The all-too-common conditions this woman and her children face illustrate how health programs and weak systems in many developing countries are not meeting needs. Although health services may be available, too often they are of poor quality and are provided in an uncoordinated or ad hoc manner. Often, they are organized around funding sources or diseases, rather than in a way that addresses the broader needs of the populations they seek to serve. President Obama’s Global Health Initiative addresses the challenges faced by this woman and her family – and mil- lions of others in similar circumstances. GHI serves as the.
