With more than 3,000 homes in rural Alaska lacking piped water systems, sanitation remains a serious challenge in many remote communities. As COVID-19 reached Alaska, residents in these unserved communities became even more vulnerable to the spread of the virus. “Those communities that lack basic services have higher rates of skin infections, infectious diarrhea and […]

By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President El Salvador, like other Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries, faces significant challenges due to its fast-growing, aging population. In a recent article of ReVista – Harvard Review of Latin America, it was highlighted that the population over 60 years of age in El Salvador will represent 17 […]

By Dr. Kashef Ijaz, M.P.H., Vice President-Health, The Carter Center, and  Gregory Noland, Ph.D., M.P.H., Director, Carter Center River Blindness Elimination Program The elimination of river blindness in Nigeria’s Plateau and Nasarawa states, as confirmed by a recent analysis, shows the value of partnership and persistence in the fight against neglected tropical diseases.  The Carter […]

By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President The year 2020 was one of the most unprecedented years in history and 2021 did not result in the level of recovery that many anticipated. Both years continued to highlight the major issue we face with healthcare inequity and the disproportional impact it is having on impoverished communities. […]

By Dr. Kashef Ijaz, Vice President-Health, The Carter Center, and Sarah Yoss, Associate Director of Special Health Projects, The Carter Center When The Carter Center partners with a country to eliminate a disease through its disease-specific programs or otherwise improve health, a related goal is to strengthen the overall health system of the partner country. Strengthening […]

By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President While the health care system in Senegal is improving, there is still a tremendous need to address health disparities within the population. As a result, only 32 percent of rural households have access to regular health  care. Senegal has only around 3.1 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people, which makes […]

By Dr. Kashef Ijaz, Vice President, Health Programs, The Carter Center Only one human disease has ever been eradicated; that was smallpox, in 1980 — a tremendous victory for humanity. The term “eradication” is defined as permanent reduction to zero of the worldwide occurrence of infection caused by a specific pathogen, with no risk of […]

By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President More than 5 million men, women and children have fled Venezuela since 2014 because of violence, insecurity, and threats aggravated by lack of food, medicine and essential services – making it the world’s second largest refugee crisis, after Syria. The country’s healthcare, local-market, employment and food systems have […]

By Jenelle Williams, Director of Programs, Global Health Action GHA was founded on the belief that the key to improving local and global health is to train, educate, and empower individuals. This core value was put to the test in 2020 as COVID-19 locked down entire communities, exacerbated existing health and safety vulnerabilities, and threatened […]

By Dr. Kashef Ijaz, Vice President-Health, The Carter Center and Eve H. Byrd, director, Carter Center Mental Health Program Journalists and the field of journalism are often criticized, in part because they have a habit of telling us truths we don’t want to know or discussing topics we don’t want to think about. But good […]