This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kenya is one of the countries most affected by HIV and polio. Global Citizen profiles one young teenager who is trying to create awareness over these health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jackie Marchildon, writing for Global Citizen, lists the rewarding wins for global health in the past year, from vaccinations to garnering funds for the Global Financing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Global Fund is an international funding source made possible by global partnerships that provide capital for HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, and treatment. • What are the reasons why…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen profiles the international alliance Gavi, which has vaccinated 700 million children in its 18-year history, looking at the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This MedCity News post explains how doctors and public health experts are collaborating with engineers to develop large-scale population health research, including in diabetes. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Although last year’s flu resulted in a record-high death toll, there is still more than 40 percent of American adults who have not received a flu shot…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In Asheville Carolina, an outbreak of chickenpox has erupted due to families within an anti-vaccine community that claim a religious exemption from vaccinations. • The author points out…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Hill reports on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has become the second-deadliest spread of the disease in modern history,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · To help treat inherited genetic diseases, Pedro Belda Ferre, Postdoctoral Scholar in Pediatrics at the University of California San Diego, explains that engineering bacteria to produce the needed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Suan-Sin Foo and Weiqiang Chen address the 2016 Zika virus outbreak and explain how prenatal blood screenings can help by providing an early diagnosis of Zika virus-associated fetal defects. ·…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Maureen Miller explains that despite treatment being available for AIDS, progress has hindered and more work needs to be done to find a vaccine or cure. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen profiles Lihle Bhebhe, a teenager in South Africa diagnosed with HIV, who is starring in a series of 360-degree virtual reality films, created by…