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Representative Barbara Lee on the Global HEALTH Act

By Sarah Kalloch on April 20, 2010

You are not the only one encouraging your Congressperson to co-sponsor the Global HEALTH Act. Representative Barbara Lee sent a letter to all her Congressional colleagues last week, urging them to support the bill. Check out her letter below. It outlines the four ways that the Global HEALTH Act will assist with the development and implementation [...]

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The Health Workforce Crisis: In YOUR Words

By Sarah Kalloch on March 23, 2010

Over the past month, PHR’s Health Rights Advocate blog has highlighted the health workforce crisis in Africa, and how the about-to-be-released Global HEALTH Act can help.
Now, we want to hear from you.
What is your experience with the health workforce crisis in Africa? If you are from Africa or another developing country with a health workforce [...]

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Video Spotlights Lives of Four Kenyan Health Workers

By Sarah Kalloch on March 10, 2010

We’re just a month away from World Health Day (April 7th) and the official launch of advocacy for the Global HEALTH Act of 2010. So far this month, through this blog you’ve learned about the Global HEALTH Act and gotten some great facts about the health workforce crisis (and how many people are waiting in line [...]

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Global HEALTH Act About to Be Introduced: How YOU Can Help

By Sarah Kalloch on March 1, 2010

Fact: Washington, DC, with a population of fewer than 600,000, has about twice as many physicians as do the over 80 million residents of Ethiopia.

For almost a decade, PHR has been a world leader on building human resources for health. What does that mean? We advocate to governments and funders around the world to [...]

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In Our Analysis: New Directions in US Global AIDS Policy

By Eric Friedman on January 12, 2010

Last month, PHR released an analysis of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief’s (PEPFAR) second five-year strategy (PDF). We welcome the important new policy directions in the strategy in such areas as health system strengthening, integration and sustainability.
Our analysis recommends specific steps PEPFAR should take to implement its strategy in the areas of health systems [...]

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