How The UN Can Help Women Make More Peace Mark Leon Goldberg October 12, 2015 Ed note. This is an op-ed by the executive director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, We have recently celebrated the peace deal struck between the Government in Colombia and the main guerrilla group. The deal reached on justice issues represents the clea...
This Week Marks the One Year Anniversary of one of the Strongest Typhoons in History Sundaa Bridgett-Jones November 11, 2014 One big lesson we have learned since Typhoon Haiyan? Resilience matters.
Crowdfunding for Health Care in Poor Countries Mark Leon Goldberg April 16, 2014 New platforms to pay individual medical costs.
How to Promote Reconciliation and Recovery in South Sudan Mark Leon Goldberg April 11, 2014 A guest post from a top UN official in the country.
20 Million Reasons to Support Vaccines Mark Leon Goldberg April 25, 2013 The past two decades, immunization efforts have averted an estimated 20 million deaths globally. Yet, for all the progress that has been made--thanks largely to a sustained investment from the United States, the United Nations, other governments, and private partnerships--a great need remains.
Why Pakistan’s Internal Investments and Community Ownership are Crucial To Combating Polio and Other Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Mark Leon Goldberg December 3, 2012 A huge opportunity for immunisation advocacy has arisen as Pakistan became the first country in South Asia to introduce pneumococcal vaccine.
Scenes from a Taliban Attack in Afghanistan Ahmad Shuja June 25, 2012 Haider, a 50-year-old Afghan who fought against the Soviet invasion but now guards a cell phone tower against insurgents, helped journalists covering a Taliban attack on a hotel in Kabul.
Ending the Silence on The Fraudulent Vaccine-Autism Link Mark Leon Goldberg January 14, 2011 In a special guest post, Christopher J. Elias, president and CEO of the international nonprofit global health organization PATH, wonders why more people in the vaccine community were not celebrating when a notorious study of the Austism-Vaccine link was declared a fraud.
Health Information is Health Aid: How Data Can Revolutionize Health Care Mark Leon Goldberg September 28, 2010 The following is the first installment of a series of guest posts from participants in the November 8-10, 2010 mHealth Summit in Washington, D.C., organized by the Foundation for the National Institutes for Health (NIH) in partnership with the mHealth Alliance and NIH.
