Secretary Clinton Says AIDS-Free Generation Within Our Grasp
In a speech at NIH marking 30 years of the fight against HIV/AIDS, Secretary Clinton called for a renewed push for an "AIDS-free generation" by the United States and other countries, using scientific advances to stem the pandemic.
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Secretary Clinton Reaffirms Commitment to Stop Gender Based Violence
- Secretary Clinton visited the Buguruni Health Center in Tanzania last week and was able to highlight the fantastic work that the people of Tanzania were doing in partnership with the U.S. through programs like GHI. In addition, she announced that the U.S. was going to increase investments in Gender Based Violence. More
World Malaria Day - April 25, 2011
Five years ago, malaria killed nearly one million people each year—most of them children. Today, the U.S. helps save nearly 150,000 lives every year. In seven of the original 15 Presidential Malaria Initiative (PMI) countries, there have been reductions in all-cause child mortality by as much as 36 percent. This support is not only preventing children from dying from malaria, but also freeing up hospital beds and scarce medical resources that can be used to prevent children from dying from other causes.
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Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon Partnership
Sept 13, 2011: Secretary Clinton and President George W. Bush launch the new women’s health Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon Partnership at the Summit to Save Lives here in Washington. This new public-private partnership will educate, test, diagnose, and treat cervical and breast cancer in women in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America.
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U.S. Partners with Ethiopian Ministry of Health on Global Health Initiative
- June 2011: Through GHI, the U.S. is bringing together our own agencies in new and innovative ways. The Department of Defense, long active in providing health around the world is partnering more effectively with health oriented agencies like CDC, USAID, and State. In Ethiopia over 400 people received medical care thanks to this partnership.
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Day of the Child: 250 Million Kids to Receive Life-Saving Immunization
- June 2011: Vaccines are one of the most effective tools for ensuring the health of children around the world. The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) is a critical partner in this effort. GHI is supporting these efforts and at the same time is leveraging 8 dollars of international funding for every 1 dollar of U.S. funds.
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U.S. Global Development Policy
- Sept. 22: The President signed a Presidential Policy Directive on Global Development, the first of its kind by a U.S. administration. The directive recognizes that development is vital to U.S. national security and is a strategic, economic, and moral imperative for the U.S.
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