http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog/ en 129@globalhealth.org Copyright 2012 2012-01-30T15:40:21+00:00 http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog_top_stories/ntd_goals_2020/ http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog_top_stories/ntd_goals_2020/#When:14:40:21Z As an historic partnership to combat neglected diseases is announced, a visual representation of the burden and strategy 2012-01-30T14:40:21+00:00 http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog_top_stories/IAC_shape_1/ http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog_top_stories/IAC_shape_1/#When:15:00:20Z Today the organizers of the XIX International AIDS Conference (IAC) announced 15 plenary speakers and presentations that will help shape the overall conference theme “Turning the Tide Together.” 2012-01-27T15:00:20+00:00 http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog_top_stories/MLI_tedros_adhanom_ghebreyesus/ http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog_top_stories/MLI_tedros_adhanom_ghebreyesus/#When:20:04:48Z This is the second of a series of perspective pieces on country ownership from the “Advancing Country Ownership for Greater Results” roundtable organized last week by the Ministerial Leadership Initiative for Global Health (MLI), a program of Aspen Global Health and Development. It attracted 50 people, including senior officials from developing countries, the U.S. government, development partners and NGOs. These stories will run every day this week. 2012-01-19T20:04:48+00:00 http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog/questions_future_financing_cm/ http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog/questions_future_financing_cm/#When:15:49:09Z The latest snapshot on global health financing is in. Dr. Chris Murray and colleagues from The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation presented today the findings from IHME’s third annual report. 2012-01-19T15:49:09+00:00 http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog_top_stories/voices_on_ownership_rajiv_shah/ http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog_top_stories/voices_on_ownership_rajiv_shah/#When:20:07:17Z This is the first of a series of perspective pieces on country ownership from the “Advancing Country Ownership for Greater Results” roundtable organized last week by the Ministerial Leadership Initiative for Global Health (MLI), a program of Aspen Global Health and Development. It attracted 50 people, including senior officials from developing countries, the U.S. government, development partners and NGOs. 2012-01-17T20:07:17+00:00 http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog/house_calls_MBP/ http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog/house_calls_MBP/#When:20:11:09Z As a mother, I know how troubling it is to care for a sick child. As a public health professional working with teams in developing countries for more than 20 years, I have a sense of just how many parents around the world share that worry on any given day. What is one thing that helps allay the worst fears of any parent? Having a health worker close at hand to help diagnose the problem and prescribe the solution. 2012-01-11T20:11:09+00:00 http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog/stemming_migration_msh/ http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog/stemming_migration_msh/#When:17:51:30Z The British Medical Journal issued a report last month estimating that nine African countries have lost $2 billion worth of investment in training and educating doctors who have subsequently migrated abroad. It needn’t be this way. Doctors, nurses and other health professionals do not have to give up home, family and country to earn enough money to give themselves and their children a future, even a modest one. And it needn’t cost low income countries billions of dollars to train the doctors and nurses who then leave for greener pastures. 2011-12-13T17:51:30+00:00 http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog/hiv_and_gbv_prevention/ http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog/hiv_and_gbv_prevention/#When:12:43:38Z We repeated this refrain, clapping the beat as the person in the middle of the circle selected his or her replacement. This activity broke the ice - but what happened next was more serious. Facilitators paired us and asked us to describe an ideal “first time” (for having sex). A question that provoked a wry smile and blush in me inspired tears from others. For many of the participants, their first sexual experience had been tainted by gender-based violence (GBV). 2011-12-08T12:43:38+00:00 http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog/where_money_msh/ http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog/where_money_msh/#When:17:33:54Z I listened to the opening plenary session on Sunday evening as former U.S. President George W. Bush talked about the tough financial environment, particularly in the U.S. Bush reminded Members of the U.S. Congress - none of whom are here - that while it may seem easy to pull back on financial commitments to global health, priorities must be made to save human lives. 2011-12-07T17:33:54+00:00 http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog_top_stories/WAD_2011_change/ http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog_top_stories/WAD_2011_change/#When:19:30:01Z World AIDS Day. It is that time of year again when attention focuses on the response to HIV, looking back at progress made and looking forward to the opportunities and challenges ahead. Much of the attention this year is positive, highlighting the unique opportunities before us. The UNAIDS annual report puts forward the lofty, but seemingly achievable goal of getting to zero: no new infections, no discrimination, no HIV-related deaths. Secretary Clinton’s recent speech putting forward the US government’s international response echoed many of the same messages: we have the science and tools needed to turn the tide of the epidemic, what is needed is the will. The response in the U.S., through the National HIV/AIDS Strategy places an emphasis on achieving measurable results with (and a renewed focus on targeting services for) those at greatest risk, particularly men who have sex with men, minimizing barriers to care and keeping people in care. However, tempered with the good news there are concerns. For the first time in years, the global economic situation and domestic budget battles have put U.S. and international HIV programs on the chopping blocks. There are challenges at the Global Fund, in management, implementation, and the willingness of governments to invest and meet their commitments. 2011-12-01T19:30:01+00:00