Editor’s note: This commentary was written by Elliot Wang, Director-General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta, as the WHO’s annual World Health Assembly meets in Geneva May […]
Category: Global Health
Posted inAfrica, Global Health
Barbara Bush at Women’s Day Breakfast: Building Local Leaders Integral to Improving Global Health
Barbara Pierce Bush had her conscience pricked for solving global health inequities during a transformative trip with her parents to Uganda. But she understands that not everyone can board Air […]
Posted inUnited States
Meet One of Georgia’s Exporters of the Year: Athens Research and Technology
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on the website of the Georgia Department of Economic Development on Oct. 21, 2022, and is reprinted with permission. The interview was conducted by […]
Posted inJapan
Carter Center Wins Prestigious Prize in Japan for Guinea Worm Campaign
The Carter Center in Atlanta has won a prestigious prize in Japan for its long-time commitment and substantial progress toward the eradication of Guinea worm disease in Africa. The Japanese […]
Posted inMexico
Opinion: Health Measure or Exclusion Tactic? It’s Time to End Title 42 and Restore the Asylum Process
Editor’s note: This is an opinion piece contributed by Laura Murchie, the litigation staff attorney at Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta. Like many Americans, I felt sick when I saw the […]
Posted inIsrael
Boston Scientific to Invest $62M in New Plant in Johns Creek
Boston Scientific Inc., which entered Alpharetta with an acquisition of an Israel-linked firm six years ago, is set to invest $62.5 million into a new plant nearby that will eventually employ 340. […]
Posted inQuebec
Time Traveling in the Age of COVID-19
Editor’s note: Trevor Williams is traveling in Quebec for research on a special report looking at the province’s economic and trade ties with Georgia in advance of the SEUS/Canadian Provinces Alliance Conference […]
Posted inEconomic Development
German Pharma Giant Firm Doubles Space With $57M Expansion in Athens
Boehringer-Ingelheim, a German pharmaceuticals firm with a focus on both animal and human health, is investing $57 million to expand its Athens facility. Boehringer-Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc. was formed […]
Posted inGlobal Health
Carter Center: Guinea Worm Disease Eradication ‘Within Reach’ as Just 14 Cases Detected in 2021
After a 36-year effort led by The Carter Center, the countdown in cases of the parasitic illness Guinea worm disease is approaching single digits. The center reported this week that […]
Posted inGlobal Health
COVID Emergency, Vaccine Hesitancy Clouding Outlook for Polio Eradication
The laser focus by health authorities around the world on COVID-19, coupled with the vaccine hesitancy rising during the pandemic, is clouding the outlook to finish the long-overdue task of […]