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A third of adults across world now overweight or obese
More than a third of all adults across the world are overweight or obese, a report from a British think-tank has revealed, leading to calls for governments to do more to tackle the growing crisis.
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- Education, Health Care
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- nutrition
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Most effective way to reduce smoking? Increase price of cigarettes, study says
That is the conclusion of a new study that calls for a tripling of tobacco taxes and a doubling of the price of a pack of cigarettes in much of the world.
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- Education, Health Care
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Watch The Gates Foundation’s New CEO In Action
Bill and Melinda Gates just announced that they have recruited Susan Desmond-Hellmann, until now the chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco, as the chief executive of their foundation.
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- Education, Health Care
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- public health, vaccines
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Small lifestyle changes ‘lower type 2 diabetes risk’
Modest lifestyle changes in diet and activity by South Asian families improve their chance of losing weight to lower their risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a study.
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- Education, Health Care
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- public health, research
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The Best of 2013: Measure for Measure: Eight tips to optimize your data collection and maximize your impact
So, you want to learn more about your impact, or about the preferences of your customers at the BoP. It’s time for you to run a household-level survey. But how do you get started? Part 2 of our Measure for Measure series lays out eight things to keep in mind when developing survey content and processes for impact assessment.
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- Education, Impact Assessment
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- research
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Greg Dees, social entrepreneurship pioneer, dies at 63
J. Gregory Dees, a Duke University professor recognized internationally for developing social entrepreneurship as an academic field, died at Duke Hospital Friday afternoon. He was 63.
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- Education
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The Dark Side of Financial Inclusion: Financial services companies in South Africa are monetizing financial illiteracy
The recently released findings of the 2013 FinScope survey highlight a significant increase in adoption of formal financial products in South Africa. On the face of it, this is good news - access to these products can help people live more financially secure and sustainable lives. But a closer look at the data reveals a more disturbing picture.
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- Education
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Thousands of health workers in Senegal receive no pay. Is that fair?
In many parts of Latin America, Asia and Africa, there aren't enough doctors and nurses to care for everyone who is sick. So charities and governments have enlisted thousands of volunteers to serve as community health workers.
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- Education, Health Care