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The Results Speak for Themselves
As 2015 draws closer, the Millennium Development Goals are becoming more attainable than ever before. One of the critical pieces of the Millennium Development Goals is the fight against malaria. Success in that fight has produced results across the board. Declining child mortality, decreased burden on health care facilities and increased economic productivity are all results of investing in malaria. The following video presents the myriad of successes that the world has seen from the tremendous efforts against malaria so far. While these statistics represent real lives that are being impacted by the progress in the fight against malaria, it must also be remembered that these results are not irreversible. The global community must push forward and advance these gains in order to end malaria deaths in Africa by 2015.
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Trade and Aid for Effective Foreign Assistance
 Mark Green has issued a series of blog posts on why conservatives should support foreign assistance reform. Below is his seventh article on the topic.
Conservatives believe, in the words of Ronald Reagan, "The best possible social program is a job." In that same spirit, in the international realm, we believe the best possible development program is trade—because it creates jobs and reinforces the values of entrepreneurship. Again in President Reagan's words, "I recognize...the inescapable conclusion that all of history has taught: The freer the flow of world trade, the stronger the tides of human progress and peace among nations."
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Secretary Hillary Clinton Speaks about the Global Health Initiative
 On August 16, 2010 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke at the Johns Hopkins Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies on "The Global Health Initiative: The Next Phase of American Leadership in Health Around the World." Secretary Clinton provided a framework for how the Obama Administration is approaching global health issues, focusing particularly on sub-Saharan Africa.
Secretary Clinton opened by making the case that progress on global health is critical to America's national interests and is a fundamental part of U.S. foreign policy. The emphasis was on preventative measures and capacity building so that there is less of a need for international emergency response.
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9 Tons of Counterfeit Drugs Seized in East Africa
 Authorities have seized 20,000 pounds of counterfeit medicine and arrested 80 people suspected of illegal trafficking in six East African nations. More than 300 premises were checked or raided in the two-month operation across Uganda, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zanzibar.
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