The CSIS Global Health Policy Center is hosting a symposium on the current state of pandemic preparedness policy and practice. This event will examine how U.S. and international policies aim to reduce the risk of a 21 century equivalent of the

An Advance Film Screening and Discussion: U.S. Leadership in Global Health and Health Security

Apr 24th, 2018 57m 17s

On Tuesday, April 24 from 3:30pm-5:00pm, the CSIS Global Health Policy Center and Friends of the Global Fight will co-host a screening of the Great Decisions Episode, "Global Health: Preventing Pandemic". The event will bring together the globa

Global HIV/AIDS Financing Amidst Uncertainty

Apr 18th, 2018 1h 27m

On Wednesday, April 18 from 12:00-1:30pm, the CSIS Global Health Policy Center and the Kaiser Family Foundation will co-host a discussion on the current state of financing for the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. The event will also serve as the launc

Celebrating Women and Girls: Change Agents for Food and Nutrition Security in Conflict Settings

Mar 28th, 2018 1h 26m

Current social movements have focused an overdue spotlight on the disadvantages faced by women and girls around the world. Join us for a discussion of both the challenges of persistent gender inequality and the inspiring strength and resilience

Report Launch: A Role for Social Protection Investments to Support Food and Nutrition Security: Lessons from Ghana

Feb 13th, 2018 1h 29m

Cash transfer social protection programs have become increasingly prominent as a tool to combat food and nutrition insecurity worldwide. In Ghana, under the U.S. Feed the Future initiative to reduce extreme poverty and the prevalence of stuntin

The State of Water and Sanitation in India

Nov 16th, 2017

India is a water stressed nation. Yet it is India’s states that have ultimate authority over many water related issues. Water is a key pillar in these states’ ambitions to improve the quality of life of their citizens and to drive industrial

Global Trends in Humanitarian Assistance

Oct 30th, 2017 1h 30m

Global humanitarian needs are at an unprecedented level. Right now an estimated 141 million people across 37 countries require humanitarian assistance, and the number keeps rising. In a landscape marked by protracted conflicts, natural disaster

History and Future of the Global HIV Response

Oct 16th, 2017 1h 30m

On the occasion of the release of their new book “The AIDS Pandemic: Searching for a Global Response,” the Global Health Policy Center will host Dr. Michael Merson, Duke University Wolfgang Joklik Professor of Global Health, and Dr. Stephen Inr

The Role of the Private Sector in Advancing Global Health

Sep 26th, 2017 1h 31m

On Tuesday September 26, the Global Health Policy Center will host a moderated discussion with three leading industry personalities exploring the role of the private sector in advancing global health goals. This event is made possible through t

Innovation and Access: the Role of IP Licensing

Sep 26th, 2017 2h 1m

Please join the CSIS Scholl Chair in International Business for a morning conference on humanitarian licensing. This exciting new concept in IP regulation that seeks to improve access to new innovation in humanitarian contexts while also protec

Decades of the Global War on Drugs, Lessons Learned, and America’s Opioid Epidemic

Sep 19th, 2017 1h 26m

On Tuesday September 19, the Global Health Policy Center will host Ambassador William Brownfield, Assistant Secretary, State Department Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) from 2:30pm-4:00pm in our 2 Floor Confer

The Growing Problems in Rural China: Trends, Solutions, and Implications

Sep 14th, 2017 1h 27m

While most of the world is focused on China’s drive to become a tech giant and global superpower, far too little attention has been paid to rural China. By contrast, for the past three decades Stanford University’s Scott Rozelle has kept his fo

Four Famines: Fragility, Resilience, and the Role of International Development

Sep 6th, 2017 1h 25m

More than 20 million people in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan, and Nigeria are facing famine conditions and possible starvation. It has been called the largest humanitarian crisis the world has seen in decades. Of the $4.9 billion the United Natio

The Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement: Examining Progress and Partnerships

Jul 26th, 2017

Country-led political and financial commitments are critical to reducing malnutrition at scale. Since its launch in 2010, SUN has focused on the high social and economic returns on nutrition investments. It supports national strategies to comba

The Global Forced Migration Crisis: Project Launch

Jul 25th, 2017

Please join the Project for Prosperity and Development to launch a new project on the global forced migration crisis. More people are forcibly displaced now than at any time in human history. Beyond the instability in Syria, over 65 million peo

U.S. Approaches to Preventing HIV in Adolescent Girls and Young Women: Lessons from Malawi

Jul 20th, 2017

Please join us on July 20 for a discussion with U.S. Ambassador to Malawi, Virginia Palmer, and U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Deborah Birx, about U.S. approaches to preventing HIV in adolescent girls and young women and the lessons from Malawi.

The Dangers of the Looming Constituent Assembly in Venezuela: Why the International Community Must Act

Jul 20th, 2017

Venezuela is quickly turning into a failed state as violence, hunger, and poverty increase exponentially daily. The next two weeks, starting with the 16 July referendum organized by the broad opposition to the Maduro regime and its proposed 30

Strengthening Partnerships for Health Innovation in India

Jul 13th, 2017

Please join us for a panel discussion on ways to strengthen and expand health partnerships between the United States and India. This event will serve as the launch of a new report by the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, Accelerating Health Inn

The U.S. Global Food Security Strategy: Progress, Setbacks, and Forward Momentum

Jul 12th, 2017

The historic passage of the U.S. Global Food Security Act in July 2016 demonstrated U.S. leadership and bipartisan support in Congress to address global hunger, poverty, and malnutrition. The act required the Feed the Future interagency group,

EU Efforts and Transatlantic Cooperation in Combating Antimicrobial Resistance

Jun 22nd, 2017

8:30 a.m. Breakfast served9:00 a.m. Keynote address and discussion10:00 a.m. Event concludesPlease join us for a conversation with H.E. Vytenis Andriukaitis, EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, for a discussion on transatlantic Antimic

Biofortification: Better Crops, Better Nutrition

Jun 16th, 2017

Two billion people lack essential vitamins and minerals. One solution for tackling this “hidden hunger” unites agriculture and nutrition to improve the health and livelihoods of smallholder farming families – still the majority of the populatio

Safety on the New Silk Road: Assessing Kazakhstan’s Highways

Jun 16th, 2017

Asia’s infrastructure push offers opportunities to minimize road accidents, which cost many developing countries 2-5 percent of GDP each year. That’s particularly true in Kazakhstan, which is a keystone for regional connectivity initiatives, fr

Report and Documentary Launch: Tracking Promises: Analyzing the Impact of Feed the Future Investments in Guatemala

Jun 8th, 2017

Guatemala is the wealthiest of Feed the Future’s 19 focus countries globally, yet it grapples with severe malnutrition, rising poverty, and stark inequality. Stunting levels rival those of Malawi and Yemen. Since emerging from decades of civil

Four Famines: Unprecedented Need, Underfunded Response

Jun 5th, 2017

The world today is grappling with four looming famines which are testing the capacity of our strapped global humanitarian response infrastructure. In Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia, and Yemen, protracted conflict has left 30 million people, most

The Rise of Nutrition: Coordination, Investments, and the Trump Administration

May 24th, 2017

Join the CSIS Global Food Security Project for the launch of our newest report, Staying Power: Considering the U.S. Government's Global Nutrition Coordination Plan, and a broader discussion of sustained global nutrition investments under the Tr