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From Iowa: The US elections and global health
Although the United States has not met United Nations targets in terms of Official Development Assistance spending as a percentage of gross national income, it still provides more aid than any other country. This could change after the US election.
China, HIV and the Global Fund
As ‘traditional’ donors to the Global Fund, the international organization fighting AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, cut back, it's time for emerging economies to get more involved.
Making Health and Development Policy in a Ski Resort
Why do world leaders meet in the luxurious setting of Davos to discuss important economic issues—including many relating to health and development?
Science versus security: whoever wins loses
How much freedom do we allow scientists to have when playing with the world’s most deadly viruses?
AIDS in a time of Austerity
The Global Fund, the huge international organization that fights AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, will not give out funding until 2014, as donor countries reduce their contributions due to the economic crisis.
Flying between ministerial conferences
The Commonwealth provides a useful forum for diplomacy, particularly with regards to health and international aid.
On non-communicable diseases and security
The United Nations General Assembly recently held a high-level meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable diseases—only the second time that a General Assembly has held a meeting on health.