July 2017

Facebook Live Video with AMP Health on Community Health Work

Check out this Facebook Live video from the Aspen Ideas Festival featuring CII's David Milestone and the Aspen Management Partnership for Health (AMP Health) discussing Malawi's first ever National Community Health Strategy. The Ministry of Health led the development of the strategy with support from key partners, including CII, AMP Health, USAID/Malawi, UNICEF, Dalberg, and Save the Children. To date, the video has been viewed over 1 million times.

Using HCD To Answer Questions about the Dapivirine Ring

This USAID blog features human-centered design work led by USAID's Office of HIV/AIDS and CII in partnership with Dalberg's Design Impact Group to increase the adoption and sustained use of the dapivirine ring – the first long-acting, woman-controlled method for reducing the risk of HIV infection – in sub-Saharan Africa. More details about this work can be found on our Engage HCD website.

Investing for Impact co-hosted by CII and the Aspen Global Innovators Group

On July 11th, CII and the Aspen Global Innovators Group hosted a panel discussion around the launch of Investing for Impact discussing new ways in which the development community and private investors are applying non-traditional approaches to financing development and global health. Panelists included Jennifer Adams, the Acting Assistant Administrator of the USAID Bureau for Global Health, Tim Ring, the Co-founder and Co-chairman of TEAMFund, and Alix Zwane, the CEO of Global Innovation Fund. The panel was moderated by Peggy Clark, Vice President of Policy Programs at the Aspen Institute and Executive Director of the Aspen Global Innovators Group. Watch a recording of the event.

Saving Lives at Birth Announces Round 7 Finalists

Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development is pleased to announce the finalists for Round 7. After a rigorous multi-month review process, 53 innovators have been selected as finalists from a highly competitive pool of more than 550 applicants from around the world.

These selected finalists are invited to Washington, D.C., July 25–27, for the 7th Annual Saving Lives at Birth Development^XChange, where they will take part in the final stage of the review process. You can register to attend.

Kogi Boosts Newborn Survival with Free Distribution of Medications

Nigeria's Kogi Government has distributed free chlorhexidine-gel for umbilical cord care to 120 public health facilities in order to prevent newborn infections as part of Nigeria's National Strategy for Scale-up for Chlorhexidine [PDF, 1.8MB]. The Ministry of Health led the development of the strategy with support from USAID/Nigeria and CII along with partners such as The Clinton Health Access Initiative and the Maternal and Child Survival Program. The strategy was formally launched by the Ministry of Health in November 2016.