Rogue states running suicide missions against US military facilities overseas are a threat to American security, but what about a little girl in Kenya with AIDS? A growing consensus says that child is also a threat.
A report issued earlier this year by the Council on Foreign Relations and the Milbank Memorial Fund argues that unless worldwide health is considered a priority for US foreign policy, rising tensions generated by disparities in well-being will put pressure on national security, economics, and the promotion of democracy in developing countries and those in transition, such as Russia.
Why Health Is Important to US Foreign Policy (New York, NY: Council on Foreign Relations and Milbank Memorial Fund; 2001) lays out the growing problems and recommends policy and program commitments and ways to implement such policies.
Jordan Kassalow, OD, MPH, author of the report and an adjunct senior fellow with the council, . . . [Full Text of this Article]
