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Communicable Diseases Rise 32% in 5 years, but Spending Up 7%

Prachi Salve. “Communicable diseases rise 32% in 5 years, but spending up 7%.” Scroll.In, 28 March, 2016. Read the Report

 Angola Cut Spending for Low Oil Prices and Triggered a Yellow Fever Health Crisis

Yomi Kazeem. “Angola cut spending for low oil prices and triggered a yellow fever health crisis.” Quartz Africa, 21 March, 2016. Read the Report

The Fight Of A Lifetime: Health Systems And Chronic Diseases

Mario Ottiglio. “The Fight Of A Lifetime: Health Systems And Chronic Diseases .” Health Affairs Blog, 23 March, 2016. Read the Report

If We Really Cared About Saving Lives In Poor Countries, We Wouldn’t Focus Only On AIDS

David J. Heller. “If we really cared about saving lives in poor countries, we wouldn’t focus only on AIDS .” The Washington Post, 18 March, 2016. Read the Report

The World’s Modern-Day Lepers: Women With Fistulas

Nicholas Kristof. “The World’s Modern-Day Lepers: Women With Fistulas .” The New York Times, 19 March, 2016. Read the Report

What It’d Take To Save 10 Million Lives: Zinc, Bed Nets, $70 Billion

Maanvi Singh. “What It’d Take To Save 10 Million Lives: Zinc, Bed Nets, $70 Billion .” NPR, 7 March, 2016. Read the Report

The Right Targets for Global Health Investment

Bjorn Lomborg. “The Right Targets for Global Health Investment .” Project Syndicate, 17 March, 2016. Read the Report

 What Africa Will Look Like in 100 Years

Ashley Kirk. “What Africa will look like in 100 years .” The Telegraph, 11 March, 2016. Read the Report

Giving People Money Gaining Momentum as New Anti-Poverty Solution

Tom Murphy. “Giving people money gaining momentum as new anti-poverty solution .” Humanosphere, 4 March, 2016. Read the Report

Why Zika and Ebola are not the World’s Biggest Problems Right Now: Lomborg

Layan Damanhouri. “Why Zika and Ebola are not the world’s biggest problems right now: Lomborg.” Saudi Gazette, 26 February, 2016. Read the Report

PEPFAR: is 90-90-90 Magical Thinking?

Scott Barnhart. “PEPFAR: is 90-90-90 magical thinking?” The Lancet, 5 March, 2016. Read the Report

Cameroon: Setting Priorities for Mother, Child Health

Elizabeth Mosima. “Cameroon: Setting Priorities for Mother, Child Health.” AllAfrica, 24 February, 2016. Read the Report

Which Wealthy Countries Have the Worst Inequality?

Joe Myers. “Which wealthy countries have the worst inequality?” World Economic Forum , 30 November, 2015. Read the Report

Long-term Surveillance of the Effect of PCV13: the Future Challenge in Africa

Corinne Levy, Robert Cohen. “Long-term surveillance of the effect of PCV13: the future challenge in Africa.” The Lancet , 17 February, 2016. Read the Report

Can the Private Sector Help Achieve Universal Health Coverage?

Sania Nishtar. “Can the private sector help achieve universal health coverage?” World Economic Forum , 17 February, 2016. Read the Report

Africa Far from Sustainable Energy for All, But Showing Signs of Progress

Feature Story. “Africa Far from Sustainable Energy for All, But Showing Signs of Progress.” The World Bank , 17 February, 2016. Read the Report

How Should We Prepare for the Next Pandemic?

