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Global Health

InterAction works with its Members to identify gaps in health delivery and policy, share programmatic approaches, and develop recommendations for addressing health needs to improve services to poor and at-risk populations.

Updates

Global Development

Prioritize the Mental Health of Refugees

The number of people forced from their homes due to persecution, conflict, and violence has now reached an estimated 103 million. Exacerbated…

Giulia McPherson

Apr 17, 2023

Humanitarian Coordination & Practice

From Policy to Practice: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services in Emergency Settings

Adults are nearly three times more likely to develop mental health conditions in conflict settings, with 22% likely to experience depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress…

Hifzah Malik

Nov 28, 2022

Crises & Countries in Conflict

Periods Don’t Stop When Disasters Occur

The recent flooding in Pakistan was unprecedented—affecting 6.4 million people and damaging or destroying over 1,400 health facilities in the Balochistan and Sindh…

Hifzah Malik

Nov 1, 2022

Global Development

New White House Action Plan on Global Water Security Announced

On June 1, Vice President Kamala Harris announced the rollout of a new White House Action Plan on Global Water Security. Deputy Secretary…

Chris Askew-Merwin

Jun 3, 2022

Humanitarian Coordination & Practice

Global Rise in Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Highlights Urgent Actions Needed to Save Lives and Alleviate Future Suffering

The re-emergence of vaccine-preventable diseases is a global threat that demands international action. Vaccines have been used to prevent the spread of communicable diseases for…

Jillian Watt

May 13, 2022

Global Development

G7 Policy Paper: 2022 G7 Summit Recommendations

The 2022 G7 is quickly emerging as a critical moment for G7 countries and the world. The global economy is only beginning to recover from…

Ben Bestor

Apr 5, 2022

U.S. Foreign Assistance

Angola Pilot Offers Peek Through DOOR to New Technology

A recent pilot program in Angola that facilitated the provision of contraceptives to women in rural areas highlights important lessons in using new technology to…

Cindy Shiner

Feb 28, 2022

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Global Health

InterAction works with its Members to identify gaps in health delivery and policy, share programmatic approaches, and develop recommendations for addressing health needs to improve services to poor and at-risk populations.

Updates

Prioritize the Mental Health of Refugees

From Policy to Practice: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services in Emergency Settings

Periods Don’t Stop When Disasters Occur

New White House Action Plan on Global Water Security Announced

Global Rise in Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Highlights Urgent Actions Needed to Save Lives and Alleviate Future Suffering

G7 Policy Paper: 2022 G7 Summit Recommendations

Angola Pilot Offers Peek Through DOOR to New Technology

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