Kibera is a community in Nairobi, Kenya. It is the second largest urban slum in Africa and has approximately 700,000 residents.

Part of our Kenya documentary provides a glimpse into the living conditions in Kibera, and highlights the collaborative efforts of Kenyans,...

When a woman walks five miles for clean water, she may not realize the impact she has on global health, but members of the Commission on Smart Global Health Policy do.

The declarations promised a continent-wide response to malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, committed to increased domestic expenditures on health, and called for additional international partnerships.

"On Mother's Day, we look for ways to thank our Mom. We buy cards and gifts in honor of everything she's given us -- the love, comfort, security and health. This year, we urge you to consider giving something more -- a gift that could help save the life of a mother or ...

Dr. Frieden described one key focus  of the new Center for Global Health as the use of data to manage programs and strengthen governance.

This blog marks the first installation of a six part series that will go behind the scenes into the CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health Policy’s August trip to Kenya, and the short documentary filmed there.  This first segment is an introduction to the trip and its...

On March 9, citing an unreleased report of the United Nations Monitoring Group on Somalia, the New York Times reported that “as much as half” of World Food Program (WFP) aid to Somalia...

Janet Fleischman
Senior Associate, Global Health Policy Center

With all the troubling political news coming out of Kenya these days, it’s important to highlight some promising initiatives that are under way in the arena of women’s health,...

CSIS, Boston University (BU), and Harvard University co-hosted an event Monday, April 26, to highlight the powerful role New England and its universities play in saving and enhancing lives around the world. Smart Global Health Commissioners Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Peter...

In addition to the final report of the Commission on Smart Global Health Policy, the CSIS Global Health Policy Center recently released the report,...

Last Thursday, we had an extremely successful event where we rolled-out the final report of the CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health Policy in Washington D.C.  This event brought together more than 430 of our friends and colleagues in the D.C. area, and simultaneously...

This report marks the culmination of nine  months of deliberation by the Commission — a group formed to develop  actionable recommendations for a long-term U.S. strategic approach to  global health.