Speaking before journalists and policymakers at Harvard on Dec. 8, USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah discussed USAID initiatives that are saving the lives of people around the globe, including successful programs to reduce child mortality rates. Shah urged the journalists present to continue to cover efforts to assist the world’s poor, adding that global health professionals “have a lot to learn from those of you who bring genuine journalistic skills and critical insights to that task.”
The event was co-sponsored by the Nieman Foundation, GlobalPost and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation ahead of a workshop on “Global Health and Storytelling in the Digital Age.”
- Read more and watch an excerpt from Dr. Shah’s address
- Learn more about Nieman’s Global Health Reporting Fellowships
- Read GlobalPost’s Healing the World series
