“Telemedicine overcomes a geographic divide, but it does not solve the capacity problem,” says Sanjeev Arora, founder and director of Project ECHO, or Extension of Community Health Outcomes. “We are democratizing the ability to solve problems.”
Sasha Gallant, DIV’s division chief, says the big grant from Open Philanthropy will help some of the most promising solutions in the open innovation fund’s portfolio scale up through partnerships with other groups within USAID.
“So much of the research that our projects and our programs are built upon is informed by male respondents speaking on behalf of humanity,” said Mara Bolis, a gender justice advocate and advisor at Value for Women.
Eric Stowe, the founder and CEO of the international clean water nonprofit Splash, has a plan to quite literally work himself out of a job. Splash’s philosophy could provide a model to other international NGOs at a time when they’re trying to figure out their role amid growing calls for localization.
At the Global Inclusive Growth Summit, experts shared their biggest hopes and fears for artificial intelligence, and what’s needed to ensure it increases access to opportunity rather than worsening poverty and inequality.
At the Global Inclusive Growth Summit, experts shared their biggest hopes and fears for artificial intelligence, and what’s needed to ensure it increases access to opportunity rather than worsening poverty and inequality.
There is a common misconception that space programs are too costly, and there’s a limited understanding of their return on investment. Rose Croshier, the author of a new handbook on space capacity development, is hoping to change that.
What are the key next steps to ensure the Global Oxygen Alliance and the medical oxygen resolution approved at WHA translate to more people getting the oxygen they need to breathe?
Cina Lawson, Togo’s minister of Digital Economy and Transformation, explains how governments can use digital tools to provide their citizens with better access to public services, including cash aid.
Dr. Roopan Gill, co-founder and CEO of Vitala Global Foundation, and Jarone Lee, co-founder of Health Tech Without Borders, speak with Devex for Devex @ SXSW, a special edition of our This Week in Global Development podcast.