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“The vision exists. We know what needs to be done. But we are not doing it enough.”
--Statement in the Plenary of the Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness on September 4th by Louis Michel, Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, European Commission.
Health and Hunger Resources Guide is an annotated bibliography of recent books, papers, roundtables, and reports on aid architecture and reforming the US aid program. This bibliography is by no means exhaustive. I have limited it to publications that are available on line, and that address Health, Hunger, and Water or issues that directly affect the Future Vision Plan. However, many of the publications include exhaustive bibliographies that will be useful to Rotarians wanting to know more.
Don’t hesitate to call me for more information about these resources, help with finding a health and/or hunger project, putting together a grant, or finding a strategic partner.
Fall is “high-level conference” season, with the G-20 meeting in September. Stay tuned for more. Newest information on top of each subject category. You can subscribe to a Future Vision Plan Newsletter on the “official” website below. http://www.rotary.org/en/Members/RunningADistrict/FutureVisionPilotProgram/Pages/FutureVisio nnewsletter.aspx
Mark A. Harbison PHF District 5000 Health and Hunger Resource Coordinator Toll Free in Hawaii: 866-874-1942 Direct in Maui: 808-874-1942 Fax: 808-874-9182 Email: [email protected]
Section 1: Overview of the New Vision Plan (annotated resources)
FUTURE VISION PLAN Terms and Conditions for Rotary Foundation District Grants and Global Grants http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/fv_grant_terms_conditions_en.pdf [the latest information on the terms and conditions for District and Global Grants under the FVP]
Links to the Official Websites for Future Vision Plan Pilot http://www.rotary.org/en/Members/RunningADistrict/FutureVisionPilotProgram/Pages/ridefault.as px
Grant Management Manual For Rotary Clubs in Future Vision Pilot Districts http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/fv_grant_management_manual_en.pdf http://www.rotary.org/en/Members/RunningADistrict/FutureVisionPilotProgram/Pages/Resources. aspx [This is the resource page for the FVP. The link on the left-hand side bar to Grant Structure is an invaluable guide to the grant structure that will be used by the Pilot Districts in the 2010- 2011 Rotary year. The closer the non-Pilot Districts can be to maximum project size, the more able they will be to being ready to adapt the larger grants program and cooperate to plan and execute larger and more sustainable grants. This information supersedes much of what follows below, but I am going to leave it on this site as a record of the history of planning for the FVP]
Report of the Future Vision Committee Trustees Minutes October 2008, The Rotary Foundation. [Note: This is the official planning document for the Future Visions Plan. Unfortunately, it is not to be used for presentations.] These Appendices are included in this report. All are available in PDF format at the following link] http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/trustee_minutes0810_en.pdf Appendix F, TRF Future Vision, Transition Plan for New Grant Model [Graphic presentation of timeline for transition to New Programs and New Grant Structures]. Appendix G, Strategic Overview of Implementation Plan 2008-2013, Revised October 2008. [Detailed outline of timeline and responsibilities for implementation 2008-2013]. Appendix H, Future Visions Training Plan 2008-2013. [Detailed presentation of new publications, Zone and District trainers, Communication from TRF to Zone, to District, to PETS. Appendix I, District Leadership Structure. [Graphic Representation and discussion of proposed Future Vision District Rotary Foundation Committee structure] Appendix J, THE ROTARY FOUNDATION CODE OF POLICIES. [Draft of proposed refivision to TRF Code of Policies. This is an extraordinary document. It outlines the proposed new Areas of Focus, remodeling of some existing programs (GSE, for example), the new grant structure, significant changes in eligibility standards (especially in regard to renovation and expansion of existing structures), minimum and maximum TRF grants for each type of grant ($15,000 and $200,000 for Global Grants), and levels of grant assessment]. Appendix K, TRF Business Model. [Detailed description of new TRF Secretariat, staffing structure, technology, grant assessment process, financial impact of Pilot and full implementation, etc.]
