Global Health

“We will not be successful in our efforts to end deaths from AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis unless we do more to improve health systems around the world, focus our efforts on child and maternal health, and ensure that best practices drive the funding for these programs.”
— President Barack Obama

27 September 2011 International Cooperation Aims to Boost Public Health Systems The United States and the World Health Organization (WHO) are moving to a higher level of cooperation, combining resources to help other countries boost their public health infrastructure for the good of their own people and the rest of the world.

20 September 2011 Enormous Opportunities Ahead to Improve Global Health, U.S. Says  Developing countries are poised to make significant progress in improving mother and neonatal health and reducing child mortality, as the world joins in a new commitment to reduce noncommunicable diseases. The comments came at a press briefing in New York City as the U.N. General Assembly looked at ways to gear up efforts to reduce the occurrence of NCDs, which account for 63 percent of all deaths worldwide.

19 September 2011 U.S.-WHO Agreement on Helping Countries Meet Health Regulations  Joint statement by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at the conclusion of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the United States and the World Health Organization (WHO).
 • Fact Sheet: Challenges of Non-Communicable Diseases
 • Fact Sheet: The U.S. Global Health Initiative

16 September 2011 USAID Works for Global Health and Social Good at U.N. Assembly  The U.N. General Assembly convenes a special session on noncommunicable diseases September 19–20, and the U.S. Agency for International Development  will be there as a global leader in efforts to improve health, health services and health systems in developing countries.  While international efforts in the health arena in the past have focused largely on infectious diseases, this special session is called in recognition of the fact that noncommunicable diseases, often caused by poor lifestyle choices, are the leading cause of death worldwide.

03 May 2011 Unveiling of the Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action    Remarks by Secretary Hillary Clinton on harnessing mobile phone technology to improve maternal and child health.  The partnership leverages the collective resources of the USAID and Johnson & Johnson, with support from the United Nations Foundation, mHealth Alliance and BabyCenter LLC.
 • InfoTech Can Improve Health for Pregnant Moms and Babies

11 April 2011 Statement by the U.S. at the UN Commission on Population and Development  Remarks by Margaret Pollack, Director for Multilateral Coordination and External Relations and Senior Advisor on Population Issues; Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration; U.S. Department of State in New York, NY.

09 March 2011 - Remarks by Secretary Clinton on Launch of a Global Partnership on Maternal and Child Health.  "I believe this partnership will spark revolutionary advances that can dramatically reduce maternal and newborn deaths around the world."

16 February 2011 U.S. Health Initiative to Focus on Poor, Rural Areas Worldwide  President Obama’s Global Health Initiative will turn its focus to community-based approaches and health care solutions for the poorest, most rural areas around the world, says Dr. Rajiv Shah, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).