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  • In for the long haul: the Gates Foundation, Technology and Development

    29 Apr 2009 /  Ana Arroio

    With a budget of US$3.8 billion for 2009 the Gates Foundation has great ambitions and a big war chest. But will their technology-based approach deliver health solutions? Ana Arroio argues that the Foundation needs to ensure that technology promotes development.

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  • Averting a crisis in global health

    02 Apr 2009 /  Rajaie Batniji

    The G20 meeting in London will bring together leaders focusing on the global economic crisis. The financial crisis could contribute to a health crisis poor countries. The G20 can take actions to avert a health crisis. We spell these actions out in a policy brief available here.

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  • A Victory for Equity over Efficiency in Research for Health

    20 Nov 2008 /  Rajaie Batniji

    Will action on research for health be driven by efficiency or equity? Will research be fast or fair? This week in Bamako, Ministers and their representatives from 59 countries chose equity over efficiency.

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