
John Hewko
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Opinion: Ensuring the end of polio means new milestones for public health
over 7 years ago // Devex World: Sponsored by Rotary International
As the number of polio cases across the globe decreases, resources put toward the eradication effort could now be repurposed to take on other health and development goals. Drawing on lessons from the aftermath of smallpox eradication, Rotary International’s John Hewko explains how infrastructure, assets, and health workers can be successfully transitioned for maximum impact.
The clean water and sanitation crisis: How we can do better
almost 10 years ago // World Water Day
For WASH programming that has a lasting impact, we have to learn from past failures, writes John Hewko of Rotary International, in this guest column on World Water Day.
3 ways Zuckerberg can change the world again
about 10 years ago // Philanthropy
The Facebook founder's announcement to divert profits to the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative indicates that he recognizes the value of multilateral partnerships to help pursue ambitious goals, writes John Hewko of Rotary International, in this guest column. Can this new philanthropic initiative transform sustainable development?
Humanitarian diplomacy offers the olive branch needed in today's violent world
over 10 years ago // Ending a global disease
How do high-level efforts combine with local initiatives to have a sustainable humanitarian impact? In war zones and areas of humanitarian crisis, creative negotiations have facilitated crucial vaccination campaigns to reach vulnerable civilians, writes John Hewko, general secretary of Rotary International on World Polio Day.
Audacity useful in reimagining role of partnerships
almost 11 years ago // #ReimaginePPP
The term public-private partnerships has been bandied about so often in the past couple of decades that it may, perhaps, be losing its true impact. But for millions of people worldwide, well-executed PPPs are an entry to a better life, shares John Hewko, secretary-general of Rotary International, in this guest commentary.