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It's not too early in 2016 to see a few emerging themes: a transition toward local ownership of health priorities, financing and implementation; a growing need to understand and target specific segments of populations; and a shift in focus to several emerging areas of opportunity which are new to the global health agenda.
10 Global Health Trends from 2015 and What They Mean for the New YearBlog Post
As part of his continuing series, Nathan Rauh-Bieri checks back in with participants in the year-long Vital Voices GROW Fellowship. He learned that, in a world growing more "virtual" by the day, there's still plenty of value in entrepreneurs meeting face to face.
The Personal Connection: The Value of In-Person Training for Women Business OwnersNews
The force of hundreds of students worldwide has gathered behind an international effort urging governments to promote research and development in a way that does not result in high-priced medicines. The initiative led by Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) seeks to address the longstanding gap in affordable medicines and puts the focus on the World Health Organization, whose members are currently working on this issue.
University Students Energise Global Campaign for Medical R&D AgreementBlog Post
Accion Venture Lab recently teamed with Village Capital and the MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth to launch its first-ever business accelerator. Its goal was clear: to find and assemble the 12 best early-stage fintech companies in Mexico, and help them take the leap from betas to scalable businesses. Jackie Hyland discusses lessons learned from the experience in this post.
It Takes a Village to Build a Business – Lessons Learned From a Fintech Accelerator in MexicoBlog Post
Since January, when six randomized control trials were published stating that microcredit is not a viable poverty alleviation tool, microfinance has been taking a lot of heat in the media. But though she says the backlash is partially the sector’s own fault, BRAC’s Maria May offers six questions she wishes its loudest critics would consider.
Six Questions for Microfinance’s Biggest ‘Haters’Blog Post
Though most new companies shut down, entrepreneurs rarely talk about their failures. This is counterproductive, especially in challenging sectors like social enterprise. That’s why F*ckUp Nights is building a movement to discuss and research business failure. This exclusive series with NextBillion will feature some of their top failure stories from would-be social entrepreneurs. And if your social business has failed, you’re welcome to add your story.
Calling All Failures: Failing is a Big Part of Social Entrepreneurship. F*ckUp Nights Wants You to Talk About ItBlog Post
Partners in Food Solutions was founded five years ago on the conviction that Africa can and someday soon will feed itself, and that there are business solutions to humanitarian problems. Today, the CEO says, that conviction has been proved out by the organization's impact and by its growing ranks of corporate partners.
NexThought Monday: Proof Points for a New Model of AidBlog Post
The collective ears of the healthcare world pricked up this week on the news that Narayana Hrudayalaya is going public. Narayana has combined economies of scale and specialization to turn a profit while charging an average of only $2,000 for open-heart surgery. So it might be fair to ponder: Does an IPO mean the model so many have held up so high will stop working?
Weekly Roundup: Will Narayana Health’s IPO Hearten Investors and Patients Alike?
