Global Health Leader, PSI, Launches Impact Magazine
Premier Issue looks at development through the lens of gender
WASHINGTON, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- PSI, a leading international health organization, with programs in 66 countries, today officially launched Impact magazine to provide insight into today’s most pressing global health and development issues.
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The premier issue takes a closer look at how improving access to comprehensive health services provides the foundation for women and girls to realize their full potential. "It is when girls and women realize their right to better health care and begin to demand it that the pressure on governments starts to build," said Dr. Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization.
The issue also examines why Millennium Development Goal 5 -- reducing maternal mortality -- is lagging woefully behind.
Twelve visionary women offer exclusive insights into building a brighter future for girls and women. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf explains, "Women are breaking barriers daily, and in another decade there will be hundreds of women in real positions of leadership all over Africa and all over the world."
In a special "7 Questions" feature, PSI Board Member Ashley Judd asks New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof whether international women's issues are finally on the global agenda and what he has learned on his extensive travels.
And five women on the frontlines share their personal stories, challenges and triumphs in working to improve the health of women in their countries.
Leaders Featured in the Issue: |
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President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |
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First Lady of Rwanda Jeannette Kagame |
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Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO |
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Awa Coll-Seck, Executive Director of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership |
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Helene Gayle, CEO of CARE USA |
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Mabel van Oranje, CEO of The Elders |
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Tina Brown, Founder of The Daily Beast |
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Laura Liswood, Secretary General of the Council of Women World Leaders |
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Susan Smith Ellis, CEO of (RED) |
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Jennifer Buffett, President of the NoVo Foundation |
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Maria Eitel, President of the Nike Foundation |
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The Crown Princess of Norway Mette-Marit |
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Impact Magazine Background
Impact is produced quarterly and is distributed to media leaders, lawmakers, global health leaders, and advocates in 66 countries around the world.
Background on PSI
PSI is a leading global health organization with programs targeting malaria, child survival, HIV and reproductive health. Working in partnership within the public and private sectors, and harnessing the power of the markets, PSI provides life-saving products, clinical services and behavior change communications that empower the world's most vulnerable populations to lead healthier lives.
SOURCE Population Services International
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