Report of the Future Vision Committee, Trustees Minutes April 2008, The Rotary Foundation. [Note: This is the original presentation to the Trustees] http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/trustee_minutes0804_en.pdf Appendix C, Future Vision Plan Areas of Focus [not in the October report] Appendix D, Distributable Funds Model: Proposed Structure for Funding of New Grant Making Model. [Not in the October Report]. Appendix E, Transition Plan for New Grant Model [corresponds to Appendix F in the October report. In the latter, the start date for the Pilot has been pushed forward one year. Decisions made at the April 2009 meeting, Minutes of which have not yet been posted, have brought forward elimination or revision of some programs (Rotary Grants for University Teachers, Multi-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships, Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships, GSE funded by World Fund to exchange over two years, etc). Appendix F, Revisions to Approved 2008-08 Future Vision Implementation Plan [further revised in Appendix G of October report]. Appendix H, Existing TRF Programs and Activities Transition to New Grant Structure. [Not in October Report]. This is one of the most interesting presentations of the New Vision Plan Report. It is footnoted: “All examples are for informational purposes only. Complete criteria have not yet been identified so the examples provided can be used as a guide for possible ways in which activities can be undertaken under the new grant structure.” More criteria are identified in Appendix J of the October report, but this presentation is in chart form, and gives concrete examples of eligible and non-eligible proposals under the new structure. Appendix H is still using provisional titles for new programs. Type A grants are District Grants. Type B grants are Global Grants (Club/District and Packaged Global Grants). GSE will change to Vocational Training Teams (funding structure will change), Ambassadorial Scholarships will change to Rotary Scholarships.]
THE ROTARY FOUNDATION’S FUTURE VISION PLAN: A Conversation on Change, May, 2008. http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_doc/transcript_future_vision_interview0805.doc [Transcript of a video interview with Bob Scott, Jonathan Mijayagbe, and Louis Giay, all leading members of the Future Vision Committee, and TRF trustees.]
The Rotary Foundation’s Future Vision Plan, PowerPoint presented at the Rotary International Institute Los Angeles 2008. http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/future_vision_plan_presentation_en.pdf The Rotary Foundation’s Future Vision Plan, A Foundation for the Future, Club Presentation http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_ppt/fv_club_presentation_en.ppt#256,1,
The Rotary Foundation’s Future Vision Plan, A Foundation for the Future, Club Presentation— Script to the Slides. http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/fv_club_presentation_notes_en.pdf
Future Vision Plan, Sample Program/Grant Activity Comparison. http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/future_vision_awards_comparison_chart_en.pdf [Concise presentation of transition from Current structure to future structure for all programs and grants]
Future Vision Plan , Pilot District Partnerships with Non-Pilot Districts. http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/fv_district_partnerships_en.pdf [Excellent summary in chart form showing where Pilot and Nonpilot Districts may partner].
Future Vision FAQ http://www.rotary.org/en/AboutUs/TheRotaryFoundation/FutureVision/Pages/futurevisionfaq.aspx #27
RI Strategic Plan PPT Presentation, 2008-2009 Zone Institutes, May 14, 2009. http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_ppt/strategic_plan_update_en.ppt
RI/USAID International H2O Collaboration Fact Sheet http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/usaid_fact_sheet_en.pdf
Water and Sanitation Rotarian Action Group Strategic Plan 2008 http://www.wasrag.org/downloads/reports/WASRAG%20Strategic%20Plan%20Dec.31.08.pdf
Rotarian Action Groups
Health Fairs http://worldhealthfairs.org Blood Donation http://ourblooddrive.org Water and Sanitation http://wasrag.org Population Growth and Sustainable Development http://ripd.org Disaster Relief http://drfag.org Blindness Prevention http://rag4bp.org Polio Survivors and Associates http://rotarypoliosurvivors.com Diabetes Multiple Sclerosis http://rotary-rfmsa.org AIDS http://rffa.org Hunger and Malnutrition http://alleviatehunger.org Mine Action http://rfma.org/ Dental Volunteers http://ragdv.org/ Microcredit http://ragm.org Hearing Regeneration http://hearingregeneration.org Malaria http://remarag.org
The FVP Areas of Focus could be described as a framework for Rotarians to “talk the walk” of international development assistance. Rotary clubs and districts have done thousands of projects in every country of the developing world, but, historically, Rotary has been known only for PolioPlus. Many matching grant projects are launched only because a new president or international chair “needs” a water project, or a child mortality project, to meet Presidential Citation or District Governor Citation criteria. Outside of the Rotarian Action Groups, there is very little focus on what developing countries need or want, and the selection of countries for projects is often based on little more than the fact that a District Governor was approached by classmates at the GETS, or presidents approached by classmates at PETS or District Assembly. On the other hand, the best of the RAGs, such as WASRAG, already speak the language of the global aid architecture. Look at WASRAG’s strategic plan, or recent PowerPoint presentations, and you will find all of the vocabulary supporting the FVP: sustainability, coordination, alignment, strategic partnerships, MDGs, scaling up, in-country capacity, etc.
