Developing Countries Videos

MaximsNewsNetwork: 28 September 2009 - World Bank President Robert Zoellick says the world-wide economic crisis is hastening massive shifts in trade, currency markets, and the role of developing countries. World Bank President Robert Zoellick told an audience at Johns Hopkins University that world finances are undergoing seismic changes. One of those changes, he said, might be the end of the dominance of the US dollar. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Zoellick, President, World Bank: The United States would be mistaken to take for granted the dollars place as the worlds predominant reserve currency. Looking forward, there will increasingly be other options to the dollar. Zoellick also questioned the role of central banks, especially the United States Federal Reserve. Zoellick said the banks responded well to the financial crisis once it hit, but failed to do enough to avert it. And he also argued that countries and institutions should hold each other accountable to doing what they say they will do. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Zoellick, President, World Bank: The old international economic order was struggling to keep up with change before the crisis. Todays upheaval has revealed the start gaps and compelling needs. It is time we caught up and moved ahead. Zoellick urged the G20, the worlds richest nations, to remember those 160 countries that are not part of the group, both as needing assistance and as engines for future growth. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Zoellick, President, World Bank: A more balanced and inclusive growth model for the world would benefit from multiple poles of growth. With investments in infrastructure, people, and private businesses, countries in Latin America, Asia, and the broader Middle East could contribute to a New Normal for the world economy. Zoellicks spoke in Washington as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund are preparing to hold their annual meetings to further address these issues, in Istanbul next week. MaximsNewsNetwork: News Network for the United Nations and the International Community. See: http://www.MaximsNews.com. GIVING POWER .

Current issues affecting labor unions and workers in Ohio and Central Ohio, with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) District 1199 President Becky Williams, and Ohio AFL-CIO President and Ohio Association of Public School Employees Executive Director Joseph Rugola. Recorded September 8, 2009.

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Yvette Aguilar from the Central American Network for Risk Management Capacity Building speaks about what developed countries should commit to domestically at the Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen and what should remain off the agenda (for example, biofuels).

Technologies for Health Systems Strengthening (THeSyS) WorkshopSession 3: Health systems approach: empirical and theoretical perpectives, challenges and lessons Private sector involvement in health care provision in poor countries - Anna Marriott, Oxfam GB This session was presented at a workshop at the ESRC Innogen Centre, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK on 6 - 7 April 2009. For additional information about this workshop, please contact Dr Julius Mugwagwa at j.t.mugwagwa@open.ac.uk For additional information about Technologies for Health Systems Strengthening (THeSyS) please visit the project website: http://thesys.open.ac.uk/ For additional information about the ESRC Innogen Centre, please visit http://www.genomicsnetwork.ac.uk/innogen/

Technologies for Health Systems Strengthening (THeSyS) WorkshopSession 3: Health systems approach: empirical and theoretical perpectives, challenges and lessons Health systems and access to essential medicines: learning from the global fund? Professor Maureen Mackintosh, Open University This session was presented at a workshop at the ESRC Innogen Centre, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK on 6 - 7 April 2009. For additional information about this workshop, please contact Dr Julius Mugwagwa at j.t.mugwagwa@open.ac.ukFor additional information about Technologies for Health Systems Strengthening (THeSyS) please visit the project website: http://thesys.open.ac.uk/For additional information about the ESRC Innogen Centre, please visit http://www.genomicsnetwork.ac.uk/innogen/

Technologies for Health Systems Strengthening (THeSyS) WorkshopIntroduction, welcome and overview of ESRC Innogen Centre's work on health research and developing countries.These sessions were presented at a workshop at the ESRC Innogen Centre, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK on 6 - 7 April 2009.For additional information about this workshop, please contact Dr Julius Mugwagwa at j.t.mugwagwa@open.ac.ukFor additional information about Technologies for Health Systems Strengthening (THeSyS) please visit the project website: http://thesys.open.ac.uk/For additional information about the ESRC Innogen Centre, please visit http://www.genomicsnetwork.ac.uk/innogen/

Technologies for Health Systems Strengthening (THeSyS) Workshop Session 2: Partnerships and product development communities in health innovation: experiences, lessons and perspectives Product Development Partnerships in health innovation: Malaria Vaccine initiative experiences, lessons and perspectives Dr Christian Loucq, PATH This session was presented at a workshop at the ESRC Innogen Centre, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK on 6 - 7 April 2009. For additional information about this workshop, please contact Dr Julius Mugwagwa at j.t.mugwagwa@open.ac.ukFor additional information about Technologies for Health Systems Strengthening (THeSyS) please visit the project website: http://thesys.open.ac.uk/For additional information about the ESRC Innogen Centre, please visit http://www.genomicsnetwork.ac.uk/innogen/

Technologies for Health Systems Strengthening (THeSyS) Workshop Session 2: Partnerships and product development communities in health innovation: experiences, lessons and perspectives R&D contribution to health systems strengthening - Gavin Bryce, IAVI UK team This session was presented at a workshop at the ESRC Innogen Centre, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK on 6 - 7 April 2009. For additional information about this workshop, please contact Dr Julius Mugwagwa at j.t.mugwagwa@open.ac.uk For additional information about Technologies for Health Systems Strengthening (THeSyS) please visit the project website: http://thesys.open.ac.uk/ For additional information about the ESRC Innogen Centre, please visit http://www.genomicsnetwork.ac.uk/innogen/

Technologies for Health Systems Strengthening (THeSyS) WorkshopSession 3: Health systems approach: empirical and theoretical perpectives, challenges and lessonsHealth systems and access to essential medicines: learning from the global fund? - Professor Maureen Mackintosh, Open University This session was presented at a workshop at the ESRC Innogen Centre, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK on 6 - 7 April 2009. For additional information about this workshop, please contact Dr Julius Mugwagwa at j.t.mugwagwa@open.ac.ukFor additional information about Technologies for Health Systems Strengthening (THeSyS) please visit the project website: http://thesys.open.ac.uk/For additional information about the ESRC Innogen Centre, please visit http://www.genomicsnetwork.ac.uk/innogen/

Technologies for Health Systems Strengthening (THeSyS) WorkshopSession 2: Partnerships and product development communities in health innovation: experiences, lessons and perspectivesSummary by Mae Shieh, Novartis Vaccines Institute for Global Health This session was presented at a workshop at the ESRC Innogen Centre, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK on 6 - 7 April 2009. For additional information about this workshop, please contact Dr Julius Mugwagwa at j.t.mugwagwa@open.ac.uk For additional information about Technologies for Health Systems Strengthening (THeSyS) please visit the project website: http://thesys.open.ac.uk/ For additional information about the ESRC Innogen Centre, please visit http://www.genomicsnetwork.ac.uk/innogen/

Daily Grommet covers Kiva, the world s first micro-lending website that lets you lend to a specific entrepreneur in an impoverished community around the world. Browse entrepreneurs' profiles on the site, choose someone to lend to, and then make a loan for as little as $25. The company creates a personal connection between lenders and entrepreneurs, allowing lenders to witness the impact of their loans through email journal updates and to track repayments. An interesting choice for investing your money and a whole new way of thinking about your personal finances. http://www.dailygrommet.com

"If you want to save the world, work with good people," advises Paul Farmer in an interview with Hopkins Sommer Scholars Lydia Mann-Bondat and Raj Panjabi. The founder of Partners in Health and the subject of the book Mountains Beyond Mountains talks about his most recent work in Rwanda and shares his advice for those interested in global health. (Excerpts from the interview.)