This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It costs about $2 to fully protect a child against measles and rubella, making the vaccine one of the best buys in global public health. Yet, in low-income countries measles…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lindsay Kurs reports that Dr. Rachel Umoren is using a phone-based VR simulation to help doctors in low- and middle-income save babies’ lives. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to Lindsay Kurs at On the Pulse, a new drug trial of an experimental therapy known as Nab-rapamycin at Seattle Children’s Hospital has sparked hope for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mary Engel explains how the overuse of antibiotics in animals can lead to antibiotic-resistant bugs in humans, posing a significant public health threat. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Guardian takes a look at the medical research landscape as it enters a new era to find ways to eradicate HIV from infected populations. • Have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lisa Rappaport reports that U.S. death rates have been declining, but vary from state to state. Studies show that the variation is explained by unhealthy behaviors that people…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Bavesh Kana outlines the current state of the ongoing fight against Tuberculosis and possible routes forward. • How can you best make an impact in this fight?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A $100 million antiretroviral (ARV) factory is set to open later this year in Kenya in an effort to stop the HIV epidemic in Africa. • Kenya has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At a recent Science Philanthropy Alliance member meeting, Harvey Fineberg, president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, spoke with Priscilla Chan, co-founder of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), about…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to new research, the rising temperatures caused by climate change is going to allow mosquitoes to breed at a faster rate and in effect, make…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Atlantic reports on the worst disease to ever be recorded called Bd (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis), which has caused extreme amounts of animal deaths and even extinction.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jessie Hellmann reports that Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Trump administration, will support needle exchange programs, a reversal in the administration’s position. • How…