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Roger-Mark De Souza Named Director of Population, Environmental Change, and Security
Apr 22, 2013Noted population-environment expert Roger-Mark De Souza joins the Wilson Center as Director of Population, Environmental Change, and Security. De Souza will lead programs on reproductive and maternal health, environmental security, and livelihoods, including the Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program and the Global Health Initiative.
Best of Both Worlds: Moving On, But Staying With ECSP
Aug 20, 2012I have a bit of news to share. After 15 years at the Wilson Center, I will be moving back to my home town of Athens, Ohio, this fall to become a professor at Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs where I will serve as director of environmental studies and work in their campus-wide Consortium on Energy, Economics, and the Environment.
Wilson Center Announces New Program on Global Sustainability & Resilience
Aug 17, 2012The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars today announced the creation of a new program to study the impact of global changes—such as population growth, resource scarcity, urbanization, migration, and economic development—on people’s lives, from their environment and health to their security and economic wellbeing.
Sebelius Outlines Domestic, Global Health Challenges at Board Dinner
Feb 02, 2010Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius discusses the historic U.S. health reform effort, saying "The costs of doing nothing are extraordinary." She also discussed global health challenges at the first Board of Trustees dinner of 2010.
Point of View: Improving Maternal Health
Feb 01, 2010In this Point of View editorial, the Global Health Initiative's Calyn Ostrowski says more investment is needed in the developing world to improve health systems that would, in effect, help reduce maternal mortality.
Improving Maternal Health Worldwide
Feb 01, 2010In developing countries, more than 500,000 women die of pregnancy-related complications each year, yet most of these deaths can be prevented with improved medical care. The Wilson Center's Global Health Initiative has launched a policy series to discuss, inform, and potentially effect policy on critical issues related to maternal health.
Maternal Mortality: Childbirth Carries Deadly Odds
Oct 12, 2008October 2008 – The Washington Post highlights growing maternal health trend and the issues of maternal mortality worldwide
Robin Cook's Foreign Body Highlighted in The Economist
Aug 25, 2008August 2008 – Author and Wilson Center Board of Trustees Member Examines Medical Tourism in Newest Novel
UNAIDS Releases 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Aug 01, 2008August 2008 – New UNAIDS report presents HIV/AIDS data on 147 countries, the "most comprehensive review of the epidemic to date."
Dialogue Interview with Frederick Burkle
Jul 23, 2008July 2008 – Frederick Burkle, Wilson Center Public Policy Scholar, describes the security and medical support measures needed in the wake of complex emergencies.