I have a confession to make: I never believed in the Safe Surgery Checklist. Working in global health here in Boston, especially when you have an interest in…
Jan 28 2012 / Read More »
Bill Gates, on his way to Davos, issued his annual letter yesterday outlining his philanthropic goals and offering perspective on how best to make the world a better,…
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HEALTH: The Non-Communicable Disease Paradox The current debate about the global epidemic of non-communicable diseases (such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer) has tended to focus…
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The next time you crunch into a Kit-Kat or Hersheys chocolate bar, or eat a birthday cake topped with chocolate frosting, consider this: a young, uneducated, unpaid, malnourished…
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Earlier today the UK government announced that it was increasing by five (5!!) fold its funding commitments to tackle the Neglected Tropical Diseases in the developing world.…
Jan 23 2012 / Read More »UNICEF correspondent Rob McBride reports on Uzbekistan’s efforts to expand quality health care to the most vulnerable and hardest-to-reach children.…
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Lipid based nutrient supplements (LNS) are perhaps one of the most exciting, and potentially transformative emerging technologies for the treatment of chronic malnutrition. LNS preparations are called ‘lipid-based’…
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One of the most alarming consequences of the WHO's financial difficulties seems to be the impact on its essential medicines department which advises governments around the world…
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Today marks the two year anniversary of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti in January 2010. Far from celebration of the progress made since, the anniversary has…
Jan 12 2012 / Read More »
The Frontline Health Workers Coalition -- which consists of 16 major non-governmental organizations (NGOs) including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Family Care International, the International Association of…
Jan 12 2012 / Read More »Young People Will Change the World »
At the 2012 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Bill participated in a roundtable discussion on Opportunity for Youth.…
Jan 28 2012 / Read More »The Global Fund – saved and wrapped in the US flag? »
Bill Gates promises $750 million for the troubled Global Fund, its executive director Michel Kazatchkine quits and a…
Jan 27 2012 / Read More »Does Davos matter? In a good way, I mean. »
News analysis The World Economic Forum opened today in Davos, Switzerland. I wasn’t invited. Neither were you, in all…
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