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Topic "global health"
Arnab K. Acharya |
Arnab K. Acharya is a senior technical advisor at the Research Triangle Institute in Washington, D.C.
Rony Brauman |
Rony Brauman is the former president of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). He is currently a research director at MSF's Foundation in Paris.
Human Trafficking Around the World: Hidden in Plain Sight | 05/16/13
Stephanie Hepburn
Victims of trafficking are both young and old, male and female. They can be found working in factories, fields, brothels, private homes, and innumerable other settings. They may be hidden behind walls or seen in plain view. How can trafficking be stopped?
Global Ethics Corner: Should Childhood Vaccinations Be Mandatory? | 05/06/13
Childhood vaccination programs have been met with skepticism and hostility in the U.S. Some oppose them on religious grounds, while others worry about preservatives. Do governments have a right to make sure children are immunized against contagious diseases?
Thought Leader: Bineta Diop | 03/21/13
Bineta Diop,
Devin T. Stewart
"For me, leadership is also feminine. I always say that the men who have feminine values are part of the criteria for me to look for in leadership. It is that touch, that caring, giving, solidarity. Those are things that for me are very fundamental in leadership."
Shefa Siegel on the Ethics of Mining | 03/13/13
Shefa Siegel,
John Tessitore
Mining harms the environment irreversibly, yet this is often ignored, and mining is on the increase, often without clear ecological or economic development benefits. "We're still using the model created at the end of the 19th century, but in a very different period, where the resources are increasingly scarce and the economy has changed dramatically."
Thought Leader: Hawa Abdi | 03/05/13
Hawa Abdi,
Devin T. Stewart
"We are the same people in this world on the same planet, so we have to respect each other, we have to love each other. We have to throw out hate."
Thought Leader: Thomas Pogge | 02/07/13
Thomas Pogge,
Devin T. Stewart
"The tendencies are hostile to achieving perpetual peace. But these tendencies do not have to be accepted the way they are. Once we understand what they are, we may be able to overcome them."
Arctic Stewardship: Maintaining Regional Resilience in an Era of Global Change [Full Text] | 02/01/13
Oran Young
What sorts of harms arising from changes now occurring in the Arctic are actionable, and who can and should take the actions required to respond to these harms?
Ethics Matter: Environmentalist Bill McKibben on Climate Change | 10/15/12
Bill McKibben,
Marlene Spoerri
It's wrong to say Americans are addicted to fossil fuel. The addicts are oil and gas company executives, who won't give up their profits. Until we put a price on carbon that reflects the damage it does in the atmosphere, we’ll continue to have this catastrophic market failure and moral failure.
Senator Richard Lugar on Nuclear Weapons Reduction | 10/12/12
Richard Lugar,
David C. Speedie
Senator Lugar tells the dramatic story of his bipartisan work on the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (also known as Nunn–Lugar), which provides funding and expertise for states in the former USSR nations to reduce nuclear weapons.
The Intersection of Global Health and Business | 05/21/12
Derek Yach,
Yanzhong Huang,
Julia Taylor Kennedy
How can global health be improved? PepsiCo executive Derek Yach speaks about the positive changes corporations are making, and Professor Yanzhong Huang discusses China's health care challenges.
Ethics Matter: Philosopher Thomas Pogge, Crusader for Global Justice | 02/07/12
Thomas Pogge,
Julia Taylor Kennedy
In this fascinating conversation, Thomas Pogge explains how growing up in post-war Germany awakened him to injustice. He lays out his plan for reforming the pharmaceutical industry, and much more.
Ethics Matter: Philosopher Thomas Pogge, Crusader for Global Justice | 01/31/12
Thomas Pogge,
Julia Taylor Kennedy
In this fascinating conversation, Thomas Pogge explains how growing up in post-war Germany awakened him to injustice. He lays out his plan for reforming the pharmaceutical industry, and much more.
Ethics Matter: Philosopher Thomas Pogge, Crusader for Global Justice | 01/31/12
Thomas Pogge,
Julia Taylor Kennedy
In this fascinating conversation, Thomas Pogge explains how growing up in post-war Germany awakened him to injustice. He lays out his plan for reforming the pharmaceutical industry, and much more.
Ethics Matter: Economist and Development Expert Jeffrey Sachs | 12/09/11
Jeffrey D. Sachs,
Julia Taylor Kennedy
Jeffrey Sachs discusses America's economic and moral crisis; development aid; the Occupy Wall Street movement; and the mobilization of youth around the world, fighting for the basic principles of freedom, justice, and equality.
Ethics Matter: Economist and Development Expert Jeffrey Sachs | 12/05/11
Jeffrey D. Sachs,
Julia Taylor Kennedy
Jeffrey Sachs discusses America's economic and moral crisis; development aid; the Occupy Wall Street movement; and the mobilization of youth around the world, fighting for the basic principles
of freedom, justice, and equality.
Global Ethics Corner: HIV Prevention and Behavior Change in Africa: Are Western-Imported Methods Working? | 11/25/11
Are Western-imported methods for fighting HIV/AIDS working in Sub-Saharan Africa? Some critics argue that campaigns more aligned with traditional African values could be more effective in fighting the disease than Western campaigns focused on abstinence and safe sex.
Global Ethics Corner: HIV Prevention and Behavior Change in Africa: Are Western-Imported Methods Working? | 11/25/11
Are Western-imported methods for fighting HIV/AIDS working in Sub-Saharan Africa? Some critics argue that campaigns more aligned with traditional African values could be more effective in fighting the disease than Western campaigns focused on abstinence and safe sex.
Global Ethics Corner: HIV Prevention and Behavior Change in Africa: Are Western-Imported Methods Working? | 11/25/11
Are Western-imported methods for fighting HIV/AIDS working in Sub-Saharan Africa? Some critics argue that campaigns more aligned with traditional African values could be more effective in fighting the disease than Western campaigns focused on abstinence and safe sex.
