Jul 30 2013
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The idea for the Joint Learning Network (JLN) was seeded during a 2009 meeting when country experts and global health partners discussed the possibility of strengthening ways for knowledge exchange, …
Jul 29 2013
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In January 2013, the Foundation and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) held in Beijing China, a Global Health Summit: Dreaming the Future of Health for the Next 100 Years. The two …
Jul 24 2013
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How do innovators build networks and leverage them for impact? To answer this question, we spoke with Dr. Shelly Batra, co-founder and president of Operation ASHA, an NGO based in …
Jul 24 2013
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As part of the Foundation's focus on transforming cities, we're supporting local efforts to build bus rapid transit (BRT) systems in Boston, Chicago, Nashville, and Pittsburgh. We recently funded research …
Jul 23 2013
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The Rockefeller Foundation recently partnered with the Ministry of Public Health and Siriraj Hospital to co-organize the International Conference in Medicine and Public Health (ICMPH) from June 24-28, 2013 in …
Jul 11 2013
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In mid-June, The Rockefeller Foundation convened a roundtable discussion in Nairobi, Kenya to discuss the opportunities for job creation for the country’s high potential but disadvantaged youth through information communication …
Jul 09 2013
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Much of the Rockefeller Foundation’s in-depth learning on resilience has come from our Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network, also known as ACCCRN, which supports city-wide strategies, and specific investments …
Jul 03 2013
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For decades, the Rockefeller Foundation has recognized and addressed the link between food and population, and with the inexorable growth of cities, both in terms of population and land area, …
Jun 24 2013
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Dr. Judith Rodin addressed the crowd of The City Resilient, an event co-hosted by the Foundation and PopTech at BAM in New York City to address how to build communities that …
Jun 24 2013
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Family, neighborhood and community are vital components of responding to shocks and stresses and bouncing back stronger. The importance of such community resilience is shown in the results of a …