by ghgovernance | Jun 26, 2014 | Asia, Global Health Governance Blog, Maternal Health
By Yanzhong Huang For those who were born in the Chinese countryside in the 1970s, the story of my birth—as my mother used to tell me—is not atypical. When the labor pains began, my mom sent my siblings to the local midwife asking her to come and deliver the baby at...
by ghgovernance | Jun 26, 2014 | Global Health Governance Blog, Governance, Health Security, International Institutions and Multilateral Organizations
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,...
by ghgovernance | Jun 16, 2014 | Fall 2013 Issue, Governance
Sophie Harman and Simon Rushton Rhetoric around the need for more and better leadership is ubiquitous in contemporary global health governance, yet there has been little articulation of what type of leadership is required, who might play leadership roles, and in...
by ghgovernance | Jun 16, 2014 | Fall 2013 Issue
Tess van der Rijt and Tikki Pang Many health issues are transnational in nature and cannot be contained within national borders. Global health is therefore an area of study and research that should involve the collective opinions and ideas of diverse global health...
by ghgovernance | Jun 16, 2014 | Fall 2013 Issue, International Institutions and Multilateral Organizations, Pandemic Response
Asif B. Farooq and Shannon E. Majowicz This paper argues that emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) remain a threat-focused security issue as the relative success of recent international responses do not fully reflect our current readiness for EID...
by ghgovernance | Jun 16, 2014 | Fall 2013 Issue, Governance, International Health Regulations
Kathy Moscou, Jillian Clare Kohler, and Joel Lexchin Pharmacovigilance in low and lower middle-income countries has not been commensurate with increasing access to medicines, despite growing recognition that it is important to health outcomes. Pharmacovigilance is...
by ghgovernance | Jun 16, 2014 | Fall 2013 Issue, Governance, Health Technology, Human Resources for Health, International Health Regulations
James Thomas, Karen Hardee, Andee Parks, David Boone, Win Brown, Sara Pacquée-Margolis, and Ronald Tran Ba Huy Development in global health is addressed by a complex array of institutions working as “global action networks” (GANs). Network theory suggests a fluidity...
by ghgovernance | Jun 16, 2014 | Fall 2013 Issue, Governance, Human Rights, International Institutions and Multilateral Organizations, International Law
Jane Galvão, PhD This commentary describes efforts to address sexual violence, especially in situations of armed conflict, and bringing attention to this issue in connection with the Post-2015 United Nations (UN) Development Agenda.1 Analysis on sexual violence during...
by ghgovernance | Jun 16, 2014 | Fall 2013 Issue
Sirina Keesara, Robert Tessler, Kris Coontz, Carissa Chu, and Chris Stewart As the field of global health grows, the network of stakeholders and the influences on program development become more complex. Future leaders need to be prepared with skills to navigate and...