Health

Health Solutions for Poverty Reduction

Fight, Not Flight, Must be the Strategy for Flattening the COVID-19 Curve

The number of coronavirus cases in Kenya has jumped to three after the government confirmed two more cases. President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced a raft of proactive measures to prevent the spread of the virus.​
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How Can Inclusive Finance Help in a Pandemic?

We were huddled in a routine team discussion at FSD Kenya when we received news of the first confirmed Covid-19 case in Kenya.  Like many others, we wondered what this might mean for our work, our families and our country in the days ahead. We also began thinking about how we could help our communities through the uncertainty and how the financial sector can help navigate these challenging times.
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The Role of Businesses in Preventing Further Spread of COVID-19

Ahead of participating in our forthcoming #bfp_live Online Discussion: What it the Role of Business in Tackling Coronavirus, expert panellist Myriam Sidibe, shares her top three pieces of advice on how businesses can get involved in solving this crisis responsibly.
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4 Ways Business in Italy is Taking a Stand Against the Consequences of Coronavirus

Business can have a pivotal role in tackling social issues. We have seen it many times before. The Coronavirus pandemic is further proof. ​
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What is the Role of Business in Tackling the Coronavirus?

Join us for a live written discussion with a panel of experts to deepen understanding of the role of business in tackling the coronavirus. Taking place on Thursday, 19 March, 11am-12pm EDT (3pm-4pm GMT)
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What is the Role of Business in Tackling the Coronavirus?

Join us for a live written discussion with a panel of experts to discuss the role of business in tackling the coronavirus? The live
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COVID 19 – Accelerating Our Virtual Productivity

COVID19 may be leading to travel bans and cancelled events, meetings and workshops, but it doesn’t have to reduce our productivity, social connection and interactions.  Virtual sessions can be even more productive, not just saving travel time and carbon, but getting deeper and more focused interaction with our teams and peers.
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Understanding the Pitfalls and Shooting for Alignment: How ViiV Healthcare is Tackling HIV Globally

In this interview, Anna Johnson, Editor, Business Fights Poverty set out to explore how ViiV Healthcare has been able to enhance the accessibility and affordability of life-saving HIV drug, dolutegravir (DTG), through a strategic approach to partnering with Helen McDowell, Head of Government Affairs and Global Public Health, ViiV Healthcare
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How Can the Healthcare Sector Leverage its Economic Power to Address Climate Change?

The health sector is on the frontline when it comes to dealing with the ever-increasing effects of climate change; and yet the sector with a unique healing mission is also contributing to the problem through greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its activities, undermining the health of the very populations it seeks to heal.
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New Fund to Address Social Isolation Through Technology Closing Soon

Social isolation can affect people at any stage of their life and technology has a unique power to prevent this, bringing people together and redefining connection. Nesta Challenges’ Tech to Connect challenge seeks to offer civil society organisations support in helping to build more connected communities and reduce social isolation.
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People Power Fighting Malaria in Tanzania 

Jacob is on the front line of the fight against malaria in Tanzania. He has been leading a project, supported by Comic Relief and GSK, to train hundreds of volunteers to help equip communities with life-saving knowledge to help beat the disease. The progress they have made in just two years is incredible.
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Are You Driving Social Impact within the Health Innovation Space?

Applications for funding of up to 50K Euros are now available for entrepreneurs with well-established start-ups in the human (non-communicable diseases) or animal health space through Making More Health (MMH) Accelerator, a new initiative from Ashoka and Boelhringer Ingelheim. Deadline: Friday February 15th
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How Can We Produce Enough Protein to Feed 10 Billion People?

The world has a long path to travel to provide its growing population with the quantity and quality of protein needed, at affordable prices and in a manner that is both sustainable and optimal for health. A year of research and dialogue among stakeholders of the World Economic Forum has begun to suggest a four-part roadmap for making this future of protein a possibility.
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From Global to Local: Applying The Lessons of Global Health Here At Home

Eli Lilly and Company and its partners are applying lessons learned in lower- and middle-income countries to the fight against chronic disease with cost-effective strategies in the USA; as a result, pioneering public health approaches developed in India can help keep people healthier in Indiana.
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How to Set up Global Partnerships for Impact and Success

Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership at Business Fights Poverty caught up with the team from Novo Nordisk to talk about their new partnership, which aims to help ensure access to diabetes medicines and healthcare, is accessible to all.
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Advocating Together for Universal Health Coverage

How can we strengthen business-NGO advocacy partnerships for the SDGs? GSK and Save the Children share their insights on advocating together for universal health coverage.
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The other side of Big Data – Dengue Fever Prediction Models

In light of recent privacy concerns around sharing one’s personal data online, Quratulain Fatima writes about how “big data” can be used for good in the healthcare industry. In addition to showcasing examples of success, this article explores some of the world’s biggest health challenges and gives recommendations for how we could overcome those.
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Helping Refugees Move From Crisis To Resilience and Self-Reliance

Introducing our new Challenge on Business and Refugees with support from Pearson and in partnership with UNHCR, Mercy Corps, Business Call to Action, Innovest Advisory and Thomson Reuters Foundation. The Challenge aims to strengthen the foundation for effective partnerships to improve refugees’ wellbeing and educational and livelihood opportunities so refugees can thrive, not just survive.
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Women Working to Improve Sanitation and Hygiene

In the peri-urban areas of Maputo women are playing a key role in tackling the sanitation challenge. Poorly managed shared facilities have a major impact on women’s lives. As part of the WSUP programme in the city, women are playing a leading role in tackling the sanitation and hygiene challenge in their communities
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Making the Most of Interesting Times – and Achieving the Global Goals

Reflections on the turning point of Larry Fink’s ‘BlackRock Letter’ to business leaders and the urgent need to embrace large-scale collaboration to meet each of the 17 SDGs.
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What do we mean by "Health"?

Learn how health initiatives can combat poverty by improving access to quality care and preventative measures, fostering a healthier society.

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