NPR—Agnes Binagwaho Is A Doctor With ‘Sassitude’

October 28, 2017

Excerpt taken from an article originally published in NPR. Years before she became the health minister of Rwanda, Agnès Binagwaho tried to lock a fellow pediatrician in a hospital room. She saw a doctor…

Washington Post—World leaders rehearse for a pandemic that will come ‘sooner than we expect’

October 24, 2017

Excerpt taken from an article originally published in The Washington Post. The government ministers were facing a new infectious disease outbreak. The mysterious virus was sickening and killing people with alarming speed. Some patients…

Forbes—How Seed Global Health Is Using Education To Reduce Global Health Inequities

October 18, 2017

Excerpt taken from an article originally published in Forbes. Some people can pinpoint the exact moment that inspired their career path. For Dr. Vanessa Kerry, the founder and CEO of Seed Global Health, it…

Why I’m an Advocate

October 17, 2017

My cousin and her baby died during childbirth. Beyond the staggering loss, the part that hurts the most is that their deaths were preventable. They almost certainly would have lived had my cousin been…

Millions of lives saved by taking the time to listen

September 29, 2017

The story of how Rwanda has doubled life expectancy. Bending the Arc tells the story of three friends who believed that poor people shouldn’t die because they didn’t have access to basic medical treatment and medication.…

GE Reports—Investing In Global Health Abroad Actually Boosts US Economy, New Research Shows

September 18, 2017

Originally posted in GE Reports. A vaccine to combat diarrheal deaths in India. A bed net to protect against malaria in Malawi. If this is what comes to mind when you think about the…

The Hill—Health workers go unnoticed at UN General Assembly

Excerpt from an article originally published in The Hill. This week marks the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), when world leaders, business executives, non-governmental organizations and issue experts come together in New York…

The Atlantic—Melinda Gates on Why Foreign Aid Still Matters

September 15, 2017

Originally posted in The Atlantic: Read full article here. A new report from the Gates Foundation shows the devastating effects of a lapse in funding for global health. President Trump’s budget proposal, released in…

New York Times—In Haiti, a Building Fights Cholera

September 12, 2017

Next month marks the seventh anniversary of the cholera outbreak that ravaged Haiti. The disease, which can cause death within hours if left untreated, came less than a year after Haiti was rocked by…

Vital—Invest in Health Systems by Investing in Health Workers

September 8, 2017

A new report provides the first quantitative estimates of the value of stronger health systems—and the lives they can save. In 2012, the US Agency for International Development set an ambitious but critical goal:…