Here are some interesting posts / articles / videos that recently wandered onto my radar. Some may make it into my permanent links / videos pages; some may not.
- African aid: helpful or hazardous? – A look at the current structure of aid to Africa, and how it needs to change.
- The “Developing Country” Double Standard – (Partly) humorous take on the doublespeak involving ‘developing’ countries vs. ‘developed’ countries.
- Private finance is key to aid efforts – In 2010, Médecins Sans Frontières donations summed $1.1bn. Were it a country, MSF would have been the 2nd largest humanitarian donor after the US.
- “You can’t come here with European eyes” – A letter from Richard Dowden to John Humphreys on his recent trip to Liberia.
- Global Health Service Partnership – A very interesting approach to capacity building coupled with health care supply.
- The avoidable crisis of maternal death. – A shocking infographic from MSF.
- Female African Entrepreneurship – A fantastic infographic from the World Bank (via other folks).
- Africa needs research HR strategy – Africa’s health research capacity remains uncoordinated, small-scale and driven from outside the continent.
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