NEWS FLASH TODAY: July 6, 2015 Featured GHC News | GHC Events | Global Health Roundup | Advocacy Save the Date |Member Spotlight | Join GHC Rember to check out GHC's website -- globalhealth.org -- for event and news updates! July is Family Planning and Reproductive Health Month at GHC. If you or your organization is interested in submitting a blog to be featured on GHC's website relating to this topic or other areas of interest, please contact our team.
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GHC attended InterAction's 2015 Forum in late June and shared information on our activities at a table in the Exhibit Hall. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth! Highlights of the Forum included plenary sessions with keynote remarks from Professor William Easterly with New York University and Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes. Over 50 workshops focused on topics such as the Ebola response, domestic resource mobilization, and community-led development.
Upcoming GHC Events
GHC will participate in the Financing for Development (FfD3) Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from July 13-16. On July 13 at 8:00 AM EAT, GHC, CHESTRAD, the World Bank Group, and USAID will hold another Global Financing Facility (GFF) briefing before the formal GFF launch. RSVP here. GHC is also compiling health related side events for a master FfD3 calendar.
Global Health Roundup
Creating equitable and sustainable access to safe water and improved sanitation and hygiene (WASH) can immensely benefit maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH). WASH Advocates' fact sheet explains how using WASH as a strategy to advance MNCH could further improve gender equality and human rights crucial to the post-2015 development agenda. The DataShift's new blog, Post-2015 Zero Draft: Where Do We Stand on CitizenGenerated Data? investigates how the zero draft discusses the role of citizen-generated data in tracking and driving progress on the SDGs. The DataShift is also convening a conference call on July 9th to collaborate on SDG monitoring, and is looking for interested organizations and individuals to participate.
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Bank Group recently released a report, Toward Universal Health Coverage and Equity in Latin America and the Caribbean Evidence from Selected Countries, on the progress made toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Recommendations in the report address health system financing and efficiency, some of the top challenges to sustainability. The "Fifth Birthday and Beyond" initiative took place last summer on Capitol Hill to celebrate the progress made in child survival and health, particularly through U.S. collaborations and bipartisan support. Since 1990, deaths under the age of five years have seen a 53% reduction this past year. Check out this one-pager with resources to help you advocate for increased support in helping children survive and thrive. A Sixth Birthday and Beyond is within reach!
Advocacy Update
The State and Foreign Operations appropriations bill (SFOPs) will be marked up in the Senate Appropriations sub-committee on July 7, and is scheduled for mark up in the full Appropriations committee two days later. GHC will provide updates on the funding levels for key global health accounts as soon as they are available. The Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill was marked up in both the Senate and House Appropriations Committees in late June. The Senate version of the bill includes $412 million for global health programs at CDC, while the House version was marked up at $426 million.
Save the Date: Upcoming Events in the Community . ACVFA Meeting July 9 Washington, DC Building Partnerships between Religion & Health July 10 Washington, DC Who Pays For Progress? The Roles of Domestic Resource Mobilization and Donor Aid for Health Financing in Africa July 13 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia More upcoming events here
Member Spotlight: The Institute for Reproductive Health, Georgetown University contributes to a range of health initiatives and is dedicated to helping women and men make informed choices about family planning. Mission: Through partnership with international and local organizations, the Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) at Georgetown University strives to expand family planning choices to meet the needs of women and men worldwide; advance gender equality by helping women and men across the lifecycle learn about and take charge of their reproductive health; and involve communities in reproductive health interventions that improve their wellbeing.
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