March 2010 - Global Health - The Network of Care

Turning Toilets Into Trees

What if you could turn your *** into food? The idea may seem crass and unsanitary, but that concept is actually becoming the basis of sanitation projects across the developing world. Composting toilets -- known as ecological sanitation (or eco-san for...

Published Sat, Mar 06 2010 10:48 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

No Health Care for Domestic Trafficking Survivors

Normal 0 0 1 349 1992 University of Chicago 16 3 2446 11.1282 0 0 0 Much has been written over at our human trafficking blog about the lack of services offered to children and adults who are victims of trafficking and sexual abuse. But while we often...

Published Mon, Mar 08 2010 7:43 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

On Int'l Women's Day, the Search for Women-Driven Solutions to HIV/AIDS

Congratulations to the city of DC, which recently became the first in the nation to distribute free female condoms -- a move that, whether intentional or not, closely coincides with today's celebration of International Women's Day. It's a...

Published Mon, Mar 08 2010 9:28 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

The Search for Women-Driven Solutions to HIV/AIDS

Congratulations to the city of DC, which recently became the first in the nation to distribute free female condoms -- a move that, whether intentional or not, closely coincides with today's celebration of International Women's Day. It's a...

Published Mon, Mar 08 2010 9:28 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

3 Lessons For Future Global Health Leaders

As student interest in global health skyrockets , what's the best advice experts have to offer future leaders in the field? This past weekend, I had an opportunity to find out at GlobeMed 's fourth annual Global Health Summit , an event headlined...

Published Wed, Mar 10 2010 8:06 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

Inside India's Sagging Health System, One State Shines

Normal 0 0 1 436 2488 University of Chicago 20 4 3055 11.1282 0 0 0 All is not right with India's health care system. Across the country, infant mortality and communicable disease rates are alarmingly high, and malnutrition stunts the growth of almost...

Published Wed, Mar 10 2010 7:20 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

In Kenya, Anti-Abortion Laws Kill Schoolgirls

In Kenya, nearly half of all women give birth before age 20. Between low access to contraception, sex education and past surges in rates of sexual violence, that figure's not at all surprising. Not to mention the fact that for many, the alternative...

Published Tue, Mar 09 2010 4:04 PM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

What Haiti's President Will Tell Obama

When Haiti's president arrives at the White House tomorrow to speak with Obama, will he come with a supplicant's "hat in hand," as Agence France-Presse puts it? Not quite. In his meeting with Obama, President Rene Preval says he plans...

Published Tue, Mar 09 2010 9:15 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

Refugee Women Turn Papyrus and Sun Into Sanitary Pads

On the heels of Eric's discussion of sanitary pads and schoolchildren last week , thought I'd follow up with a story about where sanitary pads are genuinely benefiting women: in refugee camps. For women living in refugee camps, an item as basic...

Published Tue, Mar 09 2010 7:34 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

The Great Aid Debate: Does Aid Work?

Every once in a while, someone gets to feel very smart by smugly announcing that international aid doesn't work and it in fact just makes things worse. There is indeed a reason why anti-aid arguments are popular and keep on re-surfacing. There are...

Published Tue, Mar 09 2010 6:47 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

U.S. Vs. Canadian Food Aid: Which Does Better?

When it comes to foreign aid, the U.S. and Canada have long indulged in a degree of neighborly competition over who's more generous. It all depends on what you measure, of course, but at least on one metric -- flexibility of aid -- Canucks are racing...

Published Wed, Mar 10 2010 2:18 PM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

Where There Are No Doctors

In western Uganda's Kyaka II refugee camp, as Laura wrote earlier this week, women are fashioning a living out of sanitary pads composed of waste paper and papyrus. It's a terrific exercise in ingenuity, if not necessarily one that begins to grapple...

Published Fri, Mar 12 2010 8:47 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

Giving Congress the Good Global Health Stories

I wonder whether Bill Gates, burdened by global cares, counts statistics at night rather than sheep as he tries to fall asleep. He certainly has a talismanic series of them to offer -- some of his "favorites" which he rattled off before the...

Published Thu, Mar 11 2010 12:02 PM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

The Ground View: Why Social Justice in Global Health Matters

Recently, Victor argued here that talk of social justice should be more prominent in global health debates . I agree -- though I don't think a rhetoric of social justice is a universal panacea. Using social justice as a frame, though, does help enrich...

Published Thu, Mar 11 2010 9:31 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

Better News on Africa Than You Thought

As often as Sub-Saharan Africa makes headlines, it's rarely for good news. Reports of genocide, hunger, poverty and war generally dominate coverage of the continent. Recently, however, news about the continent's growing economy has been making...

Published Thu, Mar 11 2010 6:59 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

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