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Prelude to the Chronic Poverty Report 2008: Escaping poverty traps
posted Wednesday, July 02, 2008 10:41 AM by Andrew Shepherd

It is clear that many of today's poor will simply stay poor, even if economic growth is sustained. They are caught in one or more of five poverty traps: insecurity of life or livelihood; weak citizenship status; living in a deprived area; experiencing social discrimination; or held back by poor quality work. The second international Chronic Poverty Report, launched next week, shows that the poorest can be included in progress. .. (more)

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Accra High Level Forum – Accountability before aspiration?
posted Friday, March 28, 2008 1:22 PM by Kent Buse

This proliferation of global health initiatives is ringing alarm bells in terms of the challenges for partner country leadership and transaction costs. So it was welcome news that the concept of "Health as a tracer sector" would be on the table at the Accra High Level Forum (HLF) in September 2008. But when we look at the agenda, why has health been relegated to one of three topics to be addressed in one of the nine round tables? .. (more)

3396 Views,  7 Comments


Moving beyond the rhetorical: Investing in gender equality to achieve the right to health
posted Thursday, March 06, 2008 5:59 PM by Cora Walsh and Nicola Jones

After decades of work to tackle gender disparities in healthcare, gender remains a significant factor in the poor health of millions around the globe. Women account for the majority of the world’s poor, and being a poor woman carries serious health.. (more)

2711 Views,  3 Comments


The view from Davos - Part one: Global corporate citizenship in 2008
posted Thursday, January 31, 2008 12:04 PM by Simon Maxwell

Last week, I attended the World Economic Forum in Davos. This is the first of four blogs with my reflections and predictions on how the debates will be taken forward in 2008... (more)

2711 Views,  3 Comments


A blind spot in the migration debate: who’s being left out in the cold?
posted Monday, December 17, 2007 11:23 AM by Priya Deshingkar

Tomorrow is International Migrants Day, a day to recognise the enormous role that migrant workers play in the global economy and to share experiences to ensure their continued protection. For illegal or forced migrants, however, this day is pretty insignificant since international discussions on the topic tend to exclude them, focusing instead on the rights of legal migrants... (more)

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World AIDS Day – Time for enlightened leadership
posted Friday, November 30, 2007 11:34 AM by Kent Buse

Past leadership, of different types, has been successful in controlling sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Despite this, we are still far from curbing the HIV/AIDS pandemic. What types of leadership will be needed in 2008 and beyond in order to achieve real progress, and to which particular challenges these types of leadership might best be directed?.. (more)

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Why the International Year of Sanitation is no matter for prudery
posted Wednesday, November 14, 2007 6:26 PM by Peter Newborne

The International Year of Sanitation is an opportunity to draw attention to S&H goals. From ‘World Toilet Day’ on November 19th, the launch of the IYS on November 21st and the year of activity that follows, development practitioners around the world can expect to witness a renewed and more determined effort to make the case that providing better sanitation & hygiene facilities for poor households is a development priority – especially for the benefit of all the people who are currently without basic means to carry out a basic daily function. .. (more)

3848 Views,  3 Comments


Can the International Health Partnership deliver a new way of funding health spending?
posted Friday, September 07, 2007 2:56 PM by Simon Maxwell

The International Health Partnership was launched in London on 6 September, signed by 8 bilateral donors, 7 developing countries, 9 international organisations, and 2 other donors.  Importantly, the ‘signature party’ was led by two Prime Ministers,.. (more)

3039 Views,  9 Comments


Too many cooks to meet the Global Health Challenge? Or simply time to improve the cooking?
posted Friday, February 02, 2007 12:20 PM by Kent Buse

In a recent article in Foreign Affairs, Laurie Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health, of the Council on Foreign Relations  argues persuasively that the recent financial windfall for global health may not only fail to improve health but may well.. (more)

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Getting political with evidence-informed policy
posted Monday, December 11, 2006 4:11 PM by Kent Buse

The Lancet is currently publishing a series of papers on Sexual and Reproductive Health; bringing to policy maker attention the current state of knowledge on the topic. Few people would argue, publicly at least, that they oppose evidence-informed policy. Yet, as we demonstrate in a Viewpoint published in The Lancet on December 9th, in the field of sexual and reproductive health at least, all too often affordable and cost-effective interventions which are technically feasible, in even the most resource constrained settings, are not implemented due to passive or active resistance. .. (more)

2914 Views,  1 Comments


ODI at 16th international AIDS conference, Toronto
posted Thursday, August 24, 2006 5:15 PM by Laura Jarque

ODI researcher, Fiona Samuels reports from the 16th international AIDS conference held in Toronto last week (12th-18th August). The theme of this conference was ‘Time to Deliver’. The previous one was held in Bangkok 2 years ago. These conferences are.. (more)

2196 Views,  2 Comments