Co-lead by the Rockefeller Foundation, the $100 million project uses data analytics and plans to target communities and families in India and Uganda who are most at risk.

Kate Kelland · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 15 Oct 2019

Global Economic Imbalances

Singapore crowned world's most open and competitive economy

Great roads and airports are among the factors that have propelled Singapore to the top spot in the latest Global Competitiveness Report – let’s look at some others.

Emma Charlton 11 Oct 2019

Healthcare Delivery

These three doctors won the 2019 Nobel Medicine Prize. This is why

Three scientists have won the 2019 Nobel Medicine Prize for their work looking at cells' response to oxygen levels. Medicine is the first of the Nobel Prizes given each year and notable ...

Niklas Pollard and Kate Kelland · Reuters 08 Oct 2019

SDG 03: Good Health and Well-Being

How digital can transform healthcare in Asia for millions of people

Digital health solutions offer tremendous advantages for resource-constrained health systems in rural and remote areas of low and middle-income countries in South-East Asia striving to ac...

Edward Booty and Logan Ansell 04 Oct 2019

India

What India's route to universal health coverage can teach the world

In its first year, India's health programme Ayushman Bharat has reached close to 3.9 million people.

Shobana Kamineni 03 Oct 2019

Mental Health

These are the benefits of practicing mindfulness in the office

Professor Lindsay Cameron has found that just a few minutes of mindfulness a day can make employees more helpful and productive. In addition to physical health checks, companies need to d...

Knowledge @Wharton · Knowledge@Wharton 02 Oct 2019

Global Health

Why transparency in drug pricing is more complicated than it seems

The call for transparency in drug pricing, research and development and clinical trials sounds sensible and obvious. Shedding light promises good governance and better understanding, afte...

Alexander Roediger 01 Oct 2019

India

How Goa's digital approach to diabetes can improve universal healthcare

Digital technology has been used to reduce the costs associated with this progressive, chronic disease and help doctors and policy-makers better plan and manage treatment.

Melvin D'Souza 01 Oct 2019

United States

These are the best and worst states for healthcare in the US

Where do Americans receive the best and worst healthcare? A recent study compares the 50 states and the District of Columbia on cost, access and outcomes.

Rosamond Hutt 24 Sep 2019

Sustainable Development Impact Summit

Universal Health Coverage is possible. We just need to focus on outcomes

It’s time to accelerate the shift to value-based care, and leverage private resources to build partnerships for better healthcare capacity that can benefit all - rich and poor.

Mark McClellan, Lucas Scherdel, Andrea Thoumi, and Krishna Udayakumar 22 Sep 2019

Healthcare Delivery

Our health systems are under pressure. Here are 9 ways to remedy that

Better national funding, more thorough education about lifestyle choices and redesigned healthcare that puts people at its centre are what we need to ensure no one is left behind.

Helen Clark 20 Sep 2019

Healthcare Delivery

7 ways the private sector can contribute to universal health coverage

Health expenditures are rising – but government funding has stalled, and personal spending is filling the gap. Here's how the private sector can help.

Sofiat Akinola and Dessislava Dimitrova 20 Sep 2019

Global Health

Those who drink tea regularly have healthier brains, research shows

Tea drinkers have better organized brain regions, compared to non-tea drinkers, a study shows.

National University of Singapore · Futurity 20 Sep 2019

Healthcare Delivery

How reading and writing can help us live longer, healthier lives

Studies have found that in order to age well, it helps to keep writing, reading and talking. This is how we can benefit if we continue to flex our literary muscles.

Roger J Kreuz · The Conversation 13 Sep 2019

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