The international nonprofit Orbis' investments in cutting-edge technologies have revolutionized its telemedicine capabilities by expediting two-way communication between ophthalmologists in the United States and Europe and their counterparts in Asia, Africa, and South America.. A Field Report from the Fall 2019 issue.
Massive investment in surgical care is essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and improving health equity. The surgical device industry should take the lead. Open access to this article is made possible by Harvard Medical School.
A look at how Switzerland radically and successfully changed its approach to drug policy following a heroin epidemic in the late 1980s and 90s, and what the effort teaches us about the social innovation process.
Leaders behind two social impact efforts in India discovered that before they could improve lives, they first had to shift mindsets.
In order to change the odds for marginalized children, social organizations must root their racial equity work in a commitment to learn from and be led by those who have experienced inequity themselves. This is the eighth of 10 articles in a special series about diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Our understanding of community can help funders and evaluators identify, understand, and strengthen the communities they work with.
Two veterans of consumer psychology, marketing, and entrepreneurship provide a guide to using social media for social change.
Instead of pressuring already-stressed individuals to fix themselves, true wellness requires organization-level interventions.
Using artificial intelligence to predict behavior can lead to devastating policy mistakes. Health and development programs must learn to apply causal models that better explain why people behave the way they do to help identify the most effective levers for change.
Two years ago I quit my nonprofit CEO job. I’ve just had the two most productive years of my career.
