“If you can fly halfway around the world to care about us, we can certainly care about ourselves within this village.” These words were spoken to a Project HOPE volunteer by a patient in India whose health improved thanks to our efforts. In thi

How to Tackle the Global Shortage of Health Care Workers

Feb 28th, 2018 13m 40s

One of the biggest challenges facing the global health community is not a new pandemic, a natural disaster or the aftermath of a vicious civil war – it’s a shortage of health care workers that makes dealing with all of these unrelenting situati

The First Humanitarian Crisis of 2018

Dec 30th, 2017 15m 27s

A massive humanitarian crisis is building in Yemen, where a civil war is raging that is exacerbating already grave challenges to a health care system compromised by years of political turmoil. More than a million suspected cases of cholera, a g

A Laser Focus on AIDS in Ethiopia

Dec 1st, 2017 14m 3s

The world is entering a new phase in the AIDS epidemic. And Ethiopia is at the center of groundbreaking new approaches to tackling the disease, especially in urban areas of the country where it is at its most potent. A new $40 million program f

Speed Saves Lives in Hurricane Season

Sep 29th, 2017 17m 24s

Each of the monster hurricanes, Harvey, Irma and Maria that barreled across the Caribbean and hit American citizens in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico over the last month posed unique challenges, whether in the form of torrential rains, storm su

How One Moment Can Change a Life

Aug 24th, 2017 8m 12s

Relief and development expert and President of Project HOPE, Rabih Torbay, has worked in some of the most dangerous conflict zones of the last two decades and navigated one humanitarian crisis after another. In this mini-episode, Rabih shares

The Refugees Next Door

Aug 14th, 2017 21m 28s

The world is facing a new dimension to one of its perennial challenges — the plight of refugees. Exoduses of displaced people, from the Middle East, Africa and beyond, are straining the capacity of the international community to cope. The new

The Next Pandemic is Coming – Are We Prepared? (Part 2)

Jul 28th, 2017 26m 23s

Good communication and information sharing is vital during a major health crisis. Alarming and inaccurate news coverage can spark widespread public panic and hamper efforts of authorities and NGOs to respond to an emergency. Our influential pan

The Next Pandemic is Coming - Are We Prepared? (Part 1)

Jul 27th, 2017 29m 53s

Recent Ebola and Zika epidemics have tested and in some cases exposed the strategies that governments, global health NGOs and international organizations have in place to tackle major global health crises. In this episode, we look at the lesson

Every Breath China Takes

Jun 28th, 2017 15m 40s

Health experts Jenny Xu and Lily Hsu discuss innovative efforts underway to address the dramatic increase in respiratory diseases caused by dangerous levels of air pollution in China – the downside of the massive economic growth of this rising

U.S. Foreign Aid In Jeopardy

May 3rd, 2017 16m 25s

Dr. Tom Kenyon discusses the potential impact of sweeping U.S. budget cuts to foreign aid that will risk degrading local health systems vital to fighting the next major outbreak of contagious diseases. He also makes the case for foreign aid as

Beating the Deadliest Killer Disease

Apr 18th, 2017 20m 31s

Dr. Tom Kenyon, the CEO of Project HOPE and Dr. Alex Trusov, the Senior Director of Project HOPE's TB portfolio, consider how the world can up its game in the fight to end TB by 2035.

The Epidemic Had To Do With Love

Apr 6th, 2017 25m 45s

Our first podcast episode features Dr. Tom Kenyon, the CEO of Project Health and former Director of the CDC’s Center for Global Health. Dr. Kenyon tackles the issue of global health security and efforts to find, stop and prevent health threats

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