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Embracing Innovation and Discovery to Accelerate Global Health Progress

Posted by  on Wednesday, May 1st 2013     
Ariel Pablos-Mendez, PhD, is the Assistant Administrator for Global Health

Improving women’s and children’s health is critical to the development of successful economies and stable communities. Read more >>

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FrontLines Feature: How to Get All Children Reading

Posted by  on Monday, December 31st 2012     
USAID, World Vision, AusAID, and the U.S. Department of Education are leading the charge in finding early grade reading solutions. Photo Credit: Derek Brown.

Since literacy has been shown to lead to better health, higher incomes and more vibrant democracies, USAID and partners are seeking new solutions to an age-old problem. Read more >>

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Video of the Week: Making All Voices Count, A Grand Challenge for Development

Posted by  on Wednesday, December 5th 2012     
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Today we launched Making All Voices Count: A Grand Challenge for Development (MAVC) which brings together Sweden, the UK Department for International Development (DFID), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and Omidyar Network (ON). This public-private partnership will create a $45 million fund to support innovation, scaling-up, and research that will deepen existing innovations and help harness [...]

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Meet the Innovator: Jorge Odon

Posted by  on Tuesday, January 17th 2012     

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” –Albert Einstein It all started with friendly bet amongst friends – who could get a cork out of an empty wine bottle with only a plastic bag? The friends had seen the trick on YouTube earlier and wanted to re-enact it. Somehow, Saving Lives at Birth finalist Jorge Odon, [...]

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Calling All Probem Solvers: Help Make Birth Safe

Posted by  on Wednesday, March 9th 2011     

By: Raj Shah and Tom Kalil This blog is cross posted from the OSTP blog. The birth of a child is a momentous event anywhere in the world.  In many countries, though, the occasion is not just one of joy, but one of fear – fear for the life of the mother and the newborn [...]

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