By: Olusimbo Ige, MD,MS,MPH, Executive Director, Global Health Unit, Global Ministries When Jean Shailunga of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) contracted cholera, he was more fortunate than many of his neighbors in the rural community of the North Katanga Province. The change-maker for Shailunga was the 16-day cholera treatment he received at a Kizanga […]
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Give a Net. Save a Life.
By Amy Tolchinsky, senior communications officer for the CDC Foundation Imagine living in extremely close quarters with your neighbors, a diet that offers poor nutrition, decreased immunity to diseases and lack of health services. This is what life is like for nearly 277,000 refugees in the Bidi Bidi camp in Uganda—currently the world’s largest refugee […]
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Why the United States Must Sustain Global Health Investments
By: Loyce Pace, Global Health Council & Maria Thacker, Georgia Global Health Alliance Global health organizations work around the world to ensure healthier lives for all people. Continued robust funding for global health is critical to reaching the finish line on bold global health initiatives to which countries around the world have committed resources and […]
