More: Health
Nhaka Foundation: Transforming Education and Improving Basic Health Care in Zimbabwe
In this
interview, Patrick Makokoro, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nhaka
Foundation, discusses the organisation's efforts at supporting education and
health care in rural regions...
Lesson to be Learn from Monsanto’s Involvement in the Vietnamese War: The Agent Orange
Monsanto is an American multinational
company founded in 1901 by John Francis Queeny, a thirty-year pharmaceutical
veteran married to Olga Mendez Monsanto, for which Monsanto Chemical...
Health spending set to outpace GDP growth to 2030
Health expenditure will outpace GDP growth over
the next 15 years in almost every OECD country, according to new OECD
forecasts. Health spending per capita will...
Live Simulation Exercise to Prepare Public and Private Leaders for Pandemic Response
The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in
partnership with the World Economic Forum and the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation will host Event 201: a...
Countries must invest at least 1% more of GDP on primary healthcare
Countries must increase
spending on primary healthcare by at least 1% of their gross domestic product
(GDP) if the world is to close glaring coverage gaps...
Infectious Diseases and National Security: Who will frame National Health Security Policy of Pakistan?
Health
plays an influential role in fostering economic growth and sustainable
development. Because of its indirect impact on human development, better health
boosts rates of economic growth...
Water and Sanitation Subsidies Need to Better Benefit the Poor
Water and sanitation subsidies are disproportionately benefitting the
better-off, according to a new report from the World Bank. The study finds that
across a number of...
Why legal principles on war and environment matter
Oh, the army tried some fancy stuff to bring them to their knees.
Like Agent Orange defoliants, to kill the
brush and trees.
We’d hike all day...
Think outside: 5 ways to disconnect and enjoy the outdoors
Life is hectic, full of demands at work and home. Add digital
distractions like computers, cell phones, tablets and more, and it's no wonder
many people...
Trips that transform: How airline miles can transform a child’s life
Maksim was just a few months shy of 2 years old when his parents rushed
him to the emergency room for severe flu-like symptoms, only...