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John Donnelly

Title Global Health Writer, Senior Editor
Organization Burness Communications

John Donnelly is a writer based outside Washington, D.C., specializing in global health. He is currently the vice president and senior editor of Burness Communications. He founded Long Tail Media Communications, which tells stories about the well-being of people all over the world. For 25 years, he was a newspaper staff journalist, taking three foreign postings, most recently as the Africa-based correspondent for the Boston Globe. He is currently finishing a book about Americans helping African kids. He can be reached at donnellyglobe@gmail.com.

Posts By John Donnelly

Countries Leading. Donors Following?

In June, I was moderator at a session during the Global Health Council’s conference in Washington, D.C., titled, “If countries lead, will donors follow?” On the panel were senior officials from five ministries of health – Ethiopia, Mali, Nepal, Senegal and Sierra Leone.

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