美援署前主任比尔·斯泰格(Bill Steiger)现在领导“不再有疟疾”计划, 通过创新和可持续援助,推动美国支持的消灭疟疾战略。
Bill Steiger, former USAID chief, now leads Malaria No More, advancing U.S.-backed strategies to eradicate malaria through innovation and sustainable aid.
Bill Steiger,前美援署首届特朗普政府办公厅主任,现已成为 " 不再疟疾 " 首席执行官,这是专注消灭疟疾的非营利组织。
Bill Steiger, former USAID chief of staff under the first Trump administration, has become CEO of Malaria No More, a nonprofit focused on eradicating malaria.
他支持目前特朗普政府的“美国第一全球卫生战略 ” , 该战略将可持续性、自力更生和美国在外援方面的国家利益放在优先地位。
He supports the current Trump administration’s “America First Global Health Strategy,” which prioritizes sustainability, self-reliance, and U.S. national interests in foreign aid.
Steiger强调从无限制援助转向更有针对性、效率更高的方案,以建设当地能力。
Steiger emphasizes a shift from open-ended aid to more targeted, efficient programs that build local capacity.
他着重介绍了空间管理器等新工具——成本低、无电池的装置,以每人仅18美分的方式释放驱虫剂达一年之久,而且快速诊断检测是打击药物和杀虫剂抗药性的关键创新手段。
He highlights new tools like spatial emanators—low-cost, battery-free devices that release insect repellent for up to a year at just 18 cents per person—and rapid diagnostic tests as key innovations in combating drug and insecticide resistance.
尽管2024年疟疾造成610 000人死亡,但Steiger仍然乐观地认为,战略投资和公众参与能够在一代人时间内实现根除。
Despite malaria causing 610,000 deaths in 2024, Steiger remains optimistic that strategic investment and public engagement can make eradication achievable within a generation.