GSBI Business Plans Presentations: Is Targeted Education Part of the Solution?
On August 23th, in Santa Clara, California, I attended business plan presentations of 19 competitively selected social entrepreneurs, who delivered their pitches to a panel of experienced professionals...
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New approaches to medical care can improve health outcomes (Credit: World Bank, Flickr) In many poor countries, a large proportion of health services is provided by the private sector, including...
View ArticleScaling Up Affordable Health Insurance: Same Dish, Many Different Recipes
The debate over how to ensure good health services for all while assuring affordability is nothing new. However, it has recently acquired new impetus under the guise of Universal Health...
View ArticleCampaign Art: Obama uses a selfie stick to encourage health care enrollment
People, Spaces, Deliberation bloggers present exceptional campaign art from all over the world. These examples are meant to inspire. What’s the best way to advertise healthcare options to young people...
View ArticleThinking about stakeholder risk and accountability in pilot experiments
Heather Lanthorn describes the design of the Affordable Medicines Facility- malaria, a financing mechanism for expanding access to antimalarial medication, as well as some of the questions countries...
View ArticleEnsuring the End User is at the Core of a Business Model: Why I Chose to Be a...
There is a perfect start, there is a less than perfect start and there is an imperfect start. As a social entrepreneur, the thing I have learned is that it pays to START- even if it’s less than perfect...
View ArticleObamacare and the ‘good governance standards shuffle’
This is the third post in a three-part series from Brian Levy on the manner in which the media, activists and politicians talk about the role of government. This post is about Obamacare. It’s hardly...
View ArticleIn India, eliminating tuberculosis isn't just a health issue — it's an...
On February 1st, India’s finance minister presented the Union Budget for 2017-2018, and announced the government’s plan to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) by 2025. This is a welcome move. While ridding...
View ArticleThinking about stakeholder risk and accountability in pilot experiments
Heather Lanthorn describes the design of the Affordable Medicines Facility- malaria, a financing mechanism for expanding access to antimalarial medication, as well as some of the questions countries...
View ArticleThinking about stakeholder risk and accountability in pilot experiments
Heather Lanthorn describes the design of the Affordable Medicines Facility- malaria, a financing mechanism for expanding access to antimalarial medication, as well as some of the questions countries...
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