-
Innovate or die: what it takes to transform global health
Social entrepreneurs are changing the lives of millions in the developing world, but it is often a lonely and frustrating journey. Ken Banks shares his tips for success for would-be innovators.
- Categories
- Health Care
-
How a $16M Nike-led effort could reshape Brazil’s health and economy
A three-year, $16 million initiative led by Nike Inc. to get more Brazilian children involved in physical activity could ultimately help the World Cup host nation avert an economic catastrophe.
- Categories
- Health Care
- Region
- Latin America
-
Masimo and Newborn Foundation Jointly Announce Mobile Health Initiative to Reduce Global Newborn Mortality
The Newborn Foundation’s BORN Project launches with new iSpO2 Rx mobile technology for early detection of health conditions in newborns in low-resource settings.
- Categories
- Health Care, Technology
-
African Countries Make New Investments in Health
A significant trend in increased domestic investment in health by several African nations is highlighting efforts to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, combined with new contributions to the Global Fund.
- Categories
- Health Care
-
In Latest Report, Professors Propose Health Investment Framework
A global public health report co-authored by Harvard University professor Lawrence H. Summers, School of Public Health Dean Julio Frenk, and Public Health professor Sue J. Goldie, among others, proposes an unprecedented investment framework to significantly reduce health disparities between the poorest and the wealthiest nations.
- Categories
- Health Care
-
Philips partners Africa to promote maternal, child health
Over the years, efforts by most countries, including Ghana, to address high maternal and infant mortality rates as a step to meeting Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Four and Five have yielded some results.
- Categories
- Health Care
-
Portable Device Tests for HIV With a Single Drop of Blood
Advances in T-cell analysis give hope to HIV and ovarian cancer patients.
- Categories
- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
Investment Program Can Cut Global Health Disparities by 2035
The authors of the framework note that the current generation has the financial and technological capability to begin closing the global health gap.
- Categories
- Health Care