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Converging or Centrifuging: Is global health coming together or spinning apart?
As the world resets its health and development agenda for the post Millenium Development Goals (MDG) 2015 agenda, lofty and ambitious goals for further alleviation of poverty, increasing equity and a global convergence of health status are proposed. Great challenges remain, however, that could constrain the global community’s ability to continue along the path of…
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Mitman offers perspective on ‘toxic ecology’ surrounding Ebola crisis
In a New England Journal of Medicine article, GHI Advisory Member Gregg Mitman reflects on the West African ebola crisis and the “ecology of fear.”
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Business, Health and Climate: Join the Conversation
Celebrate Climate Week NYC 2014 with the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “Business, Health and Climate: Join the Conversation” begins at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 22, 2014, with a reception, followed by a panel discussion. If you will be in the New York area and are interested in attending, please contact Julie Snyder or Kim Santiago. Dr. Jonathan…
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A Civil Society Event on Action in Climate & Health
Quick Overview When: 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 22, 2014 Where: Grand Hyatt, New York, New York Why: Climate change is not a far-off problem. It is happening now and is having real consequences on people’s lives. With a sense of change in the air, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has invited world leaders to Climate Summit 2014 to…
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Actions on Climate Change Bring Better Health, Study Says
GHI Director Jonathan Patz is lead author on JAMA article that is a “blueprint” for public health benefits possible in climate change mitigation.