tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post6464868232363581870..comments2024-03-16T05:27:28.396-04:00Comments on Global Health Report: Health-Eight Meet in SeattleChristine Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02031314317405641083noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-52575877832490532332009-07-02T12:08:19.161-04:002009-07-02T12:08:19.161-04:00Only if people are willing to open their eyes.Only if people are willing to open their eyes.Dev Varmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052893427164810113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-70954703953134828192009-07-02T11:51:15.924-04:002009-07-02T11:51:15.924-04:00Better to light a lamp than curse the darkness.Better to light a lamp than curse the darkness.Christine Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02031314317405641083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-17822394038100505652009-06-25T14:34:21.659-04:002009-06-25T14:34:21.659-04:00I think that is a question that no one has answere...I think that is a question that no one has answered sufficiently. How many times have people complained about government's lack of transperancy? It seems that the only check on government is through the media. If the media makes a big enough fuss about something, it seems to kickstart the masses, sometimes. So I wonder if the only check for the H8 is global health reporting. And even then, Dev Varmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052893427164810113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-42727482321638125042009-06-24T08:02:18.868-04:002009-06-24T08:02:18.868-04:00There are issues of scale, as well. If decision-ma...There are issues of scale, as well. If decision-making involves too many people in the room, any real action simply dissipates. <br /><br />Also interesting how, in many ways, these are issues of governance--whether public or private entitites are involved. <br /><br />When you are acting on behalf of others--which must happen on some level because of the scale issues--how do you demonstrate Christine Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02031314317405641083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-60218081546407089052009-06-22T17:52:10.876-04:002009-06-22T17:52:10.876-04:00It is slowly becoming the case that many of the UN...It is slowly becoming the case that many of the UN organizations at this meeting are slowly losing their "power" in the global health world. The Lancet recently published a report outlining recent trends in global health funding and activity. But I'm not sure how replacing one group of health organizations with another will make much difference.Plus, I think organizations like the Dev Varmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052893427164810113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-70878337898428647182009-06-22T14:32:39.889-04:002009-06-22T14:32:39.889-04:00Or perhaps this "collusion" is the resul...Or perhaps this "collusion" is the result of these agencies understanding perfectly well that they do not having any real authority to speak for the entire global health community, while knowing it would be foolish not to come to the table when invited. Perhaps the broader array of global health organizations, including community-based organizations, need to devise a means of Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115610391566114629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-81265033803004650942009-06-18T18:31:43.895-04:002009-06-18T18:31:43.895-04:00Oligopolies have always had problems with transpar...Oligopolies have always had problems with transparency. I think that's kinda the point in their setup, though. They work under the principles of consent without consent, the idea that "mother knows best". Of course in this case "mother" is 8 of the largest players in the Global Health world. As I see it, the H8 have established themselves as a collusive oligopoly, an Dev Varmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052893427164810113noreply@blogger.com