Task Force Members Rep. Donovan and Rep. Quigley in The Hill
We are calling today for a dynamic U.S. initiative led by the Trump administration and Congress to unlock the potential of adolescent girls and young women [...]
Report: Her Health, Her Lifetime, Our World
The Task Force has generated a bold vision for a major U.S. initiative by the Trump administration to unlock the potential of adolescent girls and young women [...]
Video: Christy Turlington Burns outlines Task Force’s Final Proposal
The proposal provides a feasible, cost-effective, and forward-looking platform that Americans across the political spectrum have consistently supported and builds on the record of longstanding global health leadership by the [...]
CSIS Task Force on Women’s and Family Health Report Launch
In October 2015, we embarked on this effort in the belief that there is an exceptional opportunity – and pressing need – for U.S. leadership in this critical area. The [...]
Imperiling Progress
With each passing week, the political unrest and repression in Ethiopia is attracting new levels of global attention: from Feyisa Lilesa’s protest sign at the Rio Olympics in [...]
Sectoral Study: Maternal and Child Health
The United States continues to be the largest bilateral donor in the field of global maternal and child health (MCH) —especially child health—and has expanded its investment in this [...]
Sectoral Study: Immunizations
U.S. leadership and funding for global immunization efforts have accelerated over the past 15 years. The returns have been substantial. U.S. efforts—primarily through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance—have contributed to [...]
Sectoral Study: Family Planning
Family planning is a highly effective and often undervalued global health tool. It is widely recognized that better access to family planning in developing countries generates better health and [...]
Sectoral Study: Nutrition
Malnutrition contributes to half of all child deaths under 5 globally. Malnourished children who do not receive essential nutrients during the first 1,000 days from conception to their second [...]
Report: Public-Private Partnerships for Women’s Health in Zambia
Zambia is a lower-middle-income country struggling with critical health challenges, including high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality, malnutrition, cervical cancer, and a severe HIV/AIDS epidemic [...]