title: Global health for a globally minded president.
abstract: President-elect Barack Obama can build on historic initiatives championed by his predecessor in global AIDS and malaria. These should serve as the platform for a more comprehensive and evidence-based set of activities aimed at addressing the major causes of ill health and instability in low-income countries. Obama should launch a new Global Family Health Action Plan aimed at saving the lives of six million children and women annually in impoverished nations. Existing policies driven by U.S. domestic ideological battles, particularly those relating to sexual and reproductive health, should be revised and brought into line with solid science and evidence from the field.
authors.affiliation: Global Health Council, White River Junction, Vermont, USA.
authors.forename: Nils
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Daulaire
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D011057:Politics; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care