This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Governing magazine reports on the efforts of state lawmakers across the U.S. to raise taxes on pharmaceutical companies. The intent is to help pay for the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Charlie Durant and Rob Hammond explain how humans could learn from ants in order to inform our antimicrobial resistance efforts. • How can funders support research into…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Caregivers that are also family members can find it challenging to be well-versed in family and financial planning. Grantmakers in Aging offer solutions that funders can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Technology can help address cholera outbreaks by providing tools that assist city officials in enhancing pit latrine-emptying services. • How can new technology and innovation around global health stay sustainable? …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The president of VillageReach provides six lessons her organization learned in delivering health care in the DRC during the wave of Ebola. • The author lists “drive systems…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kate Stringer discusses the need for improved media literacy as the internet makes information – true and false – all the more accessible. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Yu-Hsuan Tsai shares how her research aims to alter bacteria to prevent them from infecting hosts, work that becomes more important as antibiotic resistance grows. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Milken Institute argues that increased funding is needed to address neurodegenerative diseases, in spite of recent contributions. • How can funders best build on existing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Christopher Kane argues that efforts to defeat science deniers can help to prevent outbreaks of deadly viruses, including measles. • How can efforts to reach science deniers succeed?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen analyzes the threats of infectious diseases and discusses Dr. Jonathan Quick’s seven sets of concrete actions that can be used to effectively fight epidemics. • Knowing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A report from Oxfam calls out rewarding wealth, rather than work as a major contributing factor to gender inequality worldwide. • How can wealthy funders dismantle…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Canadian Institutes of Health Research reports on how Indigenous patients in Canada can help shape the direction of kidney research, since they often face higher rates…