James Habyarimana, Matthew L. Myers, and Bernhard Weigl discuss scalable and practical strategies developing countries can use to address the global health challenges of noncommunicable diseases. This session is part two of the two session meeting, Noncommunicable Diseases and the New Global Health.

Yanzhong Huang discusses China's expanding list of unsafe food products, failures in its regulation of food, and its need for serious reform.

Efforts to vaccinate Pakistani children are in peril after the CIA's vaccine ploy to help capture Osama bin Laden, placing the entire region at risk of outbreaks, says CFR's Laurie Garrett.

Laurie Garrett and Steven A. Cook discuss the threats of Avian flu and foot and mouth disease in Egypt.

In their single-minded pursuit of economic growth, China's leaders have long overlooked public health—which, by some measures, is now worse than under Mao.

Yanzhong Huang discusses the impact of chronic, noncommunicable disease on development in the BRICS nations.

This session was part of the Maternal Health in Afghanistan and Pakistan roundtable series.

This session was part of the Maternal Health in Afghanistan and Pakistan roundtable series.

Isobel Coleman discusses the feminization of AIDS in Africa and two recent studies that offer hope for prevention.

Peter Navario discusses the looming resurgence of an HIV epidemic in Zimbabwe.

Amity Shlaes argues that both Democrats and Republicans are guilty of hypocrisy when discussing end-of-life care in the health care debate.

Peter Navario writes, "the status quo is not likely to change until PEPFAR creates an incentive for partners to devote more resources and attention to patients already on treatment."

CFR Fellow Peter Navario discusses the leveling off of South Africa's AIDS epidemic and its ability to step up HIV/AIDS treatments in light of "flatlined" global health funding.

Michael J.Gerson discusses the American AIDS crisis.

Drew Thompson, director of China studies at the Nixon Center, examines Beijing's proposed overhaul of its health care system--and the political and economic consequences if it fails.

Speakers discuss Zimbabwe's fragile coalition government, collapsed economy and the severe cholera epidemic the country faces.

President Bush's AIDS initiative, reauthorized for another five years this summer, wins widespread praise even from those highly critical of other administration policies. Yet some health experts worry AIDS funding has grow disproportionately large compared with other U.S. development spending.

Five years ago, one could not drive across Lusaka without being slowed by regular funeral processions. No longer, says Michael Gerson.

The ACLU discusses the need for a public health -- not a law enforcement/national security -- approach to preparing the country for a pandemic.