RIO DE JANEIRO (19 June 2012) – In response to the virtual removal of the right to family planning services from the agenda of Rio+20 negotiators, a high-profile group of former presidents and prime ministers, and leaders in global health and philanthropy today encouraged negotiators at the Rio+20 sustainability conference to stand up to the Holy See's efforts to block reproductive health services as a fundamental strategy for attaining the goals of sustainable development.
News from and about GHD and recent GHD Activities
Jun 19 2012
By Global Leaders Council for Reproductive Health
May 20 2012
By John Donnelly
May 01 2012
By Aspen Global Health and Development
Over the last half century, despite repeated calls by developing nations, there has been little movement to address the challenges related to the international migration of health workers, often referred to as “the brain drain.” In the health sector, the international migration of health personnel from resource poor to resource rich countries has been increasing and is jeopardizing health
Apr 07 2012
By Global Leaders Council for Reproductive Health
On April 7, 2012, founding member of the GLC Honorable Joyce Banda became the first-female president of Malawi, in an internationally-lauded democratic transition following the death of President Bingu Wa Mutharika. President Banda had previously served as vice-president of Malawi since 2009.
Mar 18 2012
By Aspen Global Health and Development
MLI’s commitment to ongoing learning and adaptation, both in countries and within the MLI/Washington team, was central to the development and implementation of the MLI program.
To this end, MLI contracted with EnCompass LLC as the external evaluation partner to serve in the dual role of evaluator and advisor to share findings and lessons learned with the MLI team.
Sep 22 2011
By Kremena Krumova
As originally run in The Epoch Times
Transfarm Africa's John Guinan is quoted on his views on the new form of imperialism in Africa.
Jun 29 2011
By Matt Styslinger
As posted by The World Watch Institute
Jun 16 2011
By Kremena Krumova
As posted by Epoch Times.- John Guinan is quoted in the article.
While storing food had lost most of its meaning during the last decades due to easy access to global markets and high maintenance costs, the practice could come back into fashion in the face of the global food crisis.
Jun 14 2011
By Aspen Global Health and Development
At the 2011 Global Health Council Conference, MLI offically launched the Call to Action for Country-Led Development.
May 15 2011
By Joe DeCapua
As posted by Voice of America
When the food crisis began several years ago, with soaring prices and supply shortages, governments agreed to invest much more in agriculture. And with predictions of a global population of nine billion by 2050, the need for more food has become increasingly urgent. But some say food security cannot be achieved unless trade barriers are removed.
