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Is For-Profit the Future of Non-Profit?
The troubling allure of turning philanthropy into consumer activity
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Bill Gates, on why Jeffrey Sachs matters
Bono calls economist Jeffrey Sachs “the squeaky wheel that roars.” To me, Sachs is the Bono of economics – a guy with impressive intelligence, passion, and powers of persuasion who is devoting his gifts to speaking up for the poorest people on the planet
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U.S. Cites End to C.I.A. Ruses Using Vaccines
Three years after the Central Intelligence Agency set up a phony hepatitis vaccination program in Pakistan as part of the hunt for Osama bin Laden, the Obama administration told a group of American health educators last week that the agency no longer uses immunization programs as a cover for spying operations.
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Cellphones Can Change Global Health for the Better
For two days this month, the United Nations Headquarters in New York hosted the invite-only Cavendish Global Impact Forum. Among the panel discussions was how to identify innovations with the potential for transformational impact on disease outcomes and ensure their successful integration into medical practice.
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The importance of energy in improving maternal and child health in Africa
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Annual Meetings 2014 commenced in Kigali on May 19. A ministerial visit to healthcare centres in a rural area was organised to coincide with this event. The visit highlighted the importance of rural electrification through the use of renewable energy sources.
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Inspired by a plastic bag’s potential, nonprofit trains mothers in Ghana
Friends Rebecca Brandt and Callie Brauel quickly learned two things while they were studying and volunteering in Ghana’s capital Accra: Everyone drinks water out of disposable bags, which end up discarded in the streets, and tens of thousands of children were living on the streets.
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Axa builds ‘fund of funds’ for socially responsible investing
Axa's Impact Investment Initiative pulls together small pools of capital to create large-scale positive social impact
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JPMorgan Chase announces $100M Detroit investment
Financial giant JPMorgan Chase confirms plans to invest $100M in loans, grants into Detroit
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