Weekly Highlights, July 19 – 25

by Lillian Gu · 2009-07-26 00:39:00 UTC
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Man and pregnant woman walking

(photo credit: zedzap)

Remember learning about African Trypanosomiasis, last week? This week, Alanna tells us Five Things to Know About Chagas Disease, which is American Trypanosomiasis. The two diseases are caused by related, but different parasites.

"Money makes the world go round," the saying goes. And it certainly shapes health care delivery. Alanna breaks down health care financing for us by asking two big questions, "Who Pays for Health Care?" (Single-payer or multi-payer?) and "How Does the Money Move?" (On what basis are health care providers paid?)

Alanna explains that she's Against a Global Fund for Maternal Health because "programs with a single-issue focus don't strengthen health systems." This leads to the question of What Are Health Systems and How Do We Strengthen Them? Alanna's post answers this systematically.

Guest blogger Carol Dunn continues her series on Fear, Sex, and Pandemic, arguing that pandemic preparedness advocates made swine flu feel like a real threat, but didn't do a good job conveying the actions needed. (This was Part Five; also check out Part One, Part Two, Part Three, and Part Four).

This week's Friday Futures explores Medical Exploitation. From organ cells to gestational surrogates to clinical trials, various disparities make the poor vulnerable to exploitation.

Career Advice

How do you balance Marriage, Family, and Your Global Health Career? Alanna shares wisdom she's gained from her own experiences. Also, be sure to check out her interview with a Health Policy Analyst to learn the pros and cons about the think tank environment.

Kudos

Member of the Month is a new feature on the Global Health blog, where we learn more about a member who has contributed with insightful and engaging discussion. Meet July's Member of the Month - Patrick Mayne, and feel free to nominate someone by contacting Mariam Mostamandy. Lastly, this week's Comment of the Week was submitted by Robert Marten on the Against a Global Fund for Maternal Health post. Don't forget to share your thoughts with us in the comments, so you can be the next winner, and earn a charity gift on Change.org.

Lillian Gu
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