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Temperature Check: Border Screening of Travelers Key …

WEBHealth screening procedures include hand washing with chlorinated water and soap, and a temperature check of travelers using a thermoscan thermometer that can detect a fever in seconds. Those who are …

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You Can’t Save Lives if you Don’t Fight Pneumonia

WEBIn 2013, MCSP’s predecessor program—the USAID-funded Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program—joined USAID and more than 100 partner organizations, along with national and global experts, …

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On the Job at USAID: Meeting An Amazing Global Health Hero

WEBOn July 28, in Chennai, India, the world that fights HIV lost a true hero. It was an honor to have met Dr. Suniti Solomon, a pioneer in HIV and AIDS work. How lucky we are to be …

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Strategic Help for Global Health Care USAID Impact

WEBIn the U.S., global health has long been a rare example of bipartisan cooperation. Administrations and Congresses of both parties have supported some of the most …

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Using Science to Accelerate Progress on Global Health

WEBOriginally posted on the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Blog Speaking at the National Institutes of Health yesterday, U.S. Agency for International …

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200 Years of Global Health in 4 Minutes USAID Impact

WEBThe DHS program works with countries’ health ministries and has conducted some 260 surveys in over 90 developing countries measuring key indicators including infant and …

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The LAC Effect: Addressing Inequalities to Save Lives

WEBThe region has made tremendous strides in UHC with significant health reforms that include the Unified Health System in Brazil, The Social Health Insurance …

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This Week at the 65th World Health Assembly (WHA)

WEBThe 65th World Health Assembly (WHA) took place in Geneva and reflected on a decade of progress in global health, particularly in maternal and child health, uncertainty in the …

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Global Health USAID Impact Page 3

WEBRapidly scaling up treatment can be difficult when international partners’ sense of urgency does not always reflect the reality of those most affected by the epidemic. USAID, …

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Freeing Women from Violence Leads to Healthier Lives

WEBThe health sector can play a vital role in preventing gender-based violence by helping to identify abuse early, providing victims with the necessary treatment, and referring …

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‘Reaching the Moon’ in Global Health USAID Impact

WEBAs the U.N. General Assembly opens, we are in the midst of a global health revolution. Our collective work has delivered extraordinary results – a 70 percent decline in child …

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USAID’s Battleground: Expanding Access and Strengthening …

WEBRecent activities included: strengthening health care financing in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Senegal through the use of national health accounts; helping nine …

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Collective Action to Advance the Health of Women and Newborns

WEBGlobal maternal mortality has dropped by one third since 1990, but still every day an estimated 1,000 women lose their life in childbirth. For the past year, …

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Asking the Right Research Questions to Achieve Global Health …

WEBThis blog is part of the Global Health Research & Development Blog Series. Asking the right questions is the first step to generating the ‘downstream’ evidence needed for the …

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Global Health Series: Interview with USAID’s Susan Brems

WEBIn celebration of our 50th anniversary, a number of senior USAID personnel were recently interviewed by PSI for their magazine Impact. We’ll be bringing you portions of these …

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Women Deliver: Bold Visions for Women’s and Girls’ Health and …

WEBI’ve just returned from an inspiring and thought-provoking week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where leaders and advocates from 149 countries gathered for the Women Deliver 2013 …

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Maximizing the Impact of Public and Private Global Health …

WEBAmanda Makulec is a Monitoring and Evaluation Associate, John Snow Inc. In a time of international economic uncertainty, it is more important than ever for donor …

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Taking Stock of Improvements in South Sudan’s Health Sector

WEBIn addition to health and development needs, South Sudan continues to be challenged by conflict, instability, and population movements, including refugees fleeing conflict in …

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PEPFAR: Ten Years of Saving Millions of Lives USAID Impact

WEBAt the time that PEPFAR was conceived of and then established during the George W. Bush administration, the world was witnessing first-hand the destruction of an entire …

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In Ethiopia, supply chains are a smart investment for public health

WEBA little over a year ago, we joined USAID and local partners in a public ceremony to celebrate the arrival of equipment to strengthen warehousing and distribution for public …

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Increasing the Involvement of Men in Women’s Health

WEBTo improve maternal health outcomes for women in developing countries, men must be equal partners since they are the decision makers […] Reducing maternal deaths by 75 …

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Global Health USAID Impact Page 7

WEBThe new 25-bed critical care hospital being built in Harbel, Liberia to treat health care and aid workers who fall ill to Ebola. The new hospital is expected to be …

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