Tuesday, November 15, 2022

CORE Group and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

In the most fragile parts of the Sahel and the Horn of Africa, millions of children remain practically concealed from health systems, causing them to miss out on life-saving vaccines as a result. Over the past two decades, we have seen growth in accessibility to immunization by communities in low-income countries. Vaccinations have become routine among people with few interconnections ...Read More

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

CORE Group M&E Working Group

The field of global health faces many complex challenges in achieving sustainable health goals, including challenges in being responsive to the needs of health program participants and stakeholders.  Human-centered design (HCD) is “a way of thinking that places the people you are trying to serve and other important stakeholders at the center of the design and implementation process” (USAID Center for Innovation and ...Read More

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

CORE Group

The webinar features speakers from the following organizations Pathfinder International: Many of Pathfinder’s country programs are successfully integrating immunization with other SRH services e.g., FP , ANC etc.  including through mobile outreach events e.g., in Tanzania , and through specific projects e.g. Burundi. WaterAid: Water Aid is implementing a project on “Hygiene integration into nationwide immunization programme” and this project ...Read More

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

CORE Group and the Global Alliance for Social and Behaviour Change

The Global Alliance for Social and Behaviour Change (https://globalallianceforsbc.org/) has developed a Code of Ethics for Social and Behaviour Change (SBC). The Code is intended to serve as a statement of values as well as a guide for practice and for promotion of engagement with ethical matters throughout the SBC field. The Setting the Code of Ethics for Social and ...Read More

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 (11:00AM ET )

CORE Group Nutrition Working Group and NCD Interest Group

Prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including overweight and obesity, is rising in low- and middle-income countries where conditions of undernutrition persist. CORE Group’s Nutrition Working Group developed a position paper and technical brief to understand how overweight and obesity is (or is not) being addressed in global settings, and spoke with nutrition, policy, and programming experts to discuss how those ...Read More

Wednesday, March 30, 2022 (8:30AM ET )

CORE Group

  After the rapid development of the COVID-19 vaccines and subsequent rollout, there has been an infodemic of misinformation circulating about COVID-19 vaccine safety and efficacy, reducing public trust in getting vaccinated. Vaccine inequity especially remains a key challenge in humanitarian settings and fragile states. Panelists for this episode will share their experiences and strategies to support demand and increase ...Read More

Tuesday, February 15, 2022 (8:30AM ET )

CORE Group's Nutrition Working Group

This webinar highlighted USAID-funded initiatives to strengthen maternal nutrition through health systems from global and local perspectives. Presenters discussed practical guidance for designing, implementing, and strengthening the delivery of maternal nutrition interventions during pregnancy and lactation from USAID’s Maternal and Child Survival Program and USAID’s Advancing Nutrition. Presenters from Kenya, Guatemala and Uganda shared key country learnings (i.e. successes, challenges) ...Read More

Thursday, September 23, 2021

CORE Group and Pathfinder

During this side event, co-hosted by CORE Group and Pathfinder, we discussed why food security is a gender issue, the links between climate change and food security, and initiatives to tackle these challenges. Food security and gender are pillars of the CORE Group’s Climate Change program, Building an Equitable Future: Climate Action, Inclusivity, and Health. Pathfinder International has worked at the nexus of women and climate for almost a decade. Pathfinder’s ...Read More

Friday, September 17, 2021

One Health Interest Group

ARTICLE FOR DISCUSSION Exposure to Animal Feces and Human Health: A Systematic Review and Proposed Research Priorities Gauthami Penakalapati, Jenna Swarthout, Miranda J. Delahoy, Lydia McAliley, Breanna Wodnik, Karen Levy, and Matthew C. Freeman* Humans can be exposed to pathogens from poorly managed animal feces, particularly in communities where animals live in close proximity to humans. This systematic review of ...Read More

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 (9:00-10:30 a.m. ET )

CORE Group Disability Inclusive Health Technical Advisory Group

CORE Group’s Disability Inclusive Health TAG Co-Chairs hosted a workshop to identify key action steps to build a roadmap for disability-inclusive COVID-19 vaccine distribution. The workshop featured a panel of experts on social and behavior change, vaccine service delivery and last mile distribution, and disability inclusive health, including field-based experts able to comment on current COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Ensuring equitable ...Read More

Thursday, June 24, 2021 (9:00 a.m. ET )

CORE Group

Episode 1 of the Vaccine Confidence Live Series: Protecting Communities by Transforming Vaccine Hesitancy to Confidence After the rapid development of the COVID-19 vaccines and subsequent rollout, there has been an infodemic of misinformation circulating about COVID-19 vaccine safety and efficacy, reducing public trust in getting vaccinated. The media and other communications companies play a critical role in providing vital ...Read More

Thursday, June 17, 2021 (9:00am ET )

CORE Group Young Professionals Network

Presenter Dr. Joan Casey, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health Dr. Casey received her doctoral degree from the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2014. Dr. Casey is an environmental epidemiologist who focuses on environmental health, environmental justice, and sustainability. Her research uses electronic health records and ...Read More

Thursday, June 17, 2021

CORE Group

The COVID-19 pandemic forced many health care workers and public health professionals who develop and implement interventions to reconsider options for self-management of care for people living with non-communicable diseases. With people unable or unwilling to visit health facilities on a regular or as-needed basis, self-management of care became a critical and crucial component of care during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More

Thursday, May 27, 2021 (10:00am ET )

CORE Group Nutrition Working Group

Malnutrition and disability disproportionally affect children living in low- and middle-income countries. They are also intertwined, with malnutrition driving disability and disability making children more at risk for being malnourished. Children with disabilities and their families encounter cumulative hardships, such as stigma, food insecurity, and limited access to appropriate care and nutrition services, without the presence of a global pandemic. ...Read More

Thursday, April 29, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic forced countries and health facilities to close and move to telehealth visits when possible. Not surprisingly, we have seen delays in care in many countries. Sadly, these delays have been especially detrimental on people living with chronic conditions, noncommunicable diseases, and injuries. Many providers and facilities have adapted practices and process in real-time throughout the pandemic to meet, as best as ...Read More

Tuesday, April 27, 2021 (12:00PM )

CORE Group YPN

Thank you for joining CORE Group’s Young Professionals Network (YPN) in our first event of the year, a webinar on “Giving Effective Video Presentations” led by Arika Pierce. During a time when online and pre-recorded presentations are the norm, giving engaging and interesting presentations is key. This session provided attendees with tips and tricks to keeping your audience engaged in ...Read More