Orin Levine. “How should we prepare for the next pandemic?” World Economic Forum, 29 January, 2016. Read the Report

The Importance of Investing in Strong and Sustainable Health Systems

Nana Boateng. “The Importance of Investing in Strong and Sustainable Health Systems.” Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI), 21 January, 2016. Read the Report

An Evolving Global Movement Toward UHC: From Financing to Primary Care-focused Delivery

Gina Lagomarsino. “An Evolving Global Movement Toward UHC: From Financing to Primary Care-focused Delivery.” The Primary Health Care Performance Initiative (PHCPI), 17 December, 2015. Read the Report

Why Economists Put Health First

Kenneth J. Arrow, Apurva Sanghi. “Why Economists Put Health First.” Project Syndicate, 14 December, 2015. Read the Report

From Supply Chain Analysis to Action: The Case of Ethiopia

Paul Dowling, Al Shiferaw. “From Supply Chain Analysis to Action: The Case of Ethiopia.” Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 4 December, 2015. Read the Report

What Can We Learn From Falling Child Mortality Rates?

Scott Powell. “What can we learn from falling child mortality rates?” World Economic Forum, 29 January, 2016. Read the Report

Trajectories for Sustainable Development Goals : Framework and Country Applications

Gable, Susanna; Lofgren, Hans; Osorio Rodarte, Israel. Trajectories for Sustainable Development Goals : Framework and Country Applications. World Bank, Washington, DC. 2015. Read the Report

From MDGs to SDGs, WHO Launches New Report

World Health Organization. “From MDGs to SDGs, WHO Launches New Report.” World Health Organization. Geneva, Switzerland. December 8, 2015. Read the Report

Trajectories for Sustainable Development Goals : Framework and Country Applications

Gable, Susanna; Lofgren, Hans; Osorio Rodarte, Israel. Trajectories for Sustainable Development Goals : Framework and Country Applications. World Bank, Washington, DC. 2015. Read the Report

Millions of women severely undernourished in low- and middle-income countries

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “Millions of women severely undernourished in low- and middle-income countries.” November 24, 2015. Read the Report

Twenty sub-Saharan countries have only one medical school—and six have none

Quartz. “Twenty sub-Saharan countries have only one medical school—and six have none.” December 2, 2015. Read the Report

The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic

Kaiser Family Foundation. “The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic.” November 30, 2015. Read the Report

The Secret Bribes of Big Tobacco Paper Trail

BBC. “The secret bribes of big tobacco paper trail.” November 30, 2015. Read the Report

Listening to Leaders: Which Development Partners Do They Prefer And Why?

AidData. “Listening to Leaders: Which Development Partners Do They Prefer And Why?” 2015. Read the Report

Global Nutrition Report

International Food Policy Research Institute. “The Global Nutrition Report:  Actions and Accountability to Advance Nutrition and Sustainable Development.” 2015. Read the Report

World Bank’s New End-Poverty Tool: Surveys in Poorest Countries

The World Bank. “World Bank’s New End-Poverty Tool: Surveys in Poorest Countries.” October 15, 2015. Read the Article

Reducing teen smoking in Chile

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “Reducing teen smoking in Chile.” 2015. Read the Article

Lesotho’s Controversial Public–Private Partnership Project

Paul C Webster. “Lesotho’s controversial public–private partnership project.” The Lancet. Vol. 386, No. 10007, pg. 1929-1931. November 14, 2015. Read the Article

Global Financing Facility: Where Will the Funds Come From?

Ann Danaiya Usher. “Global Financing Facility: where will the funds come from?” The Lancet. Vol. 386, No. 10006, pg. 1809-1810. November 7, 2015. Read the Article

NCDs Are A Growing Burden in Africa, Advances in Health Care Need to Keep Pace with Changing Lifestyles

The Economist. “Vegetable, not samosas.” November 7, 2015. Read the Article

TB Is Now The Top Infectious Killer (Even Though Deaths Are Down)

Jason Beaubien. “TB Is Now The Top Infectious Killer (Even Though Deaths Are Down).” NPR. October 28, 2015. Read the Article

Impact of Health System Strengthening on Health

Hatt, Laurel, Ben Johns, Catherine Connor, Megan Meline, Matt Kukla, and Kaelan Moat, June 2015. Impact of Health Systems Strengthening on Health. Bethesda, MD: Health Finance & Governance Project, Abt Associates. Read the Article