Putting the Invisible Hand to Work for Health
In an environment of declining aid budgets dwarfed by pools of private capital, some decades-old donor organizations are turning to market-based tools to address global health challenges.
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Rural Sanitation in India: The Poo Party
While a national effort to eliminate open defecation across India still has a long way to go, a variety of local and regional efforts aimed specifically at changing behavioral norms are pointing the way forward.
Leveraging the Power of Bots for Civil Society
Autonomous technologies can support social services programs, but delivery must always be centered around people.
The Emerging World of Online Health Communities
Platforms that provide a way for patients, caregivers, and health care staff to share stories and develop solutions across the health system are disrupting traditional hierarchies in medicine.
A Crack Opens in the False Narrative on Gun Violence
The youth movement against gun violence in America opens doors to a more constructive narrative that advances both gun violence prevention and the promotion of mental health.
International Development Doesn’t Care About Patient Privacy
Global health has brushed aside human dignity—it’s time to place patients at the core.
Collective Impact for Health and Wellbeing
A case study on igniting a social movement and engaging an entire community in creating a culture that supports health and wellbeing.
Raising Opioid Addicts from the Dead
North Carolina’s Project Lazarus has brought harm-reduction principles to Appalachia to address the opioid addiction crisis.
Taps and Toilets for All
Microfinance for water and sanitation enables people to find their own solutions.
Reproductive Health Care by Mail
It is time to give US women the convenience and autonomy of birth control and abortion pills that women elsewhere enjoy.