In order for Rotary and TRF to enter the ranks of premiere global assistance foundations, it is essential that TRF and Rotarians worldwide identify its priorities in terms that align with those of the global assistance community. Rotarians need to learn to “talk the walk” of global philanthropy, not only to enable the leadership of TRF or RAGs to carry on dialogs with other influential organizations, but also from the perspectives of membership development and retention and fundraising. When asked what Rotary does, we need to be prepared to say “PolioPlus,” and a Global Development Alliance with USAID on water, sanitation, and hygiene in South America, Africa, and the Philippines, child mortality, maternal health, blindness prevention and much more.
The matrix below compares the FVP TRF Areas of Focus to United Nations Millennium Development Goals and to the Rotarian Action Groups already working in specific areas. The eight Millennium Development Goals have been adopted by the international community as a framework for the development activities of over 190 countries in ten regions; they have been articulated into over 20 Targets and 60 indicators. The Targets and indicators allow the UN, the World Bank, the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation, NGOs, and Global Funds to track progress toward the MDGs up to 2015. Rotary Area of Focus UN MDG Rotarian Action Group
1. Peace and Goodwill
Peace and Conflict Prevention All 8 MDGs All RAGs Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development 2. Health
Disease Prevention and Treatment Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality Health Fairs Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health Dental Volunteers Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, etc Rotarians for Fighting AIDS Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability Rotarians Eliminating Malaria Diabetes Water and Sanitation Blood Donation Blindness Prevention Polio Survivors and Associates MS Awareness Hearing Regeneration Hunger and Malnutrition
Water and Sanitation Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality Water and Sanitation Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health Population Growth and Sustainable Development Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability Target: Halve, by 2015, the proportion of the poopulation without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation
Maternal and Child Health Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality Population Growth and Sustainable Development Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health Blindness Prevention Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, etc Polio Survivors and Associates Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education MS Awareness Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality Hunger and Malnutrition Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability
3. Education
Basic Education and Literacy Goal 1: Eliminate Extreme Poverty and Hunger Population Growth and Sustainable Development Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education Hunger and Malnutrition Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability
4. Poverty
Economic and Community Development Goal 1: Eliminate Extreme Poverty and Hunger Microcredit Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education Population Growth and Sustainable Development Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality Hunger and Malnutrition Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality Water and Sanitation Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, etc Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development
Section Two: The New Vision Plan in the Context of Global Aid Global Polio Eradication Initiative Strategic Plan 2009-2013, GPEI, December 2008. http://www.polioeradication.org/content/publications/PolioStrategicPlan09-13_Framework.pdf [Outlines the current GPEI strategy for finalizing an international consensus on process and dates of OPV cessation in routine immunization by the end of 2013. The Strategy envisions achieving certification with standard surveillance globally at national level by the end of 2012, with final regional certification initiated in Africa by the end of 2013].
