Global Health

Healthcare Debate Focuses On Global Health Ranking

Healthcare debate constantly refers to the U.S's lowly ranking in global health — it comes in at 37th in the international table. The rankings refer to a World Health Organization study done at the start of the decade and the WSJ thinks it unfairly...

Published Fri, Oct 23 2009 6:53 PM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

Brazil Shows Tremendous Progress in Poverty and Hunger Fight

Brazil are leading the way in eradicating hunger and improving literacy. The country continues to show significant progress in social development and poverty alleviation. A recent report published by ActionAid saw Brazil top the anti-hunger scorecard...

Published Sat, Oct 24 2009 7:37 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

In Choosing Who Survives Flu, Developing World Most Likely To Suffer

Who gets the most help to fight Swine Flu in a pandemix? Or more to the point, who should you vaccinate first ? Frontline health workers are obviously going to be a priority. And as the New York Times explains, when it comes to allocating ventilators...

Published Mon, Oct 26 2009 12:09 PM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

Delivering Aid By Text Message

Iraqi refugees living in Syria has begun receiving vouchers for food aid by text message. The UN food vouchers involve 1000 test families who receive a $22 of vouchers every two months. Beneficiaries are able to exchange the texted voucher for cheese...

Published Tue, Oct 27 2009 1:44 PM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

Gates Casts Himself as "Impatient Optimist" in Global Health Speech

Bill and Melinda Gates continue to raise their voices for global health asking the U.S. government to expand its initiatives, specifically targeting child birth deaths. They're hoping to reduce deaths by one third. The Gates Foundation explained that...

Published Wed, Oct 28 2009 6:19 PM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

Obesity Spreads to Developing World, Bigger Killer Than Being Underweight

Focusing on five health factors could prevents millions of premature deaths, extending global life expectancy by five years the World Health Organization explained this week. A report explains that poor childhood nutrition, unsafe sex, high blood pressure...

Published Thu, Oct 29 2009 6:17 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

Save A Village, Learn About World Pneumonia Day

Want to learn about Pneumonia? Well it's World Pneumonia Day on Tuesday, so whether you want to or not, you should: Every fifteen seconds a child dies of pneumonia. In global health terms it doesn't receive the sort of status it deserves — it...

Published Fri, Oct 30 2009 1:56 PM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

Ecuador Breaking 2,000 Drug Patents, Big Pharma Says No Problem

Ecuador are breaking drug patents left, right, and center, bypassing patents on 2,000 drugs "in order to produce them locally or buy cheaper versions elsewhere." And that's not the most interesting bit: 14 of the world's biggest pharmaceutical...

Published Sun, Nov 01 2009 6:16 PM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

World Pneumonia Day 2009: Join The Fight

Pneumonia is preventable and treatable; so why does a child die from pneumonia every 15 seconds? Today is the first World Pneumonia Day, and Save the Children is taking action to protect children from a disease that takes nearly 2 million lives each year...

Published Mon, Nov 02 2009 6:06 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

Anti-Malarials Often Ineffective But Historic First Vaccine Could Save 500,000 a Year

It's not just a lack of funding causing millions to die from malaria. Even where provision for anti-malaria medicine exists, too often it's ineffectual . But there is hope with a new vaccine. ActWatch have just released a study of seven African...

Published Tue, Nov 03 2009 11:24 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

Lower Fertility Rate is Improving the World in Incredible Ways

Climate change, hunger and malnutrition, women's rights, war and conflict are all causes in which the situation is likely to dramatically improve should global fertility rates continue to decrease. Soon a milestone will be reached as "only half...

Published Thu, Nov 05 2009 6:59 PM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

Climate Change is Biggest Health Threat to Children of 21st Century

Climate change could kill up to 400,000 children a year. That's the assessment of Save The Children who explain that not only will does climate change represent a huge global health problem that will kill hundreds of thousands every year, but it's...

Published Fri, Nov 06 2009 9:24 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

Obama Still Hasn't Appointed Leader to US Agency for International Development

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) still doesn't have a confirmed leader. Issues that need a full-time voice lack the volume necessary to really move the White Hosue. All five previous administrations appointed someone...

Published Sun, Nov 08 2009 5:36 PM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

US Fears Feeding Terrorists, Delays Emergency Food Aid for Somalia

The U.S. recently delayed emergency food aid to Somalia out of concerns that it would end up in the hands of terrorists. Now, the impact of the interruption is becoming clear and causing huge problems, with rations to starving people being cut. The decision...

Published Mon, Nov 09 2009 4:27 PM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

President Obama Finally Appoints USAID Administrator

After hundreds of days of waiting, President Obama has finally nominated an administrator for USAID (United States Agency for International Development). Dr. Rajiv Shah currently works as Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics and Chief...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2009 10:27 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

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