I am a technical director in external supply for Consumer Healthcare and have been at GSK for 13 years. I’m passionate about making a difference in the world and giving back to society, which is a foundation of my family’s beliefs. It was this ethic...
In a rural town in the Amhara region of Ethiopia, Wondu has again been admitted to Woreta Health Center. Wondu has been in and out of the center more than a dozen times already and he isn’t even two. His parents thought he was just...
New partner content from JustActions shows why continued neglect of pneumonia threatens the achievement of health goals. See the full report here and the main messages. There have been several excellent reports about pneumonia in recent years. What is different about this one is that it uses...
Pneumonia and Diarrhea Progress Report: 2018 A new report finds health systems are falling woefully short of ensuring the most vulnerable children have sufficient access to prevention and treatment services in 15 countries that account for 70% of global pneumonia and diarrhea deaths in children under...
[caption id="attachment_11263" align="alignleft" width="568"] Vaccines can be an important entry point for children and families to the rest of the primary healthcare system Image: REUTERS/Nicky Loh[/caption] By Keith Klugman When I completed my medical degree in South Africa in 1981, the country had one of the highest...
This is a social media toolkit for the Devex article 10 signs we’re winning the fight against pneumococcal disease, by Maria Deloria Knoll, PhD. Dr. Knoll is a senior scientist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She also serves as the associate director of science...
Illnesses Don’t Discriminate: Vaccines Work Authored by Carolyn Miles and William Moss. Carolyn Miles is the President & Chief Executive Officer of Save the Children US. William Moss, MD, MPH is the Interim Executive Director at the International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Parents...
Authored by Dr Kate O’Brien, Executive Director of the International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC), and Professor of International Health and Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Gavi/2013/Adrian Brooks When it comes to stopping childhood pneumonia, the odds are stacked against the poor and vulnerable;...
Authored by Cammie Lee and Kelly Toves. Originally posted at Research for Development, here. Editor’s Note: I recently caught up with Cammie Lee, program director for R4D’s market shaping practice. In the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing examples about how this approach is being applied to improve access to...
Authored by Yewedalem Tesfaye, Yosef Alemu, and Viviana Rivas. Originally posted at Results For Development, here. Pneumonia is the leading killer of children under 5 globally. Approximately one million children die from pneumonia each year, and most of these deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries. Highly effective and...
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