The Case for Completing Polio Eradication, Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General, WHO [The following 'case statement' was developed following an 'Urgent Stakeholder Consultation on Polio Eradication' convened by the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) on 28 February 2007 at the WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The list of participants, agenda, presentations and other related materials from the Consultation are available at www.polioeradication.org.] http://www.polioeradication.org/content/general/TheCase_FINAL.pdf
Global Post Eradication IPV Supply and Demand Assessment, Integrated Findings, Oliver Wyman, Inc., GPEI, Commissioned by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, March 2009. http://www.polioeradication.org/content/general/March%202009%20OW%20IPV%20Effort %20Report.pdf
Progress Report by the Secretariat of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to the World Health Assembly, WHO Sixty-Second World Health Assembly, Provision Agenda Item 12.8, April 9, 2009. http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/A62/A62_23-en.pdf [This is a very important document with an unassuming title. It gives updates on polio, small pox, TB, malaria, maternal health, infant mortality, new pharma, new technology, new data collection strategies, and many other health issues. The Report is particularly timely for its treatment of eradication efforts, and obstacle to eradication in Pakistan and Afghanistan].
The Resurgence of Wild Poliovirus Types 1 and 3 in 15 African Countries, January 2008 to March 2009, WHO Weekly Epidemiology Review, April 17, 2009. http://www.who.int/wer/2009/wer8416.pdf
Progress towards Poliomyelitis Eradication in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2008, WHO Weekly Epidemiology Review, March 6, 2009. http://www.who.int/wer/2009/wer8410.pdf
Video: Polio eradication in Nigeria http://www.polioeradication.org/content/videoaudio/project_Nigeria08/index.html
World Bank Annual Report 2009 [detailed report on World Bank Activities with regional breakdowns of projects and developments] http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTAR2009/Resources/6223977- 1252950831873/AR09_Complete.pdf
World Development Indicators 2009, World Bank http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWDR2009/Resources/4231006- 1225840759068/WDR09_22_SWDIweb.pdf
World Bank Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change http://econ.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTRESEARCH/EXTWDRS/EXTWDR 2010/0,,contentMDK:21969137~menuPK:5287748~pagePK:64167689~piPK:64167673~theSiteP K:5287741,00.html World Bank Global Monitoring Report 2009: A Development Emergency http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTGLOMONREP2009/Resources/5924349- 1239742507025/GMR09_book.pdf [Excellent source of information for headline data, 6 priorities in confronting the global economic crisis, proposals for dealing with specific issues, such as AIDS, Tuberculosis, maternal health, child mortality—grim statistics on probable fallout from global crisis].
World Bank Global Monitoring Report 2008: The Millennium Development Goals and the Environment http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTGLOMONREP2008/Resources/4737994- 1207342962709/8944_Web_PDF.pdf
World Bank Development Report 2008: Agriculture for Development [Comprehensive view of agriculture’s role in poverty reduction, global health, environmental sustainability. Water is the key, but agriculture may be the key to water]. http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWDR2008/Resources/WDR_00_book.pdf
The MDG Monitor, UN Development Program, ongoing http://www.mdgmonitor.org
Millennium Development Goals Indicators, The Official UN Site for the MDG Indicators, ongoing http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/Default.aspx
The Millennium Development Goals Report 2009, UN Development Program http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/pdf/MDG%20Report%202009%20ENG.pdf
The Millennium Development Goals Report 2008, UN Development Program www.un.org/millenniumgoals/pdf/The%20Millennium%20Development%20Goals%20Report %202008.pdf
Special Report: From Paris to Accra--Will Aid Become More Effective Now? Development Outreach, The World Bank Group, February, 2009. http://www1.worldbank.org/devoutreach/textonlyid521.html
The Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, September 2-4, 2008, A Progress Report on Implementing the Paris Declaration. http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/59/11/41202580.pdf
The Future of Foreign Assistance Amid Global Economic and Financial Crisis, Laurie A. Garrett, Council on Foreign Relations, January 2009. http://www.cfr.org/content/publications/attachments/Garrett_GlobalHealth_ActionPlan.pdf
The Future of Foreign Assistance Amid Global Economic and Financial Crisis, Laurie A. Garrett, Council on Foreign Relations, Roundtable, January 22, 2009 http://www.cfr.org/publication/18384/future_of_foreign_assistance_amid_global_economic_and_fi nancial_crisis.html?breadcrumb=%2Fbios%2F5863%2Fstewart_m_patrick
The Challenge of Global Health, Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs, January/February, 2007. http://www..foreignaffairs.com/articles/62268/laurie-garrett/the-challenge-of-global-health
How to Promote Global Health, A Foreign Affairs Round Table, January 23, 2007. http://www.foreignaffairs.com/discussions/roundtables/how-to-promote-global-health
Aid Architecture: An Overview of the Main Trends in Official Development Assistance Flows, The World Bank Group, May 2008. http://siteresources.worldbank.org/IDA/Resources/Seminar%20PDFs/73449- 1172525976405/3492866-1172527584498/Aidarchitecture.pdf
State of the World’s Children 2008, UNESCO http://www.unicef.org/sowc08/
State of the World’s Children 2009, UNESCO http://www.unicef.org/sowc09/
State of the World’s Children Special Edition to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Covenant on the Rights of the Child, November, 2009, UNESCO http://www.unicef.org/media/files/SOWC_Spec._Ed._CRC_Main_Report_EN_090409(1).pdf
State of Africa’s Children 2008, UNESCO http://www.unicef.org/sowc08/docs/SOAC_2008_EN_A4.pdf
State of Asia-Pacific’s Children 2008, UNESCO http://www.unicef.org/sowc08/docs/SOAPC_2008_080408.pdf
Sparing Lives: Better Reproductive Health for Poor Women in South Asia, World Bank, 2009 http://siteresources.worldbank.org/SOUTHASIAEXT/Resources/Publications/448813- 1231439344179/sparinglives.pdf
The Growth Report: Strategies for Sustained Growth and Inclusive Development, The Commission on Growth and Development, World Bank, 2008. http://cgd.s3.amazonaws.com/GrowthReportComplete.pdf
The Growth Blog, The Growth Commission, [top experts submit ongoing research, debates, dialogs, etc] ongoing http://growthcommissionblog.org/
Homi Kharas, Growth Through Scaling Up: Some Practical Implications of The Growth Report, Brookings Institute, May 17, 2009. http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2008/0527_development_scaling_up_kharas.aspx
Raj M. Desaid, The New Philanthropy and Development Aid, Brookings Institute, May 17, 2009. http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2008/0424_development_aid_desai.aspx
The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can by Done About it, Paul Collier, Oxford University Press, 2007.
Jane Nelson and Noam Unger, Strengthening America’s Global Development Partnerships: A Policy Blueprint for Better Collaboration Between the U.S. Government, Business, and Civil Society, Brookings Institute, May 2009 [Cites Rotary, along with Cisco Systems, Starbucks, and Intel, as examples of global framework agreements between the U.S. government, corporate, and NGO sectors]. http://www.brookings.edu/articles/2009/05_development_partnerships_unger.aspx
Wars, Guns, and Votes, Paul Collier, HarperCollins, 2009
The Politics of Hunger: How Illusion and Greed Fan the Food Crisis, Paul Collier, Foreign Affairs, November/December 2008. www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/64607/paul-collier/the-politics-of-hunger Secretary of State Clinton’s Speech on Foreign Affairs Day, May 1, 2009 [addresses the reform of USAID] http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/05/01/clinton_speech_on_foreign_affairs_day_9630 2.html
Water in a Changing World: The 3 rd UN World Water Development Report (WWDR-3). [The Third edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR-3) was presented at the 5 th World Water Forum in Istanbul, Turkey on March 16, 2009. The development of the WWDR, coordinated by WWAP (World Water Assessment Program), is a joint effort of the 26 UN agencies and entities which make up UN-Water, working in partnership with governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders]. http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/wwdr/wwdr3/pdf/WWDR3_Water_in_a_Changing_World.pdf
