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New CSIS Book Out: Global Health Policy in the Obama Second Term (videos)

by ihsection, posted in Information and Social Media, Policy and Advocacy

The following is a series of videos (one on each chapter) on a new book recently released by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Basically, the book looks at the global health accomplishments and challenges in Obama’s first term and makes recommendations for his second term. Based on the interview with Dr. Morrison, who wrote the introduction, it sounds like the book has a pro-administration tone, but it is sure to be an interesting read nonetheless. Following are the videos for each chapter (except for chapter 4, which for some reason is “private”).

Introduction


In the new volume, Global Health Policy in the Obama Second Term, Dr. J. Stephen Morrison discusses major themes from his introductory chapter of Global Health Policy in the Second Obama Term.

Chapter 1: Global Health Diplomacy


Dr. J. Stephen Morrison discusses the evolution of U.S. global health diplomacy over the course of the first Obama term, as well as his recommendations for Secretary of State Kerry.

Chapter 2: HIV/AIDS


In the new volume, Global Health Policy in the Obama Second Term, Dr. Sharon Stash discusses the evolution of U.S. bilateral and multilateral efforts to reduce the worldwide spread of HIV/AIDS, as well as her recommendations for how to proceed toward an “AIDS-free generation” during the second Obama term.

Chapter 3: Malaria


In the new volume, Global Health Policy in the Obama Second Term, Dr. David Bowen discusses the progress, challenges, and his recommendations for continuing to successfully control malaria.

Chapter 5: Women’s Global Health


In the new volume, Global Health Policy in the Obama Second Term, Janet Fleischman discusses the achievements of the first Obama term in regards to advancing women’s global health, and the challenges and opportunities the administration may confront during its the second term.

Chapter 6: Multilateral Partners


In Chapter 6 of the new volume, Global Health Policy in the Second Obama Term, Todd Summers discusses the importance of the multilateral partners for realizing U.S. global health objectives.

Chapter 7: Global Health Security


In Chapter 7 of the new volume, Global Health Policy in the Second Obama Term, Julie Fischer discusses the emergence of the field of global health security and provides recommendations for how the second Obama administration can better align the objectives of the global health and security communities.

WHO Videos on Road and Vehicle Safety

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This is just one of the many videos recently posted by WHO on road and vehicle safety. The WHO published a series of videos on topics including drinking and driving, helmet use, seatbelts, and speeding for Russia, Vietnam, India, Cambodia, Turkey, Mexico, and Kenya. Visit the WHO YouTube channel to see all of the videos.

CGDev Video: It’s All about MeE – Project Design by Experiential Learning

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Lant Pritchett discussed a new working paper, which reframes the impact evaluation debate. Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) has always been an element of implementing organizations’ accountability to their funders, and recently there has been a push for much greater rigor in evaluations to isolate causal impacts and enable more ‘evidence based’ approaches to accountability and budgeting. Pritchett and his co-author extend the idea of impact evaluation, and show that the techniques of impact evaluation can be directly useful to implementers, rather than a potentially threatening accountability mechanism. They introduce the concept of experiential learning (“e”), which allows implementing agencies to leverage monitoring data to search across alternative project designs. Within-project variations in design can serve as their own counter-factual, dramatically reducing the incremental cost of evaluation and increasing the usefulness of evaluation to implementers. The right combination of M, e, and E provides the right space for innovation and organizational capability building, while at the same time providing accountability and an evidence base for funding agencies.

WHO Video: Happy New Year

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Around the world, WHO, our Member States and partners, work tirelessly to improve people’s health. All our work is aimed at protecting people’s health and making sure that everyone has the health services they need. Although much remains to be done, we made good progress in 2012.

In 2013 we will push forward on achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and help countries tackle the growing threat to health and development from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Most importantly, we will work to make universal health coverage (UHC) a reality so that everyone can lead longer, healthier lives.

For more information:

http://www.who.int/features/2012/year_review/en/index.html

WHO Video: Dr Bruce Aylward interview regarding attacks on health workers in Pakistan

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During the week of 18 December 2012, at least six people working on a polio vaccination campaign have been reported shot dead in several locations in Pakistan – Gadap, Landi, Baldia and Orangi towns of Karachi city, Sindh Province and Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. Those killed were among thousands who work selflessly across Pakistan to eradicate polio.

The Government of Pakistan and the affected provinces temporarily suspended the vaccination campaign due to concerns over safety of health workers.

Such attacks deprive Pakistan’s most vulnerable populations — especially children — of basic life-saving health interventions. of the children of Pakistan.

Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus that can cause permanent paralysis in a matter of hours. Safe and effective vaccines protect children from the disease. Currently the disease remains endemic in only three countries: Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan.