Tag Archives: Malaria

USAID Focused on Improving Technology Delivery from “Bench to Bush”

Posted on by

Photo source USAID

While speaking at the National Institutes of Health on Tuesday, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah told the audience of scientists how the development agency would support the creation of new innovations and their delivery to improve the health of the world’s neediest populations.

After briefly describing President Barack Obama’s six-year $63 billion Global Health Initiative (GHI) and its goals of building a more coordinated response, Shah shifted away from health systems strengthening, and disease by disease, described how new technologies are needed to alleviate global suffering.

Continue reading →

What marked us in 2010 and looking ahead to 2011

Posted on by

During this time of reflection, we remind ourselves of the progress made and challenges ahead to break the implementation bottleneck in global health delivery. We also want to take this opportunity to thank all our supporters, collaborators, partners, and all the moderators of GHDonline communities as well as thousands of global health implementers who exchange knowledge and experience to improve the delivery of health care. Because of them, we are able to forge ahead in our mission to improve health among disadvantaged populations worldwide by systematizing the study of global health delivery and rapidly disseminating knowledge to practitioners through a range of coordinated initiatives. Healthy New Year to all!

Far from a comprehensive list, we briefly reflect on events that marked us, and look ahead to 2011.

Continue reading →