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How You’re About to Help Save the Lives of 4 million Children
By Amie Batson, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Global Health Bureau You may not know that the leading killers of children in the poorest countries are diarrhea and pneumonia. You almost certainly don’t know that your contributions can help save the lives of 4 million children – many because of the introduction of two new vaccines to [...]
U.S. Provides Equipment To Female Health Workers in Pakistan
More than 1,500 Lady Health Workers who work in areas in the areas of Punjab and Sindh provinces in Pakistan will receive kits of basic equipment to help them as they offer vital health care services to families in their communities. This donation is part of the United States’ continuing support for Pakistan’s flood relief [...]
Secretary Clinton Holds Town Hall Meeting at USAID on the QDDR
A Legacy of Diplomatic Service: Remembering Ambassador Holbrooke
As part of our “50 Weeks to 50th Years” series, we remember a dedicated leader in the development and diplomacy community – the late Ambassador Richard Holbrooke. He began his career in international development in Vietnam and was an instrumental figure in ending violence in Bosnia. His recent, critical work in countering and ending violent [...]
Receiving the 2010 Presidential Volunteer Service Award
On December 7, 2010, USAID hosted a luncheon to honor 18 Presidential Volunteer Service Award recipients for their volunteer work under the John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer program. The program supports Feed the Future, the U.S. Government’s global hunger and food security initiative, by working to improve agricultural productivity, promote market development, facilitate trade [...]
From the Field
In Albania, we will open a Taxpayer Service Center in Tirana. Based on a new client-centered model, Albania’s General Directorate of Taxation, with the support of USAID and the MCC Threshold Program, will open a new service center in Tirana. The project has supported the remodeling of the infrastructure, including key IT infrastructure that will [...]
200 Years of Global Health in 4 Minutes
By: Ryan Cherlin Let’s be honest, statistics can be boring and oftentimes intimidating. It’s unfortunate because behind every statistic there is an incredible story to be told. While statisticians are not generally known for their charismatic personalities, Hans Rosling has done the impossible—he discovered a way to unearth compelling stories that are often lost in [...]
