This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Too often, giving birth is dangerous, and the most common cause of maternal mortality – postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), or excessive bleeding after childbirth – is largely preventable. The clinical best practices to prevent and manage…
Philanthropy plays a crucial role in supporting media that improves democratic processes. The exercise of free expression and the financial support that make it possible are especially needed in places…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Rich countries are snapping up vaccines even before they’re ready, and it could mean fewer—as well as delays in vaccination—for billions in less wealthy nations, according to a new study.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen initially said all 17 million minks would be culled because the virus that causes Covid-19 had moved from humans to minks and back to humans.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How do we improve schools so that kids learn more? Philanthropists in the US have spent hundreds of millions of dollars promoting massive overhauls of the education system, often without improving test scores…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The response to COVID-19 is not just record-level spending and borrowing. It may already constitute a wealth reallocation of historic proportions. The implications for equity, future growth, and climate are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new study shows diversifying crops beyond a narrow selection leads to a range of ecosystem improvements while also maintaining or improving yields. Some marketing and agricultural policy considerations will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nearly 90% of the $127.9 million mobilized thanks to the actions taken by Global Citizens in the lead up to One World: Together At Home has already been distributed to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last month, United Nations leaders said that women continue to be underrepresented in key decision-making opportunities on the 20th anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution 1325 on women…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Scooping up countless bits of data, predictive computer models make projections behind the scenes about what products people will buy, how they will vote, who they might want to date,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Students around the world have risen up to draw attention to climate change, a dire issue that plays a big role in the growing intensity of the western U.S. wildfires and the increase…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Demetrios G. Papademetriou discusses the health and economic challenges COVID-19 poses for international migration and proposes policy solutions. • What role can donors play in facilitating safe,…