A Live Interviews Online Site Powered by Forum One http://discuss.prb.org/ 2008-05-11T19:37:11+01:00 SyntaxCMS via FeedCreator 1.7.2 2008-05-13T17:00:00+01:00 2008-05-13T17:00:00+01:00 2008-05-13T17:00:00+01:00 http://discuss.prb.org/content/interview/detail/2295/ Ragui Assaad

Recent demographic trends have created a youth bulge in the Middle East and North Africa, with nearly one in every five people age 15 to 24. Despite its oil wealth and improved health and education systems, the region's political, social, and economic systems still do not meet the needs of this rapidly growing young population. What are the prospects for young people in this region? Are young men putting off marriage because of limited job opportunities? Why is the education system so out of synch with the needs of the labor market in Arab countries? Join Ragui Assaad, regional director for West Asia and North Africa at the Population Council, as he responds to your questions about the growing youth population in this region.

2008-05-08T17:00:00+01:00 2008-05-08T17:00:00+01:00 2008-05-08T17:00:00+01:00 http://discuss.prb.org/content/interview/detail/2360/ Theresa Shaver

Each year millions of women die needlessly as a result of pregnancy or childbirth. Maternal mortality is now a rarity in most developed countries, yet worldwide, a woman dies every minute from a pregnancy-related cause. The United Nations has challenged countries to reduce their maternal mortality by three-quarters between 2000 and 2015 (Millennium Development Goal #5), but many appear unlikely to meet this goal unless they receive help, especially within South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. What is being done to marshal the financial resources and political commitment necessary to ensure safe motherhood around the world? Can we do more? Join Theresa Shaver, director of the global secretariat of the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood, as she discusses the challenges encountered and successes enjoyed by a major international effort to increase resources to save mothers’ lives.

2008-04-28T14:15:00+01:00 2008-04-28T14:15:00+01:00 2008-04-28T14:15:00+01:00 http://discuss.prb.org/content/expert/detail/2359/ 2008-04-24T17:00:00+01:00 2008-04-24T17:00:00+01:00 2008-04-24T17:00:00+01:00 http://discuss.prb.org/content/expert/detail/2341/ 2008-04-22T20:00:00+01:00 2008-04-22T20:00:00+01:00 2008-04-22T20:00:00+01:00 http://discuss.prb.org/content/expert/detail/2294/ 2008-04-24T17:00:00+01:00 2008-04-24T17:00:00+01:00 2008-04-24T17:00:00+01:00 http://discuss.prb.org/content/interview/detail/2270/ Matthew Lynch for Antoinette Tshefu

The global health community is mounting an unprecedented effort against the deadly scourge of malaria. The Democratic Republic of Congo poses unique and daunting challenges to the massive efforts required for effective malaria control. Hear first-hand from a Congolese malaria expert about the realities and challenges that are a daily part of life for all residents, as well as the proposed solutions that could save millions of lives in the years to come. Join Dr. Antoinette Tshefu as she responds to your questions about tackling the problem of malaria in high-burden countries, and Congo in particular. Dr. Tshefu is a medical doctor, professor, and malaria expert at the University of Kinshasa School of Public Health. A native of the DRC, she has over 14 years of public health experience working in the country on malaria and humanitarian initiatives.

2008-04-18T14:00:00+01:00 2008-04-18T14:00:00+01:00 2008-04-18T14:00:00+01:00 http://discuss.prb.org/content/expert/detail/2269/ 2008-04-22T17:00:00+01:00 2008-04-22T17:00:00+01:00 2008-04-22T17:00:00+01:00 http://discuss.prb.org/content/interview/detail/2231/ Nicole K. Bates

Encouraging progress against malaria was made in the Americas and some parts of Asia in the last century, but the first global campaign to stop malaria didn’t succeed. In fact, investments in malaria research and treatment waned and the disease resurged in the impoverished communities of sub-Saharan Africa. Today there are nearly 1 million malaria deaths per year, mostly of children, and between 300 million and 500 million cases of this debilitating disease. Experts, advocates, and communities have renewed efforts to stop malaria, but what will it take to ensure that the global health community is able to sustain the effort to stop malaria this time around? Join Nicole Bates as she responds to your questions on the important issues surrounding the efforts to fight malaria. She is director of government relations at the Global Health Council.

2008-04-04T17:00:00+01:00 2008-04-04T17:00:00+01:00 2008-04-04T17:00:00+01:00 http://discuss.prb.org/content/expert/detail/2230/ 2008-03-25T17:00:00+01:00 2008-03-25T17:00:00+01:00 2008-03-25T17:00:00+01:00 http://discuss.prb.org/content/interview/detail/2150/ Philip Martin

Unauthorized migration is a major issue in the United States and many other countries, sometimes generating intense publicity and debate. How can leaders minimize the "push" factors that encourage unwanted migration? Trade, investment, and foreign aid, for example, might help create jobs and opportunities in the sending countries that would keep potential migrants home. But do these strategies help slow unauthorized migration? Join Phil Martin in a discussion of these and other questions related to international migration. Phil Martin, professor of agricultural economics at the University of California, Davis, is a noted expert on international labor migration. He is the co-author of the new PRB Population Bulletin, "Managing Migration: The Global Challenge." He will respond to your questions about this important topic on March 25, 2008, from 1-2 p.m. EDT.

2008-02-07T21:00:00+01:00 2008-02-07T21:00:00+01:00 2008-02-07T21:00:00+01:00 http://discuss.prb.org/content/expert/detail/2013/ 2008-02-13T18:00:00+01:00 2008-02-13T18:00:00+01:00 2008-02-13T18:00:00+01:00 http://discuss.prb.org/content/interview/detail/2012/ Nils Daulaire

Each year, nearly 10 million children die, mostly from preventable and treatable causes. Millions of children in low-income countries suffer from long-term illnesses, malnutrition, and injuries that limit their life options. What can we do to improve children’s health and save lives in low-income countries? Which countries are on track to improve health, and which need the most help? What are the links to mother's health? Join international health expert Dr. Nils Daulaire as he responds to your questions on these important issues surrounding child health. Dr. Daulaire is president and CEO of the Global Health Council.

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