UN – United Nations

While I wish my first post of 2014 could have been on a happier subject, I want to give a quick update on the dire situation unfolding in South Sudan. As you’ve probably heard, fierce fighting between rival political factions has broken out there in recent days, taking a huge toll on the civilian population and fueling fears of a civil war. Nearly 200,000 people have been forced to flee their homes and thousands have […]

Hyderabad, India serves as the headquarters of the Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), a non-profit supported by the Andhra Pradesh state government that uses village-based women’s self-help groups as part of its strategy to alleviate poverty. One dimension of SERP’s strategy entails community managed work on health and nutrition, which is aided by mobile technology. SERP is a recipient of a mHealth Alliance Innovation Working Group catalytic grant, which supports the United Nations’ Every Woman

As recently as 2009, India was home to nearly half of the world’s polio cases, reporting more than 500 on an annual basis. This sobering statistic makes it all the more impressive – and encouraging – that today marks three years since the last case of wild polio was detected in that country. For years, global health experts considered India to be one of the most technically challenging places to end polio. High population density,

Next week, leaders from business, civil society, and other sectors will gather at the World Economic Forum in Davos to discuss global changes, challenges, and opportunities. A conversation this important needs everyone’s attention. You can make your voice heard by participating in a special conversation called “You+Davos+SocialGood” on Tuesday, January 14. Organized by the +SocialGood community, this conversation will allow anyone, anywhere to share ideas, highlight important issues, and call for action in the lead

Great news: Thanks to your support and a tremendous commitment from Walgreens, millions of children will be protected from deadly and debilitating diseases. In September, the UN Foundation’s Shot@Life campaign joined with Walgreens to launch “Get a Shot. Give a Shot.” Here’s how it worked: From September 4 through October 14, when anyone got an adult flu shot or other immunization at Walgreens, the company pledged to provide a vaccine to child in a developing

On Tuesday, January 14, thousands of people from places around the world joined an important conversation in the lead-up to the World Economic Forum in Davos. Organized by the +SocialGood community, “You+Davos+SocialGood” allowed anyone, from anywhere, to share their ideas about what issues leaders need to address and how technology, innovation, and new voices can help drive progress. As Boaz Paldi from the United Nations Development Programme said, “Things absolutely change because of online engagement.”

Congress doesn’t always do things on time, but sometimes they really do get it right. Four months into the fiscal year, our lawmakers have passed a trillion dollar budget that goes a long way toward furthering American interests in global health and development. Let’s get straight to the very good news: Congress has increased global health spending by nearly five percent for 2014. That’s a big figure in a tough economy, and it will absolutely