update their social calendars. Is it possible that in remote areas of developing countries with inconsistent health coverage, the technology could also help people...

Published Mon, Mar 22 2010 10:19 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

In Celebration of World Water Day

Happy World Water Day, everyone! Since 1993, the United Nations has dedicated every March 22 to call attention to the importance of fresh water, sanitation and sustainable water management. This year's theme is Clean Water for a Healthy World , and...

Published Mon, Mar 22 2010 7:00 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Cancer is the New Malaria (How Can We Make Infrastructure Sexy?)

Ashton Kutcher battled CNN to be the first to get one million Twitter followers. He won, and bought 10,000 mosquito nets for Malaria No More as a victory prize. Colin Powell, Warren Buffet and Robin Williams have lent their stunning visages to Smile Train...

Published Sat, Mar 20 2010 1:46 PM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Poor Countries, Poor Choices: An Arms Race to Nowhere

According to a new report , developing countries are spending more money than ever on arms. How bad is it? So bad that according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) , which produced the report, increasing orders of weapons...

Published Fri, Mar 19 2010 12:21 PM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

International NGOs in Haiti On the Defensive

It's always good to see NGOs engaging in some robust debate with their skeptics in the field. Unfortunately, an open commentary posted this week by InterAction -- the largest U.S.-based relief and humanitarian coalition out there -- feels closer to...

Published Fri, Mar 19 2010 10:47 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

4 Ideas for Smart Global Health

What do you get when you ask 25 leaders to come up with a 15-year strategic plan for the U.S. on global health? New ideas for bureaucracy! Well, that plus a number of other thought-provoking recommendations. The Center for Strategic and International...

Published Fri, Mar 19 2010 7:31 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

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