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R4D on Nextbillion.net

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11 January, 2012

R4D staff recently contributed to Nextbillion.net's Best Ideas of 2011 blog post series and also posted an interview of R4D Managing Director Marty Makinen about the importance of the for-profit healthcare sector in Ghana.

Founded in 2005, Nextbillion.net is a website and blog bringing together the community of business leaders, social entrepreneurs, NGOs, policy makers and academics who want to explore the connection between development and enterprise. R4D staff are regular contributors to the site.

Connected Expert(s): 
Marty Makinen
Connected Expert(s): 
Oscar Abello
Connected Expert(s): 
Rose Reis
Connected Project(s): 
Country Assessment of the Private Health Sector in Ghana

CHMI Highlights 2011 featured on Conversations On Health Care

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23 December, 2011

Conversations on Health Care interviewed R4D Managing Director Gina Lagomarsino for the “Tech Report” on their weekly public radio show broadcasted on NPR member stations in the New England region, featuring the Center for Health Market Innovations’ recently released Highlights 2011 report.

Also appearing on the program was Gail Wilensky, economist and senior fellow at Project HOPE.

Connected Expert(s): 
Gina Lagomarsino
Connected Project(s): 
Center for Health Market Innovations (CHMI)
Funder: 
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Funder: 
The Rockefeller Foundation

On heels of mHealth Summit, CHMI hosts roundtable discussion

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12 December, 2011

The Center for Health Market Innovations (CHMI) hosted an informal panel discussion on “Mobile Health and Measuring What Works,” on Thursday, December 8, at R4D’s offices in Washington, D.C.

Connected Expert(s): 
Gina Lagomarsino
Connected Expert(s): 
Maria Belenky
Connected Expert(s): 
Rose Reis
Connected Expert(s): 
Trevor Lewis
Connected Project(s): 
Center for Health Market Innovations (CHMI)
Funder: 
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Funder: 
The Rockefeller Foundation

The Center for Health Market Innovations releases Highlights 2011

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29 November, 2011

CHMI released its first year report, highlighting key observations about innovative, market-based health programs based on CHMI’s initial phase of operation, during which R4D and the CHMI partner network gathered and vetted over 1,000 promising health market innovations in more than 100 countries.

The Center for Health Market Innovations (CHMI) released its first year report, highlighting key observations about innovative, market-based health programs based on CHMI’s initial phase of operation. Download the full report here.

Recent progress includes:

Connected Expert(s): 
Donika Dimovska
Connected Expert(s): 
Gina Lagomarsino
Connected Expert(s): 
Maria Belenky
Connected Expert(s): 
Rose Reis
Connected Expert(s): 
Trevor Lewis
Connected Project(s): 
Center for Health Market Innovations (CHMI)
Funder: 
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Funder: 
The Rockefeller Foundation
Attached File(s): 
application/pdf iconCHMI-report-112711-high-links.pdf

Tapping into $1.1 trillion of Domestic Development Aid Funding

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In the aftermath of the Great Recession, donor countries continue to face years of protracted growth and budgetary constraints. Affinity MacroFinance and Results for Development have researched an alternative source of financing for development—emerging market pension funds.

Tapping into $1.1 trillion of Domestic Development Aid Funding
Garrett Wright, David Stevens and David de Ferranti

For the full report click here.

Publication & Resource Type: 
Publications
R4D Author(s): 
David de Ferranti
R4D Author(s): 
David Stevens
Attached Publications & Resources: 
application/pdf iconPension Fund Article.pdf

New Report: Tapping into $1.1 trillion of Domestic Development Aid Funding

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16 March, 2011

R4D's small and medium enterprise development initiative, Affinity MacroFinance, led by R4D Senior Technical Advisor David Stevens, has released the report, "Tapping into $1.1 trillion of Domestic Development Aid Funding."

Connected Expert(s): 
David de Ferranti
Connected Expert(s): 
David Stevens
Attached File(s): 
application/pdf iconPension Fund Article.pdf

CHMI teams up with NextBillion and Ashoka on new blog series

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19 February, 2011

CHMI kicks off a blog series with NextBillion and Ashoka called Advancing Healthcare With the BoP. Blogs will highlight success stories on what is making a real and lasting impact in market-based solutions for healthcare delivery.

Learn more at: http://www.nextbillion.net/search?q=Healthcare%20With%20the%20BoP

The Center for Health Market Innovations kicks off a blog series with NextBillion and Ashoka called Advancing Healthcare With the BoP. Blogs will highlight success stories on what is making a real and lasting impact in market-based solutions for healthcare delivery.

Also join us on Wednesday, February 23 from 3-5 PM ESTfor a real-time Twitter-based discussion on social entrepreneurship #SocEntChat.

 

Connected Expert(s): 
Alice Garabrant
Connected Expert(s): 
Gina Lagomarsino
Connected Expert(s): 
Maria Belenky
Connected Expert(s): 
Rose Reis
Connected Project(s): 
Center for Health Market Innovations (CHMI)
Funder: 
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Funder: 
The Rockefeller Foundation
http://www.nextbillion.net/search?q=Healthcare%20With%20the%20BoP

Bond Buyer Features R4D's SME Initiative "AMF Looks to Tap Emerging Markets"

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9 November, 2010

R4D's small and medium enterprise (SME) development initiative led by David Stevens is featured in the Bond Buyer. Read the full transcript below or click here.

Tuesday, November 9
By Patrick McGee

Connected Expert(s): 
David Stevens

R4D’s SME Initiative Featured in Ashoka Changemaker's Series on SME Investment Opportunities in Africa

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25 September, 2010

R4D's small and medium enterprise (SME) development initiative is featured in Part One of a three-part Ashoka Changemakers series focused on SME investment opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa. The article is also featured on Social Edge and Africa.com.

Connected Expert(s): 
David Stevens

Improving Stewardship of Complex Mixed Health Systems: Lessons from the US Health System: Learning from Health Care in the United States

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This report, produced in partnership with the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at the Brookings Institution, explores lessons learned for the stewardship of mixed health system based on health care experiences in the United States.  

This report, produced in partnership with the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at the Brookings Institution, explores lessons learned for the stewardship of mixed health system based on health care experiences in the United States.   The report considers the role of professional associations, policy consultation and analysis mechanisms, health information collection, and accreditation.

Publication & Resource Type: 
Publications
Year Published: 
2010
Main Contact: 
Aarthi Rao
R4D Author(s): 
Aarthi Rao
R4D Author(s): 
Amanda Folsom
R4D Author(s): 
David de Ferranti
R4D Author(s): 
Gina Lagomarsino
R4D Author(s): 
Robert Hecht
Author(s): 
Folsom, Amanda and Aarthi Rao, Gina Lagomarsino, Rob Hecht and David de Ferranti
Connected Project: 
Improving Stewardship of Mixed Health Systems: Lessons from the US Health System
Attached Publications & Resources: 
application/pdf iconStewardship Report.pdf
application/pdf iconStewardship Issue Brief.pdf
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