Category: Global Health & Development

By Hannah R. Buchdahl When the CDC Foundation first reached out to jurisdictions across the United States to assist with COVID-19 response efforts, American Samoa didn’t need the type of surge staff the Foundation was hiring for its COVID-19 Corps. At that time, the unincorporated U.S. territory in the South Pacific didn’t require contact tracers, […]

By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President Poor maternal, newborn and child health care remain a significant problem in low- and middle-income countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that worldwide, 250,000–280,000 women die during pregnancy and childbirth every year and an estimated 6.55 million children die under the age of five each year. The […]

By Dr. Kashef Ijaz, Vice President-Health, The Carter Center Global mental health has been called the “silent,” “parallel,” or “next” pandemic.  In fact, mental health was deteriorating even before the COVID-19 crisis unfolded. In 2018, The Carter Center contributed to a Lancet Commission on Global Mental Health, which says that “the global burden of disease […]

By Maria Thacker Goethe, MPH, CEO, Center for Global Health Innovation On April 25, the world recognizes World Malaria Day because it remains a leading cause of preventable illness and death around the world. Despite being eliminated from the U.S. decades ago, malaria  continues to affect American lives.  Malaria in the U.S. – 2017 with […]

By Judy Monroe, MD In a special episode of the CDC Foundation’s podcast, Contagious Conversations, I spoke with Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, the 19th director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In this interview, Dr. Walensky discusses the career path that led to her new role as CDC director, her experience […]

By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President World Health Day is April 7, and will focus on building a fairer, healthier world. As COVID-19 has highlighted, some people are able to live healthier lives and have better access to health services than others – entirely due to the conditions in which they are born, grow, […]

The Carter Center is honored to join The Saporta Report’s Global Health Thought Leaders rotation. For readers who may not be familiar with our work, allow us to introduce ourselves.  The Carter Center was founded in 1982 by former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, in partnership with Emory University. The Carters […]

When health practitioners and researchers look at underlying causes of poor health and well-being, they see a number of interconnected issues, from race to gender to socioeconomic status and more. For gender, the socially constructed norms and culturally defined roles, responsibilities, entitlements and rights of being female, male or other identities can shape an individual’s […]

The impact of COVID-19 has been felt across the globe—changing the way people work and live. Public health messages about ways to mitigate the spread of the virus continue to be a key tool. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) works to make essential health information and resources accessible to as wide an […]

By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President Access to basic healthcare in Central America largely depends on socioeconomic status and environment (urban or rural). El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras have worked to improve access and quality of care, particularly in rural settings. Despite improvements to health services and systems, rural populations still have difficulty accessing […]

By Dr. Kashef Ijaz, Vice President-Health, The Carter Center The recent observance of the second annual World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day (Jan. 30) prompted me to reflect on my good fortune in overseeing the Carter Center’s tireless work to free people from an array of illnesses that cause untold misery and perpetuate the cycle of […]

By Jenny Parker Health threats are present everywhere, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is called upon to respond to disease outbreaks around the world. In a newly released report, CDC’s Center for Global Health (CGH) takes a deeper dive into its critical global response work, which is essential to protecting us […]

By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President On January 30, 2021, the world celebrated the 2nd annual Neglected Tropical Disease Day, a day designed to raise awareness and engage the general public in the urgent effort to #BeatNTDs. Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) threaten more than 1.7 billion people living in the poorest and most marginalized […]

By Dave Ross, The Task Force for Global Health, and Daniel Stein, Stewards of Change Institute Among the many executive orders that President Biden has signed on his first days in office, it’s heartening to see that he intends to make children one of his primary concerns. Indeed, his plan to significantly expand benefits for […]

By Hannah R. Buchdahl “This is my gap year,” says Anya Bazzell, MD, a recent graduate of the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. But it’s certainly not a year off, not with the COVID-19 pandemic exposing vulnerabilities in underserved communities, including the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. In […]

By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President MedShare exists in order to improve the quality of life of people and our planet by repurposing quality medical supplies and equipment to help improve health outcomes for countless people without access to quality health care. In order to fulfill our mission, three essential ingredients are required – […]

This is a critical time for global health, and the Georgia community is organizing and leading to address the fight against COVID-19 and other public health threats.  On December 17th, The Georgia Global Health Alliance (GGHA) partnered with the Bay Area Global Health Alliance in welcoming 75+ policy stakeholders to discuss the future of global […]

By Toni Perling There’s a sign in front of the Rutland, VT, town hall that reads, “Practice Social Distancing, Stay One Cow Apart.” And Vermont residents have taken heed, making the state one of the most successful in the nation in dealing with the pandemic. That’s due in no small part to COVID-19 Corps Epidemiologist […]

By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President This year has been one of the most unprecedented years in history. Beyond the obvious impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with over 63 million people affected worldwide and close to 1.5 million deaths, communities around the world have been ravaged by fires, hurricanes, earthquakes, typhoons, as well as […]