[EQ] From Alma Ata to the Global Fund: The History of International Health Policy

From Alma Ata to the Global Fund: The History of International Health Policy

Italian Global Health Watch (OISG)

Gavino Maciocco, President Italian Global Health, Bologna, Italy

Social Medicine - Volume 3, Number 1, January, 2008

“….Global Funds are like stars in the sky, you can see them, admire them, appreciate their abundance… but fail to touch them….”

Ministry of Health Official, Malawi

 

Available online at: http://journals.sfu.ca/socialmedicine/index.php/socialmedicine/article/download/186/380

 

 

“……This paper traces the evolution of international health policies and international health institutions, starting from the birth of the World Health Organization, the setting up of the Health for All target at the Alma Ata conference in 1978 and the rise of neo-liberal policies promoted by international financial institutions from 1980 to the present.

The paper looks at different issues surrounding public-private partnerships and the setting up of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the influence of these institutions on the health systems in poor countries….”

OISG – Working Paper – 1.07 - Da Alma Ata al Global Fund
L’Osservatorio Italiano sulla Salute Globale
Italian version : http://www.saluteglobale.it/pagine/documentazione/Da%20Alma%20Ata%20al%20Global%20Fund.htm

De Alma Ata al Fondo Global. La historia de las políticas internacionales de salud
Observatorio Global de Salud Italiano

 “……Este artículo analiza la evolución de las políticas de salud y las instituciones de salud globales. Empieza con el nacimiento de la Organización Mundial de la Salud, el establecimiento del objetivo de “Salud para Tod@s” en la conferencia de Alma Ata en 1978 y el surgimiento de las políticas neoliberales promovidas por las instituciones financieras internacionales de 1980 al presente. Revisa diferentes temas relacionados con las asociaciones público-privadas y el establecimiento del Fondo Global para combatir al SIDA, la tuberculosis y la malaria. Por último, reflexiona sobre la influencia que el Fondo Global tiene en los sistemas de salud de los países pobres….”

 

Editorial:

 

New Global Health - A Reversal of Logic, History and Principles

Alison Katz, CETIM (Centre Europe Tiers Monde), People’s Health Movement
Social Medicine - Volume 3, Number 1, January, 2008

 

Available online at: http://journals.sfu.ca/socialmedicine/index.php/socialmedicine/article/view/193/352

 

 

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[EQ] New insights on poverty and life around the world

 

New insights on poverty and life around the world

 

TedTalks 2007: Hans Rosling on poverty

 

Hans Rosling
Professor of International Health, Karolinska Institute
Co-founder, Director of Gapminder Foundation

            http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/140

 

A professor of global health at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute, his current work focuses on dispelling common myths about the so-called developing world, which (he points out) is no longer worlds away from the west. In fact, most of the third world is on the same trajectory toward health and prosperity, and many countries are moving twice as fast as the west did.

What sets Rosling apart isn’t just his apt observations of broad social and economic trends, but the stunning way he presents them.

The Trendalyzer software (recently acquired by Google) turns complex global trends into lively animations, making decades of data pop.

 

 

 

 

 

TED http://www.ted.com/ stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader.

The annual conference now brings together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).

 

Professor of International Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Discoverd konzo, a new epidemic paralytic disease, when serving as doctor in Mocambique 1979-81. Two decades of research in rural Africa traced the cause to toxic ill-processed cassava roots, hunger and poverty. Co-founded Médecines sans Frontier Sweden. Started courses and wrote textbook on Global Health. Initiated university collaborations with Asia and Africa. Co-founded Gapminder
http://www.gapminder.org/video/talks/ that unveils the beuty of statistics by turning boring numbers into enjoyable animations that make sense of the world.

 

 

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[EQ] Pathways: It is time for a new war on poverty?

PATHWAYS Magazine on poverty, inequality, and social policy

Available online at: http://www.stanford.edu/group/scspi/media_magazines.html

Trends in poverty and inequality: Periodic reports on key poverty and inequality indicators
Cutting-edge research: Concise summaries of research that is changing how we understand the sources and consequences of poverty and inequality
Bold new visions: Must-read discussions of how labor market, poverty, and inequality policy might be rethought and changed
Debates: Leading scholars and policymakers weigh in on the crucial poverty and inequality questions of our time

Available online as PDF file [34p.] at:
http://www.stanford.edu/group/scspi/pdfs/pathways/winter_2008/winter_2008.pdf

TABLE OF CONTENTS (WINTER 2008 ISSUE)

Letter from the Editors by David Grusky and Chris Wimer

TRENDS
Poorer by Comparison by Timothy M. Smeeding
The U.S. has much poverty, far more than comparable countries, like the U.K. Why?
Striking it Richer by Emmanuel Saez
A new analysis of tax data reveals an unprecedented rise at the top of the income distribution. Are capitalists or professionals the big winners?

A NEW WAR ON POVERTY?
It is time for a new war on poverty? The presidential candidates and top commentators weigh in.
Building One America by John Edwards
Pragmatic Solutions for Reducing Poverty and Inequality by Hillary Clinton
Tackling Poverty and Inequality in America by Barack Obama
How to Wage the New War on Poverty: Advising and Grading the Candidates by Rebecca Blank
Poverty and Marriage, Inequality and Brains by Charles Murray
The Pragmatic Case for Reducing Income Inequality by Robert Frank

RESEARCH IN BRIEF
New research developments
The gender gap in educational outcomes, debt reform and financial risk, and the surprising decline in residential segregation.

INTERVENTIONS
Escaping Poverty: Can Housing Vouchers Help? by Stefanie DeLuca and James E. Rosenbaum
Should poverty policy be built around housing vouchers? Making sense of the evidence.

 

 

 

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