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BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Around the world, poor countries bear a disproportionate burden of poor health: malaria, respiratory infections, HIV/AIDS, diarrheal diseases, maternal mortality, and a host of other ailments cause enormous suffering and premature death. In these same regions, most people lack clean water or sanitation, poor harvests have created endemic hunger, and economic growth has been negligible for decades.
This intersection of misfortune is no accident. When disease and ill health cripple large segments of a country’s working population, economic progress is impaired as well. Moreover, this dynamic also functions in reverse: poverty and underdevelopment lead to poorer nutrition, lack of preventive and curative care, and diminished overall public health. The poorest of the poor not only face overwhelming rates of disease and high mortality, but they also often lack the vital tools – whether fertilizer, education, medicine, clean water, or basic credit – that are essential stepping stones out of poverty.
Based at Columbia University's Earth Institute, The Center for Global Health and Economic Development (CGHED) addresses these critical issues.
Through the Access Project, the Millennium Villages Project, and other initiatives, CGHED mobilizes global health programs that enable low resource countries to develop quality health systems for the poor, promote sustainable economic development, and achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
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RECENT NEWS
Josh Ruxin - On the Ground
The New York Times, contributions ongoing
Josh Ruxin contributes to Nicholas Kristof's blog during Kristof's time on book leave. Through the lens of his personal experiences of living and working in Rwanda, he highlights current issues the country is grappling with as they make the journey out of poverty.
Recent postings:
Every Billion Counts, March 9, 2008
Bush, AIDS, Business, Africa, February 20, 2008
Removing the N from Neglected Tropical Diseases, February 11, 2008
Kenya Isn’t Rwanda, January 4, 2008
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The Real Bush Legacy May Be In Africa
Huffington Post, March 13, 2008
Panel Approves Global AIDS Spending Hike
Associated Press, February 27, 2008
George W. Bush Goes to Africa
KCRW, February 20, 2008
Bush in Africa
The Huffington Post, February 19, 2008
Bush Brings Goodwill to Tanzania
ABCnews.com, February 18, 2008
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President Bush’s Africa Trip
Good Morning America, February 16, 2008
A Victory Lap for Bush – Minus the Victory
Nieman Watchdog, February 15, 2008
Bush’s Agenda Next Week is Africa
USA Today, February 14, 2008
Victims, Killers Meet
Associated Press, December 13, 2007
Rwanda Rising
CNN's Inside Africa, December 5, 2007
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World AIDS Day: Putting a Human Face on the Numbers
The Huffington Post, November 27, 2007
The Rwanda Cure
Forbes Magazine, October 2007
To Ensure Health and Increase Growth, Bring Population Under Control
The Huffington Post, October 26, 2007
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The Ambassadors - Revolutionary Minds
Seed Magazine, September/October 2007
Seeds of Change
Time Magazine, September 2007
> For more news and archives, see CGHED in the News.
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CGHED ANNOUCEMENTS
The Millennium Village in Rwanda would like to thank Computers & Structures, Inc. (CSi) for their generous donation of the SAP2000 structural engineering software for use in helping to design health care facilities in Mayange.
CSi is recognized worldwide as the innovative leader in the development of software tools for the analysis and design of structures. Founded in Berkeley, Calif., in 1975, CSI’s software is licensed to thousands of structural engineering firms in over 160 countries. From the Freedom Tower in New York to the Burj Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and the Olympic Stadium in Beijing, China, CSI products set the industry standard for the analysis and design of civil structures, buildings, bridges, dams, stadiums, office buildings, and hospitals throughout the world.
Their partnership is greatly appreciated!
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