Smart Global Health

04/03/2013

Every day, nearly 800 women die from complications in pregnancy or childbirth, and 99 percent of these deaths occur in developing countries.

To understand a new program aimed at reducing maternal mortality - Saving Mothers, Giving Life - CSIS traveled to Zambia to film this program in action.

Pregnancy-related deaths remain an acute problem in many places, despite overall global declines in rates of maternal mortality. Every day, nearly 800 women die…

02/12/2013

Did you know women who are HIV positive are 4-5 times more susceptible to cervical cancer than HIV negative women? Important new video outlining the challenges in Africa and what's being done - Cervical Cancer and HIV in Women. Watch:

Cervical cancer kills an estimated 275,000 women every year, 85 percent of whom are in developing countries. The link between HIV and cervical cancer is direct and…

01/09/2013

New Video! Watch Joyce Banda, the first female president of Malawi, talk about the importance of women's health and empowerment.

When Joyce Banda unexpectedly ascended to the presidency of Malawi last April, after the death of President Mutharika, many in her country and around the world wondered…

01/04/2013

Interactive map shows obesity rates by country. Can you guess where America ranks? http://reut.rs/UsZIyc

12/21/2012

The past two decades have seen a whirlwind of activity in emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. As Dr. Thomas Frieden, Director of the CDC, says:

"The period has seen a 'perfect storm' of 'something old' (tuberculosis and influenza, including H5N1 and H1N1), 'something new' (HIV, West Nile virus, SARS), 'something that borrowed resistance genes' (e.g., multi-drug resistant TB and methicillin-resistant Staphlycoccus aureus), and 'something someone makes to turn you blue' (anthrax and recombinant technologies)."

New blog: http://smartglobalhealth.org/MicrobialThreats

12/20/2012

New report! http://smartglobalhealth.org/BotswanaPaper

Botswana has made tremendous strides in the fight against HIV/AIDS with the support from the United States' PEPFAR - the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. In the next 5 years, however, that partnership will be tested as the U.S. and Botswana negotiate a complex, multi-year hand off of HIV/AIDS activities.

12/19/2012

What do you think of this? Should the U.S. and other countries follow suit?

Starting in January, the French government will provide contraceptives for girls ages 15 to 18 — without charge and without parental notification. The measure, which passed parliament without debate, aims to reduce teen pregnancies by increasing access to birth control and education.

11/29/2012

Huh. Key To E. Coli-Free Spinach May Be An Ultrasonic Spa Treatment: http://n.pr/ShwFNe

11/26/2012

Great animated video from the World Food Program on world hunger. Let us know what you think:

We have a problem. One billion people go to bed hungry each night. One in Seven That's reason enough to start solving hunger. But there's more. Nourished wom...

11/13/2012

New video! Watch Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa talk about the Fukushima nuclear accident and the unprecedented independent commission that placed blame on government negligence and a conformist culture.

Watch Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa, renowned scientist and public health expert, discuss the conclusions of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Commission, na...

11/09/2012

CSIS Senior Advisor, Todd Summers, explains why Nigeria is a must-win country for global health:

"If there isn’t success in Nigeria, the global picture remains bleak." Find his blog here: http://bit.ly/Tx3qDo

11/08/2012

New Video! Sir Richard Feachem talks about what steps the world needs to take to eradicate malaria. Watch:

Watch Sir Richard Feachem, Professor at the UCSF School of Medicine, discuss the current state of malaria in the world and the opportunities and challenges t...

11/06/2012

An interesting approach to improving sanitation - in India, volunteers beat drums to embarrass men who defecate In public. Do you think this will work?

The Indian state of Rajasthan is taking a novel approach to a pervasive, unsightly and very unsanitary problem among its citizens. Beginning Monday, volunteers in 34 villages in the Jhunjhunu district will police city streets with drums and whistles -- their aim, to shame citizens found peeing and d...

11/05/2012

Report and video on Global Health as a Bridge to Security now available! Find them both here: www.SmartGlobalHealth.org/Security

"Health and security are no longer separate domains for policymakers. Military leaders who once viewed the world through a narrow security lens have become accustomed to building health plans and programs into their decisionmaking."

11/02/2012

New Video! Senior military leaders discuss the importance of global health in keeping America and the world secure.

Also tune into today's event at 12pm EST to hear these leaders discuss the link between health and security LIVE: www.SmartGlobalHealth.org/Live.

Our understanding of global health and its relationship to national security, and the well-being of the wider global community has grown and evolved over tim...

11/01/2012

LIVE Tomorrow, 12:00pm - 2:00pm: Global Health as a Bridge to Security.

“It is now widely accepted that nations with healthy populations are more likely to be productive, prosperous, and peaceful.”

Watch live and ask your questions here: www.SmartGlobalHealth.org/Live.

11/01/2012

In the news: Malaria returns as recession bites Greece.

In the past 16 months, 68 new cases of malaria have been reported in Greece. Lack of funds for insecticide spraying and unseasonably hot weather have contributed to an explosion in the population of mosquitoes that carry malaria. http://aje.me/Szc4ER

10/25/2012

New Blog! Women and Girl's Health: It's More than Maternal Mortality: http://smartglobalhealth.org/MaternalMortality.