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Optimistic VoicesAuthor: Helping Children Worldwide; Dr. Laura Horvath, Emmanuel M. Nabieu, Yasmine Vaughan, Melody Curtiss
Vital voices in the fields of global health, global child welfare reform and family separation, and those intent on conducting ethical missions in low resource communities and developing nations. Join our hosts as they engage in conversations with diverse guests from across the globe, sharing optimistic views, experiences, and suggestions for better and best practices as they discuss these difficult topics. Language: en-us Genres: Science, Social Sciences Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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A Secret White House Plan: The Inside Story Of PEPFAR And The Fight Against HIV/AIDS
Episode 7
Tuesday, 10 November, 2026
Send us Fan MailWe trace how PEPFAR went from a secret White House plan to one of the most effective global health programs in modern history, saving millions of lives across sub-Saharan Africa. We talk with journalist John Donnelly about the people, pressure, empathy, and hard tradeoffs that turned an “impossible” target into real treatment on the ground. • John Donnelly’s path from foreign affairs reporting to chronicling HIV/AIDS inequality • Why the PEPFAR story risks being lost and why Lifeline is written now • How Bush’s $15 billion pledge set bold targets for treatment, prevention, and child support • The skepticism inside government and the field evidence that convinced decision-makers • The orphanage visit and the emotional catalyst behind mother-to-child prevention • The partnership stories of Buck Buckingham and Dr. Johnny Doko that reveal stigma, trust, and scale • What it feels like to report on avoidable deaths and public compassion across borders • How PEPFAR was structured inside the State Department and driven by outcomes • USAID and CDC culture clashes and what finally forces alignment • Ethical tensions between emergency speed and national sovereignty, plus the Global Fund comparison • The Uganda corruption case and how public accountability challenged cynical myths If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it with others, post about it on social media, or leave a rating and review. To catch all the latest from us, you can find us at Helping Children Worldwide on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. Hashtag Optimistic Voices Podcast. ___________________________Maternal Health impacts child and family wellbeing, and is an indicator of societal wellbeing as well. Please listen to our podcast episodes on safe childbirth and maternal health to learn more about how health of a mother is basic survival for a child. If you want to support this work, please give to the HCW Maternal Health Mission ________Travel on International Mission, meet local leadership and work alongside them. Exchange knowledge, learn from one another and be open to personal transformation. Step into a 25 year long story of change for children in some of the poorest regions on Earth.https://www.helpingchildrenworldwide.org/mission-trips.html****** _____A bible study for groups and individuals, One Twenty-Seven: The Widow and the Orphan by Dr Andrea Siegel explores the themes of the first chapter of James, and in particular, 1:27. In James, we learn of our duty to the vulnerable in the historical context of the author. Order here or digital downloadSupport the showHelpingchildrenworldwide.org
