The Virtual Care Clinic, recently announced by the University of Southern California, is a pioneer in the field of virtual health care that promises easily accessible and personalized health care across the globe. The two main components of this virtual clinic are hologram house calls, which stream video to individuals and an app that assesses someone’s […]
“Over 31 million primary school-age girls are out of school despite progress in achieving universal primary education,” a report published by the Global Business Coalition for Education found. This study was released on the International Day of the Girl Child, a time “to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world,” […]
In response to the recent sustainable development goals created by the UN, Mexico City hosted a Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference to focus attention on and propel efforts towards improving maternal and newborn health and healthcare around the world. Representatives of more than 50 countries, which included policymakers, healthcare workers, researchers and organization leaders, attended […]
Countries like Ghana, Kenya and the Congo have been making drastic improvements with regards to health, business and reducing overall poverty. However, there is still a long way to go to completely eradicate poverty issues. Several countries and organizations have banded together in order to continue making progress in these areas. One such project that […]
Here in the U.S. when disasters are predicted and do strike, such as natural disasters and droughts, the government prepares and provides aid to people who need it. Many villages and communities in developing countries do not have backup plans when it comes to shelter, food and money if economical, natural or health shocks should […]
The Land for Agricultural Development Project in Bolivia granted more than 150,000 hectares of land to poor farmers and indigenous people. Consequently, the average family income increased by 39%. The program, which lasted seven years, initially focused on decentralizing the land market so that poor farmers and indigenous people were able to make purchases. Over […]
USAID tasked Palladium with implementing Health Policy Plus (HP+), which is a five-year $185 million project that focuses on strengthening health policy, financing, governance and advocacy in developing countries. The initiation of Palladium Health Policy Plus is in perfect timing with the establishment of the new Global Sustainable Health Goal (SDGs). It directly focuses on […]
As El Niño once again stirs the atmosphere. Skiers look forward to a good amount of snow and developing countries anticipate disaster. El Niño is defined as “above-normal sea surface temperatures in the eastern and central equatorial Pacific Ocean.” It occurs every two to seven years and can last for several months. When ocean temperatures […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping announced during the 2015 Global Poverty Reduction and Development Forum opening presentation that he vows to eradicate poverty in China by 2020. Over the past 15 years, China has lifted more than 600 million people out of poverty. This impressive feat made them the first developing country to achieve the first […]
Sisu Global Health has developed a device that recycles blood without using electricity for hospitals in developing countries. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “75 countries report collecting fewer than 10 donations per 1,000 population.” The vast majority of these countries are located in Africa. Not only is blood itself in short supply (and […]
