Global Health

Rebecca Palai withdraws her medication at an ATM pharmacy which allows patients with chronic illnesses to receive repeat medication within three minutes, in Alexander township, South Africa, March 15, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RC1C011CB2B0

Future Development

Can technology improve service delivery?

Shanta Devarajan

Friday, June 7, 2019

A paramedic distributes free medicine provided by the government to patients inside a ward at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) in Chennai July 12, 2012. Chennai is the capital of Tamil Nadu, one of two Indian states offering free medicine for all. The state provides a glimpse of the hurdles India faces as it embarks on a programme to extend free drug coverage nationwide. Picture taken July 12, 2012. To match Analysis INDIA-DRUGS/ REUTERS/Babu (INDIA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY DRUGS) - GM1E87N0HMY01

Future Development

Outsized focus on cash transfers is missing the point

Friday, April 19, 2019

An attendant at a fuel station arranges Indian rupee notes in Kolkata, India, August 16, 2018. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri - RC1D8766A8C0

Future Development

What do poor people think about direct cash transfers?

Stuti Khemani, James Habyarimana, and Irfan Nooruddin

Monday, April 8, 2019

Development Seminar | Smallpox eradication: Inclusive histories as meaningful roadmaps for global health

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM IST

New Delhi, India

Reports

Global Health

Measuring revenue streams and profitability for HIV drugs

Darrell M. West and Jake Schneider

Monday, April 16, 2018

A baby is weighted on a scale in a health clinic in the capital Juba, South Sudan, January 23, 2017. Picture taken January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola - RC157C1D0FF0

Report

Change of pace: Accelerations and advances during the Millennium Development Goal era

John McArthur and Krista Rasmussen

Thursday, February 22, 2018

A woman holds her newborn baby in a nursery at the Juba Teaching Hospital in Juba April 3, 2013. Very few births in South Sudan, which has the highest maternal mortality rate in the world at 2,054 per 100,000 live births, are assisted by trained midwives, according to the UNDP's website. Picture taken April 3, 2013. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH) - GM1E94416HS01

Report

How many lives are at stake? Assessing 2030 sustainable development goal trajectories for maternal and child health

John McArthur, Krista Rasmussen, and Gavin Yamey

Thursday, February 15, 2018

A woman studies cancer cells through a microscope

Health Care Industry

The global burden of medical innovation

Dana Goldman and Darius Lakdawalla

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Global Health

Promoting private sector involvement in neglected tropical disease research and development

Jeremy Barofsky and Jake Schneider

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Blog Posts

A man carries a bag of food aid at the Kakuma refugee camp in northern Kenya, March 6, 2018. Picture taken March 6, 2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RC1A3D7798D0

Future Development

How global development leaders think their field is changing

George Ingram and Kristin M. Lord

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Africa in focus

Africa in the news: Oil corruption charges move forward in Nigeria, airport workers strike in Kenya, and DRC updates

Christina Golubski

Saturday, March 9, 2019

A vendor checks the stock of medicine at a legal pharmacy in Abidjan, Ivory Coast October 16, 2018. Picture taken October 16, 2018. REUTERS/Luc Gnago - RC1790222440

Future Development

Is trade with India changing Africa’s health care landscape?

Siddharth Dixit, Natalie Emery, and Chinmoy Kumar

Friday, March 1, 2019

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Events

Development Seminar: World class – A story of adversity, transformation, and success at NYU Langone Health

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM IST

New Delhi, India

Webinar: Impact bonds for health

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST

Spurring private investment in health R&D around the world

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

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Multimedia

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