This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Maxwell Williams reports that LifeStraw is training students in Kenya to use filters to provide clean water. • How can funders help water projects succeed in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Peter Sands, executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, declared that climate change is posing challenges for global health professionals to end epidemics. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • There was a recent shipment of a new vaccine that could counter the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has already taken more…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers report that satellite images, drone photos, and even Google Earth could help identify communities most at risk for schistosomiasis, one of the world’s worst tropical…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Increased longevity is perhaps one of the greatest success stories of our modern public health system. People around the globe are living longer than ever before thanks to major medical…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sy Mukherjee covers the Ken Griffin Alpha-synuclein Imaging Competition and its goal to improve Parkinson’s research through advanced imaging technology. • How can competitions spurred by philanthropy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For women like Haimamote, who lives in a remote area of Ethiopia, daily life comes with a risk. Tasks like washing clothes and taking care of sick family put her…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Emily Boynton reports that a needleless flu vaccine has been successfully tested on mice, a promising step toward vaccine-patch technology. • How can funders help new vaccine…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are a couple of ways that donors can help fund breast cancer research or organizations that are spurring innovation in cancer treatments. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Dr. Melanie Walker explains that previously permanent neurological damage caused by a stroke is now reversible thanks to advances in science. · What role can philanthropy play…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • PSI’s network member called Pan American Social Marketing Organization (PASMO) provides online support for individuals in Latin America who are HIV-positive. • This program offers a different way…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • James Leahy explains how nonprofits can step up to cure diseases that corporations neglect for lack of profit motive. • How can funders help to fill the…