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What the Trump Administration Can Learn From Aid Reorganizations in Australia, NZ, and Canada

2 months ago | thediplomat.com | Eileen Natuzzi

There is much hand-wringing about the fate of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) since President Donald Trump returned to office. The independent agency was established in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy as a means to counter Russian influence through U.S. development and aid programs.
Prioritizing Health System Development in the Pacific: A Layered Approach

Jul 24, 2024 | csis.org | Kathryn Paik |Eileen Natuzzi

Current State of Health Development in the PacificWithin the Pacific, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) is the primary regional scientific and technical organization.
Japan and the United States should pool efforts to improve health in Pacific Island countries

Feb 26, 2024 | lowyinstitute.org | Eileen Natuzzi

Pacific Island countries see Japan differently than they do the United States and China. A 2023 Rand report captured this sentiment well, noting “Japan’s greatest advantage amid the China-US competition over the [Pacific] is that it is not the United States or China.”Part of this distinction is that Japan has a long history of supporting health in the Pacific Islands through infrastructure upgrades and construction.
Pacific Island Health Workers Call For Diplomacy

Feb 6, 2024 | thinkglobalhealth.org | Eileen Natuzzi

The challenges Pacific Island health-care systems face is underrecognized by U.S. policymakers. The Pacific Health Care Initiative (PHCI), introduced by Congresspersons Amata Radewagen, Neil Dunn, and Ed Case in August 2023 could change that.
Opinion: A call for medical détente in the Pacific Islands

Jul 31, 2023 | islandsbusiness.com | Eileen Natuzzi

Pooling the expertise and resources of development partners is a win not only for regional healthcare but soft diplomacy, Eileen Natuzzi writes. As U.S. and China competition increases in the region, perhaps it is time for Pacific Island countries to call for “medical détente” to invoke a kind of cold war Geneva Convention medical neutrality. The health needs across the Pacific are significant – a competitive scramble by major powers to out-do one another will not fix the problems.
A call for medical détente in the Pacific Islands

Jul 30, 2023 | lowyinstitute.org | Eileen Natuzzi

As US and China competition increases in the region, perhaps it is time for Pacific Island countries to call for “medical détente” to invoke a kind of cold war Geneva Convention medical neutrality. The health needs across the Pacific are significant – a competitive scramble by major powers to out-do one another will not fix the problems.
Military hospital ships from China and the US are plying across Pacific Islands. But this growing competition can do more harm than good

Jul 9, 2023 | lowyinstitute.org | Eileen Natuzzi

China recently announced a mission to send its military hospital ship, Peace Ark, to the Pacific Islands. This is not surprising, given regional head-to-head competition between the United States and China has been growing over the past two years. What is surprising about the upcoming Peace Ark visit to Tonga, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Timor-Leste is how long it took to be decided.
US Development Preferences as seen by Solomon Islanders

Mar 2, 2023 | canzps.georgetown.edu | Alan Tidwell |Eileen Natuzzi

US engagement in the Solomon Islands is off to a slow start. The US embassy officially, but quietly, opened in late January 27, 2023. A larger celebration is planned for later this month when a senior level US government delegation visits. In the meantime, new programs have been implemented, while modest and perhaps limited geographically, to serve as early evidence of the US reengaging in the country.