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U.S. Leadership in Global Health

October 13th, 2011

By: Linda Diep

On Tuesday, I attended a panel discussion hosted by the TCU Schieffer School of Journalism and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Entitled “U.S. Leadership in Global Health,” the event was moderated by Bob Schieffer, Chief Washington Correspondent for CBS news, and anchor for “Face of the Nation.” Panelists included the following:

The discussion kicked off with talk about U.S. foreign assistance. In 2003, the U.S. spent $1.7 billion on global health, increasing to $8.8 billion in 2010. These figures may be staggering, however, this funding only accounts for 1% of our overall spending. Thomas Frieden of the CDC emphasizes that this aid is important due to globalization – we are interconnected with other nations and it is in our best interest to address the diseases of the developing world even if they don’t currently affect us. Representative Kay Granger goes on to say that America is a caring country, and we are willing to provide help where it is needed. » Read more: U.S. Leadership in Global Health

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Dr. Peter Hotez Awarded for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health

September 28th, 2011

Photo credit: PAHO/PAHEF

We are proud to announce that Dr. Peter Hotez, president of the Sabin Vaccine Institute, is the 2011 recipient of the Abraham Horwitz Award for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health.  Awarded by the Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Horwitz Award recognizes Dr. Hotez for his dedication to improving the lives of the impoverished and his tireless work in public health within the Americas.

Dr. Peter Hotez receives the prestige Horwitz Award

This award’s recognition of Dr. Hotez showcases the great progress being made in neglected tropical disease research, advocacy and prevention, but there is still much work to be done in our efforts to end the neglect. Check out the full press release below:

Pioneering scientist Dr. Peter Hotez wins major award for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health

The Abraham Horwitz award will honor Dr. Hotez’s extensive work in global health over the past 30 years

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Sept. 26, 2011- Dr. Peter Hotez, president of the Sabin Vaccine Institute, was honored today with the prestigious Abraham Horwitz Award for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health.  The annual award, presented jointly by the Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), recognized the major public health contributions that Hotez has made to improve the lives of people living in the Americas. » Read more: Dr. Peter Hotez Awarded for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health

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Join up, Scale up: how integration can defeat disease and poverty

September 14th, 2011

A new report co-authored by a number of big influential players in global health was released today. Entitled “Join up, Scale up: How integration can defeat disease and poverty,” the document discusses how integration is the key to global and public health successes:

“As governments prepare to gather at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 19 and 20, a new report published by a group of six influential aid agencies provides clear and compelling evidence that a new combined approach to tackling poverty and disease that brings together work on water and sanitation, health, education and nutrition achieves better results for the world’spoorest.

Entitled “Join up, Scale up: How integration can defeat disease and poverty,”the report co-authored by Action Against Hunger, Action for Global Health, End Water Poverty, PATH, Tearfund and WaterAid, highlights examples across 17 countries of how bringing different development approaches together – or integration – is working to help tackle poverty and disease, and calls on the international community including donor and developing country Governments to prioritize and invest in these joined-up programs.”

To read the report and view the press release, click here.

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“Houston, We Have a Solution.” Why The Texas City Could Be the Next Great Global Health Hub

August 4th, 2011

This week on UN Dispatch, DC-based journalist Jaclyn Schiff highlights Sabin Vaccine President Dr. Peter Hotez’ relocation to Houston, Texas to join the Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.

Reposted from UN Dispatch, the United Nations’ News and Commentary Forum
By: Jaclyn Schiff

Where should editors station reporters that would best position them to uncover the next great global health story?

Should the focus be on Geneva, where the World Health Organization is headquartered? Or maybe Seattle, home of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — which seems to have something new related to international health going on almost every day?  Perhaps the next huge story is in Pakistan, where the CIA’s effort to hunt Osama Bin Laden might have significantly damaged global polio eradication efforts?

Nope. Those places are major global health hubs for sure. But the emerging story is further south. In Houston, Texas to be precise.

Houston is well-known for the Texas Medical Center (TMC), which is comprised of 49 institutions and describes itself as the largest medical center in the world. The Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative is highly regarded for its leading role in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. Beyond HIV/AIDS however, Houston hasn’t really featured prominently on the global health community’s radar.

That is about to change.

Click here to read the full story on UN Dispatch.

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