Articles by James Militzer
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Friday
April 12
2013Bi-Weekly Checkup (4/11/13): A Tale of Two Students – or, what I wish I would’ve done in college
When Jennifer Staple-Clark was a sophomore in college, she spent her free time establishing an innovative non-profit called Unite for Sight. The organization has become a world-renowned NGO, facilitating over 63,000 sight-restoring surgeries. It also organizes the annual Global Health & Innovation Conference, which takes place this weekend - and which NextBillion Health Care will cover as a media partner.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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Tuesday
April 9
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Friday
March 29
2013Bi-Weekly Checkup (3/29/13): A conversation about everything
Has this ever happened to you? You’re talking about an important global problem – let’s say it’s poor nutrition – with a group of colleagues. You’re focusing on a specific issue – for example, the best way to promote healthy eating in BoP communities. But soon the conversation starts to expand - as soon as you address one problem, another one arises...
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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- nutrition, public health
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Wednesday
March 27
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Guest Articles
Monday
March 25
2013FEATURED EVENT – The 10th Annual Global Health & Innovation Conference: Join the world’s largest global health & social entrepreneurship conference April 13-14
Unite for Sight has become an acclaimed NGO, and the Global Health & Innovation Conference has become the world’s largest global health and social entrepreneurship event. Join NextBillion Health Care on April 13-14 in New Haven, Connecticut for the 10th annual conference.
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- Health Care, Social Enterprise
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- public health
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Thursday
March 21
2013Nutrients for All Google Hangout: Thursday, March 21 at 11:00 am
Good health requires good nutrition. And ensuring global access to nutrient products requires game-changing ideas to help us rethink our connection to the environment, as well as to each other. Join a panel of health and nutrition experts for a Google Hangout on March 21 at 11:00 am EST - part of Ashoka’s “Health Ideas” week on NextBillion Health Care.
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- Health Care
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- nutrition, public health
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Friday
March 15
2013Bi-Weekly Checkup (3/15/13): The (un)surprising secret to good health
Nutrition is key to global health. That’s why we’re partnering with Ashoka Changemakers next week as their Nutrients for All campaign turns its attention to nutrients’ effect on health. Learn more about our upcoming coverage (and check out some of the diverse topics we’ve discussed over the past two weeks) in the Bi-Weekly Checkup.
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- Health Care
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Thursday
March 14
2013The BoP Needs Drugs: Can the HealthStore Foundation’s model deliver?
In BoP countries, 70 to 90 percent of all childhood illness and death is caused by infectious diseases that can be treated with inexpensive drugs. But getting those drugs into the hands of patients is a daunting challenge. The HealthStore Foundation may have found a solution, through a micro-franchising model that has established a network of pharmacies and clinics in Kenya. Greg Starbird, the organization’s CEO, discusses the model and its challenges and successes.
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- Health Care