Global Public Health

Measles: Back To The Future Of Public Health?

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.24.2012

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David Katz, M.D.

If measles does make a meaningful comeback, it would imply public health is sliding back as we head into the future. We don't want to go there.

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The Global Fund Is Alive and Well, But Global Health Progress Is in Peril

Simon Bland | Posted 02.12.2012

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Simon Bland

The Global Fund has disbursed over $14 billion in 150 countries to continue the progress towards dramatically reducing the number of people who die from malaria, TB and AIDS.

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Challenges at the Cutting Edge of Fighting Global Poverty

Jeffrey Sachs | Posted 02.03.2012

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Jeffrey Sachs

A dozen clusters of villages around Africa have adopted bold and novel strategies to overcome poverty, hunger, and disease.

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The Five Major Global Health Stories Of Last Year

GOOD | Posted 05.25.2011

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The best news this year was the progress made in vaccine development for meningitis and the advances in HIV prevention....

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Trick or Treat for UNICEF!

Harold Pollack | Posted 11.17.2011

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Harold Pollack

Faithful readers may recall that back in April, I raised a lot of money for mosquito nets to mark World Malaria Day. Well it's that time again. Tric...

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