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Global Health News
May 2008
The 2008 Humanitarian of the Year Has Advanced Health Care for Yemen’s Women Through USAID-Funded Project
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| Source: Milka Dinev/ Pathfinder International |
On May 8, Ms. Suad Kassim Saleh, who works for Pathfinder International in Yemen, a project supported by USAID, was named Humanitarian of the Year by InterAction, an organization that represents more than 150 development and humanitarian nongovernmental organizations worldwide. Ms. Saleh was honored for her 40 years of leadership and commitment to saving women’s lives in the remote regions of Yemen by advocating for and providing critical maternal health care and family planning services.
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The United States Air Force secures a pallet of USAID relief supplies to be flown out to Burma from U-Tapao Air Force Base.
Source: LCpl Robert A. Harling/U.S. Marine Corps |
USAID Responds to Cyclone Nargis
USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore recently announced an additional $13 million in humanitarian assistance to Burma. To date, the U.S. Department of Defense, in conjunction with the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team, has completed 40 airlifts of emergency relief goods, including water, food, and medical supplies from Utapao, Thailand, to Rangoon.
Health has become a major concern in the affected regions with the onset of the rainy season. The U.N. Health Cluster reports that reducing the risk of communicable disease outbreaks is a priority and is encouraging community participation to strengthen disease surveillance activities.
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| A public-private partnership launched by USAID is allowing these children in Namibia to receive a daily cup of nutritious yogurt, coupled with HIV/AIDS prevention education. Source: Mary Jordan/USAID |
HIV/AIDS Public-Private Partnerships
As part of its endeavor to fulfill the need for quality HIV/AIDS services, USAID – in cooperation with the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief – designs and enters into public-private partnerships in developing countries. Learn more about how these partnerships not only help people who are affected by HIV/AIDS, but also how they create benefits for the partners themselves.
Learn More About Global Health Through USAID’s
“Living History” Essays
USAID's Bureau for Global Health wrote several essays for a "Living History" project describing the Agency's global health programs. As a cornerstone of U.S. foreign assistance, these programs support immunizations and disease prevention and control through nutrition, sanitation, hygiene, breastfeeding, birth spacing, and other health interventions. Past USAID investments have led to products that now reach millions, saving lives throughout the developing world.
Read the first two essays in the series:
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| Source: USAID/Indonesia |
New Video: Early Initiation of Breastfeeding in Indonesia
Indonesia’s National Clinical Training Network has produced a clinical training video for midwives on the protocols for early initiation of breastfeeding. The video was developed with support from the USAID Health Services Program, managed by JSI Research and Training Institute with technical partner the Manoff Group.
Global Health Updates
Women Making a Difference in Global Health
Read the profiles of women who work with, for, or through USAID to help advance global health. They are powerful women who make strong contributions in the best ways they can, and USAID is proud to honor them.
View USAID Global Health Employment Opportunities
Updated frequently, this page displays employment opportunities within USAID's Bureau for Global Health, plus other positions in regional bureaus and Missions.
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