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Global Health Care

And the REAL Award Goes to...

Carolyn S. Miles | Posted 03.17.2013 | Impact
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Carolyn S. Miles

It is estimated that every three seconds, a child death is prevented thanks to care provided by a frontline health worker. But many don't have all the support and supplies they need to do their jobs well, and hundreds of thousands more are needed to end preventable deaths.

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Surfacing Solutions From the Creative Chaos of Developing Country Healthcare Markets

David de Ferranti | Posted 02.17.2013 | Impact
Read More: Global Health, Healthcare Africa, Global Health Markets, Health Care Non State Actors, Global Universal Health Care, Global Health Care, Healthcare East Asia, Impact News
David de Ferranti

As chaotic as they are, health markets in developing countries have also become a breeding ground for creative solutions to make quality health services affordable and accessible to the poorest and most vulnerable.

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Getting Meds to Sick Kids at the End of the Supply Chain

Joel Lamstein | Posted 01.09.2013 | Healthy Living
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Joel Lamstein

For community case management to be truly effective, countries and partners must invest in supply chains so that they can forecast, finance, procure, and deliver life-saving medicines to community health workers.

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Mr. and Ms. Gates Go To Washington, Host Roundtable On Global Health Funding

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
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Diane Tucker

The Gateses are visiting our nation's capital to reframe the conversation about global health aid. They said we should spend more time talking about what works and how to measure it.

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