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Making TB Personal: An Ancient Disease and the Need for Innovative Solutions
By: Christy Hanson, Chief of Infectious Disease Division, USAID When I began my career working with Tuberculosis twenty years ago, the outlook for future progress against this biblical disease looked very different than it does today. From 1990 to 2009, the TB community has made tremendous progress—TB related deaths have declined by more than one-third, [...]
Our Common Fight – TB in Eastern Europe and Eurasia
By: Jonathan Hale, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia Several weeks ago, I visited the Central Tuberculosis Research Institute (CTRI) of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences in Moscow. It plays a central role in Russia’s battle with tuberculosis (TB) as the country’s top TB treatment hospital, research center, and medical training facility. Russians [...]
Youth Academy Empowers Tomorrow’s Political Leaders in Rwanda
Appeared in The National Democratic Institute By: Andrew Farrand, Program Officer, Central and West Africa, NDI While young people under 25 comprise approximately two-thirds of Rwanda’s population, historically they have lacked meaningful opportunities to engage in politics. An older elite has traditionally made the country’s political decisions, and during the 1994 genocide, political leaders mobilized [...]
A Look Ahead to World Water Week 2011
Written by Christian Holmes, USAID’s Global Water Coordinator As we enter World Water Week 2011, it is a good time to reflect on the significance of this vital resource that we often take for granted here in the United States, but is such a precious commodity in many other parts of the world. For me, [...]
Maryam’s Story—Reflections on International Women’s Day
Submitted by Meghan Feeley After the International Women of Courage Award ceremony at the U.S Department of State I had the opportunity to speak with Maryam, a special guest from Afghanistan. This is the story she shared… Maryam: As a child growing up as a refugee in Iran and Pakistan, I had seen the white [...]
A History of Health Aid
In the 1970′s, there was an international effort that sought to provide relief and development assistance to the victims of the savage drought that has brought distress to the Sub-Sahara countries of Africa. The United States, through USAID participated in a Recovery and Rehabilitation program aimed at providing the basis for social and economic development [...]
USAID in the News
Weekly Briefing (3/14/2011–3/18/2011) March 14 In a letter to the editor of The Washington Post, Deputy USAID Administrator Donald Steinberg wrote that USAID remains committed to empowering women in Afghanistan. “USAID is providing more support than at any time in our agency’s history to address the illiteracy, poor health, extreme poverty and political exclusion.” March [...]
Developing Kenya through AIDS Vaccine Research
By Professor Omu Anzala, Programme Director of the Kenya AIDS Vaccine Initiative (KAVI) at the University of Nairobi, which recently began enrolling participants in two clinical trials examining the safety and immunogenicity of HIV vaccine candidates. He is also Chair of the University of Nairobi’s Department of Medical Microbiology and an advisor to the African [...]
Children in Kosovo Learn About the Judicial System Through Coloring Books
Submitted by Xheraldina Cernobregu, USAID/Kosovo Children in Kosovo are now Learning About Justice thanks to over 17,000 coloring books that have been distributed to primary schools in rural and urban Kosovo since the project’s launch in June 2010. The coloring books, published with USAID support, have been in high demand throughout the country. “Learning About [...]
Women’s Month Profile: Improving Health Care in Afghanistan
Submitted by Sally Cooper, Communications and Knowledge Exchange Officer at USAID Tech-Serve Dr. Zareena sits quietly at her desk in the corner of a large office, her attention focused on the files open on the laptop screen in front of her. “We are very busy here today,” she said, adding with a smile, “actually we [...]
