This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • British doctor Mike Tomson writes about his experience helping refugees and vulnerable people in Lebanon for Doctors Without Borders. • How do first-hand accounts help donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Parents’ deeply held religious or philosophical beliefs can lead to unvaccinated children. The authors discuss a new proposal to reduce vaccine exemptions while also respecting freedom…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to Global Citizen, new “smart glasses” developed by Iristick come with built in cameras and zoom functions to help doctors direct surgery in war zones…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Jackie Marchildon at Global Citizen reports that Bill Gates has called for more funding and investments in global health at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The Bill…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · A new inflatable operating theatre called the Surgibox may be the answer to helping surgeons perform important operations wherever needed, especially in conflict zones. This new invention…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Caroline Sten Hartnett at The Conversation discusses reasons why fertility rates have been falling in America. She reviews three charts that break down childbearing variants. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Contrary to its name, basic science is complex – it lays the foundation for countless new discoveries and advancements, in everything from laundry stain remover to gene therapies. But while…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to Global Citizen, activists are calling on the U.S. Department of Education to provide better menstrual hygiene education and free period supplies to students at school…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to Global Citizen, Melinda Gates is working to ensure that the organizations improving health concerns for women and children are getting the funding and support that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Global Citizen, Joe McCarthy and Erica Sanchez explain that billions of people around the world lack access to clean and safe drinking water, but celebrities like…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Global Citizen, James Hitchings-Hales discusses antimicrobial resistance, a threat as urgent and serious as climate change, and the UK’s new strategy to address this issue. · What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from Fred Hutch News Service, Sabrina Richards tells of a new cancer research technology called high-throughput single-cell RNA sequencing which can say which…