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Submitting guest blogs is open to Global Washington’s members of the Atlas level and above. We value a diversity of opinions on a broad range of subjects of interest to the global health and development community.
Blog article submissions should be 500-1500 words. Photos, graphs, videos, and other art that supports the main themes are strongly encouraged.
You may not be the best writer, and that’s okay. We can help you shape and edit your contribution. The most important thing is that it furthers an important conversation in your field, and that it is relatively jargon-free. Anyone without a background in global development should still be able to engage with your ideas.
If you include statistics or reference current research, please hyperlink your sources in the text, wherever possible.
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Posted on April 4, 2025
By Julia Roper, Director of Strategy, Panorama Strategy
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is generating a lot of buzz across all sectors, and global health is no exception. Many see AI as a promising tool that could transform health systems, making them more effective and accessible. Like any breakthrough technology, however, AI comes with its own set of implementation challenges and unknowns. The good news? While we’re still in the early stages of understanding how to harness its potential, the global health field is not starting from scratch. We can learn from past innovations. By applying lessons from those efforts – what’s worked and what hasn’t – we can shape better, more practical strategies to ensure AI supports improved health and wellbeing worldwide.
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Posted on April 2, 2025
By Ina Lee, Communications Director, Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation
Child being tested for malnutrition. Photo: YRRF
At Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation (YRRF), we are on the front lines of one of the world’s most urgent health crises. In a country where nearly 80 percent of the population depends on humanitarian aid and the health system is stretched beyond its limits, our work is rooted in one clear goal: to protect life and restore dignity.
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Posted on April 1, 2025
By Give2Asia
In rural China, hypertension is prevalent, yet Give2Asia’s Rural Healthy Family Program is helping families receive care. Photo: Give2Asia
In the heart of rural China, where access to healthcare can be limited and families often bear the brunt of preventable chronic conditions, a new approach is offering hope—and measurable results. The China Rural Healthy Family Program, a recent initiative led by Give2Asia, is designed to combat one of the country’s most pressing and under-addressed health crises: hypertension.
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