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When the U.S. funds global health, other countries do too

Mar 27 2017

By Amy S. Patterson

In President Trump’s proposed budget, there’s a $54 billion bump in military spending. U.S. foreign aid would be cut by 28 percent. Global health spending beyond AIDS, malaria and vaccines will suffer.

This type of foreign aid, according to many U.S. policymakers and military leaders, increases soft power, or the global influence the United States has because it supports basic human rights and humanitarian causes. Emma-Louise Anderson and I show this payoff for the United States among people living with HIV in Zambia and Malawi.

Read the rest of the article on The Washington Post

Dan Haseltine and Jenny Eaton Dyer, PhD: A Cup of Cold Water on World Water Day

Mar 22 2017

By: Dan Haseltine and Jenny Eaton Dyer, PhD
Today, more than 783 million people around the world lack access to clean water, and nearly 2.5 billion people do not have access to proper sanitation. Because dirty water contributes to diarrheal diseases, a leading cause of death among children under the age of five, this translates to more than 700,000 preventable, treatable deaths among children every year. Without clean water to drink, cook and clean, disease and death abound.

Bill Gates: Cutting Foreign Aid Makes America Less Safe

Mar 17 2017

By: Bill Gates
I understand why some Americans watch their tax dollars going overseas and wonder why we’re not spending them at home. Here’s my answer: These projects keep Americans safe. And by promoting health, security and economic opportunity, they stabilize vulnerable parts of the world.

Reconsider severe international affairs budget cuts

Mar 15 2017

By: Bill Frist, Mike Glenn and Colleen Conway-Welch
Leading the world in providing foreign assistance, albeit less than 1 percent of our budget, is not only the compassionate, moral thing to do. It’s also the smart thing to do. We know that development is a critical component to national security.

Why Christians Should Support Foreign Development Aid

Feb 28 2017

By: Jennifer E. Dyer, Ph.D
We know the facts, the statistics, and have the stories to match. Advocacy for some is simply sharing quantitative facts and qualitative, often anecdotal stories to the world, to raise philanthropic dollars. Which is one beautiful, and charitable way to advocate for others, including individuals to whom the Bible refers as "the least of these."

Make America benevolent again

Feb 24 2017

By: Cathleen Falsani
In a time where the notions of greatness and goodness are bandied about the public square like so many shuttlecocks, we hear little of benevolence.

Warren Buffet's Best Investment

Feb 20 2017

By: Bill & Melinda Gates
Our 2017 annual letter is addressed to our dear friend Warren Buffett, who in 2006 donated the bulk of his fortune to our foundation to fight disease and reduce inequity. A few months ago, Warren asked us to reflect on what impact his gift has had on the world.

1000 Days: How Advocacy for Nutrition Saves Lives

Feb 20 2017

This past week executive directors Jenny Eaton Dyer, PhD and William Moore co-hosted a breakout session at Lakewood Church in Houston on the importance of nutrition during the 1000 day window – from conception to 2 years old – of a child’s life for proper cognitive and physical development. We live in a time where 1 out of 3 people suffer from malnutrition in some form. The most devastating consequences include stunting and wasting of children who are victims of undernutrition.
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