Slovak official to lead UN Economic and Social Council Ambassador Miloš Koterec of the Slovak Republic. UN Photo/Evan Schneider Slovak ambassador Miloš Koterec was elected today to serve as President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the six principal organs of the UN and the main body tasked with coordinating […]

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Highlights: Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick at The Forum at HSPH … Highlights: Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick at The Forum at HSPH A Public Health Approach to Costs and Quality: The Next Phase of Massachusetts Healthcare Reform. Video from April 28, 2011. … ### >>> About The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health “Bridging science and policy […]

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UNESCO chief stresses need for innovation to ensure equitable education Group photo of some of the delegates attending the Education World Forum taking place in London – EWF/David Weston The head of the United Nations agency tasked with promoting education today underscored the role that information and communications technologies can play in ensuring quality education […]

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Highlights: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder at The Forum at HSPH …   Highlights: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder at The Forum at HSPH A Public Health Approach to Ending the Cycle of Violence. Video from May 6, 2011. …   ### >>> About The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health “Bridging science and policy […]

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Highlights: Philanthropist Ted Turner in Conversation with Dean Julio Frenk … Highlights: Philanthropist Ted Turner in Conversation with Dean Julio Frenk Driving Global Health from Goals to Action. Video from December 9, 2010. … ### >>> About The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health “Bridging science and policy decision-making.” … In the 21st Century, decisions […]

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Highlights: The Impact of the 2010 Elections on U.S. Healthcare Reform … Highlights: The Impact of the 2010 Elections on U.S. Healthcare Reform Presented in Collaboration with Reuters. Video from November 5, 2010. … ### >>> About The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health “Bridging science and policy decision-making.” … In the 21st Century, decisions […]

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UNESCO condemns killing of journalists in the Philippines and Syria UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova The head of the United Nations agency in charge of defending press freedom condemned today the recent murders of journalists in the Philippines and Syria and called on authorities to investigate the crimes thoroughly. “I call on the Philippine authorities to […]

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BOOSTING VITAMIN D: Not enough or too much? Highlights: Boosting Vitamin D: Not Enough or Too Much? … Presented in Collaboration with Reuters. Part of the Andelot Series on Current Science Controversies. /Video from March 29, 2011. … ###  BRIEFING BOOSTING VITAMIN D Not enough or too much? Presented in Collaboration with Reuters March 29, […]

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Security Council presses for ethnic reconciliation in troubled area of South Sudan Internally displaced persons (IDPs) preparing a meal in South Sudan. Photo: UNMISS/Gideon Pibor Security Council members have called on warring ethnic communities in South Sudan’s Jonglei state to engage in reconciliation and end the “cycle of conflict” that has claimed an unknown number […]

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Is it Alzheimer’s, or just a memory slip? A few months ago, I hung up the phone after a conversation with my 85-year-old father wondering, “Should I be worried about Alzheimer’s?” That’s because I noticed my dad struggling to express himself, faltering over the right words, and forgetting names. We live 1,500 miles apart, so […]

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