The UN Deveopment Program Human Development Report 2007-08: Fighting Climate Change: Human Solidarity in a Divided World. http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_20072008_EN_Complete.pdf
Youth Version: Two Degrees of Separation (Hope, Despair); The UN Deveopment Program Human Development Report 2007-08: Fighting Climate Change: Human Solidarity in a Divided World. http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/Two_Degrees_En.pdf
Cop15: The UN Climate Change Conference December 7-18, 2009 Home Page [This has all the headlines related to the upcoming conference, and great information on where the debate is heading] http://en.cop15.dk/news/view+news?newsid=876
Cop15: The UN Climate Change Conference December 7-18, 2009, The Essential in Copenhagen [UN climate chief Yvo de Boer hopes the conference will reach agreements on four political essentials] http://en.cop15.dk/news/view+news?newsid=876
The Energy Access Situation in Developing Countries: A Review Focusing on the Least Developed
Countries and Sub-Saharan Africa [23/11/09] This recent UNDP-WHO joint report draws attention to the global energy access situation and highlights that three billion people still rely on traditional biomass and coal; with a striking two million deaths per year associated with indoor burning of these solid fuels in unventilated kitchens. Almost two billion people need modern energy services by 2015 to accelerate MDGs achievement]. http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/asset/?asset_id=2198998
Link to the download page a PowerPoint presentation of the main points of the report above. http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/publications/environment-energy/www-ee-library/sustainable- energy/undp-who-report-on-energy-access-in-developing-countries-review-of-ldcs---ssas.en
Banned Aid: Why International Assistance Does Not Alleviate Poverty. Jagdish Bagwati,Jagdish Bagwati Foreign Affairs, January-February 2010. [a review of Dead Aid: Why Aid is Not and Working and How There Is A Better Way for Africa, Dabis Moyo, 2009] http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/65905/jagdish-bhagwati/banned-aid
The New Population Bomb: The Four Megatrends That Will Change the World, Jack A. Goldman, Foreign Affairs, January-February 2010.
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/65735/jack-a-goldstone/the-new-population-bomb
What to Read on Climate Change: An Annotated Foreign Affairs Syllabus on Climate Change, David G. Victor, Foreign Affairs, March 2009-12-22
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/features/readinglists/what-to-read-on-climate-change
Against the Grain: Why Failing to Complete the Green Revolution Could Bring the Next Famine, Carlisle Ford Runge and Carlisle Piehl Runge, Foreign Affairs, January-February.
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/65900/carlisle-ford-runge-and-carlisle-piehl-runge/against-the-grain
Gates proposes $2 billion in funds to aid unstable countries, Washington Post, December 24, 2009 [This is an important article for Rotarians, especially in light of TRF’s H2O collaboration with USAID and the FVP Area of Focus, Peace and Conflict Resolution]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/23/AR2009122302553.html
When drugs stop working, malaria fights back: Fierce new form of ancient disease threatens the Thai- Cambodian border [MSN Feature on new drug-resistant forms of Malaria]
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34526020/ns/health-infectious_diseases
Slums, climate change and human health in sub-Saharan Africa, Brodie Ramin, WHO, December 26, 2009 [African slum dwellers are particularly vulnerable to the negative health effects of rapid urbanization and global climate change. Further research is required to understand the impacts of climate change on the health of slum dwellers as well as to design appropriate adaptation policies. When planning public health interventions in Africa one must consider the dynamic relationship between climate change and urbanization and their impact on vulnerable urban populations]
http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/87/12/09-073445/en/index.html
WHO: New vaccine critical in wiping out polio: Shot is being used for the first time on kids in Afghanistan this week, MSN,/Reuters, December 15, 2009 [Summary of bivalent oral polio vaccine (bOPV) in Afghanistan. The drug was developed by the WHO and GPEI].
