Blog Posts – War and Public Health
Memorial for Health Activist Paul Epstein
Health Alliance International is saddened by the loss of a true visionary in the field of public health, Paul Epstein. Paul and his wife Andy began working as a 'cooperantes' in Mozambique in 1978, and they were part of… Read
Categories: USA (Headquarters), War and Public Health
Update from Côte d’Ivoire: Political Turning Point, and Activities Continue Despite Conflict
Update April 14, 2011: Laurent Gbagbo was arrested on Monday, and there appears to be relative calm at this point following additional violence on Monday night and Tuesday. Alassane Ouattara, the president-elect, has called… Read
Categories: Côte d’Ivoire, Primary Health Care, HIV/AIDS, War and Public Health
HAI’s Côte d’Ivoire Project in the News
The Seattle Times interviewed HAI's Ahoua Koné about how the violence in Côte d'Ivoire is affecting those who need care for HIV/AIDS.… Read
Categories: Côte d’Ivoire, Press Coverage, HIV/AIDS, War and Public Health
War and Global Health Conference
For us, the connection between war and health is very clear. We work with governments in developing countries strengthening and in some cases rebuilding health system that have been destroyed following years of war and civil… Read
Categories: War and Public Health
New Paper on Childhood Leukemia in Basrah, Iraq
A new paper has just come out in the American Journal of Public Health on the troubling increase in childhood leukemia rates in southern Iraq between 1993 and 2007. Dr. Amy Hagopian, our Senior Health Workforce Advisor, was… Read
Categories: War and Public Health