By Kathleen Richter
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In spite of the Millennium Development Goals and over fifteen years of foreign aid involvement in Bolivia, the maternal mortality rate (MMR) remains high. Unequal income distribution alone cannot account for this high rate, as neighboring countries with similar GINI coefficients have much lower MMRs. Understanding that poverty is not just about [...]
By Dipan Patel
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In a nation where the cost of healthcare is unaffordable for 80% of the population, public health policy must be restructured to be inclusive of the latest business and technological advancements. In India’s tech capital, Bangalore, Narayana Hrudayalaya (NH) care centers have devised dynamic innovations that have allowed for the very poorest [...]
Funding Failures Force South Africans to Decide Between Abstinence and AIDS
By Rita Kreig
Executive Summary
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is a $30 billion U.S. development initiative, which was created in 2003 to decrease the scale of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the fifteen worst-affected countries worldwide. The program provides grants and contracts for [...]
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