Mar 02 2015
Perspective
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"More than 60 percent of the world's workforce is in the informal sector, and 70 to 90 percent have few or no health benefits."
Over 1 …
Dec 10 2014
As private and public players at all levels examine our progress in moving people out of poverty, the time is right to explore if and how livelihoods have improved. What factors really determine …
Health
Dec 02 2014
It’s easier than you think to hide in plain sight. To be everywhere and nowhere. To become so ingrained in the fabric of a city, an economy, a world, that you are …
Health
Sep 20 2014
Perspective
In Jakarta, a sprawling megacity of 14 million people, there is growing concern over the threat of dengue fever. Climate change is altering rainfall and temperature patterns. When combined with …
Sep 09 2014
Perspective
Bui Huong invites people into her home with a bright smile. She lives in Long Tuyen, a neighborhood in Can Tho city, with her husband, sister, and three sons. They …
Aug 18 2014
Perspective
More than 60 percent of the global workforce comprises informal workers. That's 1.8 billion people who work without the protection of regulations or other social safety nets like health care. …
Jun 23 2014
Perspective
In Ten (Plus One) Things to Think About When Planning and Implementing Universal Health Coverage, Robert and I highlighted several points on the necessary pre-conditions for universal health coverage (UHC), …
Dec 03 2013
Prompted by the 20th anniversary of the 1993 World Development Report, a Lancet Commission revisited the case for investment in health and developed a new investment frame work to achieve dramatic health gains by …
Health
Jul 23 2013
Perspective
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 …
Jun 01 2013
The Joint Learning Network for Universal Health Coverage (JLN) has been a central part of The Rockefeller Foundation’s work towards advancing health and achieving universal health coverage (UHC), through our flagship health initiative, …
Health