The Truth about Ebola: Global Health Leaders Try to Fight Panic with Information

Tara Ornstein, Contributing Blogger The leaders of the global health community have sought to quell the hysteria surrounding the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa. On 14 August 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a statement confirming that the risk of...
Stakeholder Approach to Meet Significant Unmet Medical Needs of Rare and Orphan Diseases

Stakeholder Approach to Meet Significant Unmet Medical Needs of Rare and Orphan Diseases

By Gail S. Thornton, founder of Worldview Communications, and member of the Board of Overseers, Seton Hall University’s School of Diplomacy and International Relations. Rare and orphan diseases are disabling medical conditions which affect nearly 30 million Americans,...
Human Rights and Global Health Funding: What Contribution Can the Right to Health Make to Sustaining and Extending International Assistance for Health?

Human Rights and Global Health Funding: What Contribution Can the Right to Health Make to Sustaining and Extending International Assistance for Health?

Human Rights and Global Health Funding- What Contribution Can the Right to Health Make to Sustaining and Extending International Assistance for Health Lisa Forman, Donald C. Cole, Gorik Ooms, and Merrick Zwarenstein Global health funding has experienced dramatic...
The World Health Organization Engaging with Civil Society Networks to Promote Primary Health Care: A Case Study

The World Health Organization Engaging with Civil Society Networks to Promote Primary Health Care: A Case Study

The World Health Organization Engaging with Civil Society Networks to Promote Primary Health Care: A Case Study Claire Dickerson, Nathan Grills, Nick Henwood, Susannah Jeffreys, and Ted Lankester Engagement between the World Health Organization (WHO) and civil society...
Civil Society’s Contribution to Budget Advocacy for Sexual and Reproductive Health: Findings and Lessons Learned from Three Country Studies in Bangladesh, The Philippines and Uganda

Civil Society’s Contribution to Budget Advocacy for Sexual and Reproductive Health: Findings and Lessons Learned from Three Country Studies in Bangladesh, The Philippines and Uganda

Civil Society’s Contribution to Budget Advocacy for Sexual and Reproductive Health: Findings and Lessons Learned from Three Country Studies in Bangladesh, The Philippines and Uganda Clare Dickinson, Dale Huntington, Rene Loewenson, Terri Collins, Sujit Ghosh and Nel...