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34435150/ns/health-infectious_diseases/?ns=health-infectious_diseases
Bill and Melinda Gates Pledge US$ 10 Billion in Call for "Decade of Vaccines" Bill and Melinda Gates announced that their foundation will commit US$ 10 billion over the next 10 years to help research, develop and deliver vaccines for the world’s poorest countries. “We must make this the decade of vaccines,” said Bill Gates, speaking at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. “Vaccines already save and improve millions of lives in developing countries.” Bill and Melinda Gates were joined at the press conference by Julian Lob-Levyt, Chief Executive Officer of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (the GAVI Alliance), which was launched at the World Economic Forum 10 years ago this week
http://www.weforum.org/en/events/AnnualMeeting2010/MoreStories/index.htm#bill
April 23, 2010 Wall Street Journal Article on Gates commitment to Polio Eradication: Gates Rethinks His War on Polio
See below for RI Polio Plus Committee Rebuttal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303348504575184093239615022.html? mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsTop#articleTabs%3Darticle
Robert Scott, Chair of Rotary International Polio Plus Committee Responds to WSJ article.
http://www.rotary.org/en/ServiceAndFellowship/Polio/Announcements/Pages/10april23_annc_scott_letter.as px
Bill Gates Pledges $10 billion to promote vaccines, and called for 2010-20 to be the Decade of Vaccines.
http://www.livestream.com/worldeconomicforum03/video?clipId=pla_0a5ad43d-be31-42e8-b924- 79b5fd46885e
The Lancet Article of April 2008 “Polio Eradication Nears the Endgame.”
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(08)70053-X/fulltext
WHO 63rd World Health Assembly Progress Reports, April 15, 2010
http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA63/A63_27-en.pdf [Could THIS be the rethink?]
11. In response to the Health Assembly’s resolution WHA61.1 and following the guidance of the Board at its 126th session, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative has formulated a new strategic plan for 2010–2012 with a corresponding budget, for consideration by the Sixty-third World Health Assembly. This new strategic plan proposes fundamental changes in strategy in two major areas in particular: achieving the population-immunity thresholds needed to stop wild poliovirus transmission in each of the remaining poliovirus-affected areas of Africa and Asia, and reducing the risks of international spread of poliovirus and re-infection in poliovirus-free areas. As at February 2010, the three-year budget for the new strategic plan stands at US$ 2600 million, against which there is a global funding shortfall of US$ 1400 million, including a US$ 330 million shortfall for 2010. In order to facilitate national and international monitoring of progress and mid-course corrections if needed, the strategic plan for 2010–2012 outlines specific milestones, the progress towards which will be reviewed on a six-monthly basis by the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunization, whose findings will be reported to the Executive Board and the Health Assembly through the Director-General.
GPEI Strategic Plan 2010-2012: Final Version for Presentation at World Health Assembly. April 22, 2010
http://www.polioeradication.org/content/publications/GPEIStrategicPlanWHAVersionFINAL22April2010.pdf
1. Executive summary Alarmed that polio remained entrenched in the four countries that had never stopped transmission1, and that an increasing number of polio-free areas were becoming reinfected, in May 2008 the World Health Assembly (WHA) called for a new strategy to complete polio eradication. The multi-year planning process of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) was subsequently replaced with a one-year 2009 Programme of Work which: examined the major barriers to interrupting wild poliovirus (WPV) transmission in each of the remaining endemic areas (through an Independent Evaluation)2; fast-tracked the development and clinical trials of four new vaccines or vaccine approaches3; and assessed new approaches to reach children previously missed by vaccination efforts due to weak operations management, insecurity or other factors.
The new GPEI Strategic Plan 2010-2012 builds on the special 2009 Programme of Work and incorporates the myriad lessons learnt since the GPEI began. These lessons underpin the new approaches for achieving each of the Strategic Plan's major objectives: interrupting wild poliovirus transmission in Asia; interrupting wild poliovirus transmission in Africa; enhancing global surveillance and outbreak response; and strengthening immunization systems.
1 Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, Pakistan 2 Independent Evaluation of Major Barriers to Interrupting Poliovirus Transmission. 2009. Report available at www.polioeradication.org. 3 Clinical trials were conducted in 2009 on bivalent OPV, a higher-titre monovalent OPV type 1, and two inactivated polio vaccines (IPV - administered whole-dose intramuscularly and at a fractional dose given intradermally by needle-free device).
World Health Organization, Address to Sixty-Third World Health Assembly May 17, 2010, Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO: Time t o get back on track to meet the Millennium Development Goals http://www.who.int/dg/speeches/2010/WHA_address_20100517/en/print.html