Posts by Ellen Wilson
For the First Time Ever, A Malaria Vaccine: A Tribute to Our Partner
We congratulate our long-time partner, PATH, for the pivotal role the people there played in the development and introduction of the world’s first malaria vaccine.
Burness Joins “Business Backs Low-Carbon USA”
Burness joins 700 companies in asking President Trump to commit to a low-carbon economy and implement the Paris Climate Agreement.
This Story Will Not Self-Destruct in 10 Seconds
Burnesser Ellen Wilson started in communications in 1986 with a telephone and a phone book. Lots has changed since then, but one thing has remained the same: the power of a good story.
Unexpected Climate Heroes Fêted in Paris
Known as the “Academy Awards for Sustainable Development,” the high-profile Equator Prize ceremony awards indigenous and local communities worldwide who have made major strides against climate change in their own backyards. Hosted by actor and activist Alec Baldwin, this year’s event packed Paris' Théâtre Mogador with 1,500 people, including over 50 journalists.
#StandWithForests
For the first time in history, a climate agreement, signed in Paris, commits nearly every country in the world to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. And forest loss, which contributes about 11 percent of global emissions, was a central focus of the discussions.
Can You Vaccinate a Mosquito to Stop Malaria from Spreading?
Though we've made extraordinary progress over the past decade in reducing malaria deaths, the malaria parasite is rapidly becoming resistant to some of our best tools – drugs and insecticide sprays. Another tool to break the cycle of transmission could help tip the balance against malaria.
Conversations in Development: Vaccines–A Matter of Justice
For me, Dr. Marc LaForce is a hero. The founder and former director of the Meningitis Vaccine Project (MVP), a partnership between PATH and the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. LaForce is the mastermind behind developing the world’s first vaccine especially for Africa, one that comes in at a price of around 50 cents a dose.
Conversations in Development: A World Free of Malaria
While deaths from malaria have dropped by more than 25% globally since 2000, new tools are needed to fight emerging drug and insecticide resistance and ensure goals of elimination and eradication can be met.
Conversations in Development: The Critical Role of Women in Agriculture
The majority of those who produce, process, and market Africa’s food are women, but only one in four agricultural researchers and one in seven agricultural policymakers is female
Introducing Conversations in Development
BurnessGlobal introduces a new monthly series called Conversations in Development to feature interviews with fascinating people we have known or worked with over our 20+ years in the development space.
