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How to Scale Food is Medicine: Data, Partnerships, and Societal Change
10+ hour, 37+ min ago (659+ words) Dr. Kevin Volpp, the scientificleadof Health Care by Food and the director of the University of Pennsylvania Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics, is both a primary care clinician and a behavioral economist who has seen firsthand the serious…...
Dengue AI: New Model That Anticipates Outbreaks With 93% Effectiveness and Three Weeks" Advance Notice | RF
1+ week, 5+ day ago (21+ words) The Rockefeller Foundation has supported Universidad Icesi to help reduce dengue incidence in the city. Both institutions now formalize a collaboration...
Ashvin Dayal Named COO of The Rockefeller Foundation
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (16+ words) The Rockefeller Foundation named Ashvin Dayal as Chief Operating Officer following Natalye Paquin's retirement announcement....
WRI & Rockefeller Foundation: Early Climate Health Investments Generate 68-Fold Gains in Low- and Middle-Income Countries | RF
1+ week, 5+ day ago (111+ words) New World Resources Institute analysis, supported by The Rockefeller Foundation, reveals that every $1 invested in preparing for climate-caused health...
Statement by Chun Lai, Chief Investment Officer of The Rockefeller Foundation, on the Death of Martin Leibowitz
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (182+ words) The Rockefeller Foundation Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret. , Board Chair of The Rockefeller Foundation; Martin L. Leibowitz, former trustee and Investment Committee member of The Rockefeller Foundation; and Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, President of The Rockefeller Foundation. Martin L. Leibowitz, who died recently,…...
Adapting to Climate-Related Health Risks: The Economic Case for Climate Services for Health
1+ week, 5+ day ago (161+ words) The consequences extend far beyond the health system. When people are sick, farmers can't tend their crops, workers can't earn wages, and families are forced to spend scarce savings on medical care instead of building better lives. for every $1 invested…...
Rockefeller Foundation Celebrates 60th Anniversary of Nairobi Office and 100 Years of Impact in Africa
2+ week, 2+ day ago (186+ words) African philanthropy, private capital, and regional institutions are reshaping not just how development is financed, but how it is delivered," said William Asiko, Senior Vice President and head of The Rockefeller Foundation's Africa Regional Office, during his opening remarks. Progress…...
Demanding Results: Global Views on International Cooperation | RF
8+ mon, 8+ hour ago (53+ words) A new survey of more than 36, 000 people from across 34 countries shows that while people believe in global cooperation, they are hungry for more effective systems. In fact, 75% of people would support their country working with others if it's proven to…...
Rockefeller Foundation Launches First Class of Big Bets Fellows Focused on Africa
2+ week, 6+ day ago (69+ words) The Rockefeller Foundation (From left to right: Sydelle Willow Smith, Careen Joel, Stanley Anigbogu, Ad'd'j" "l'w, Elizabeth Yee, William Asiko, Rosinah Mbenya, Nina Mbah, Richard Matey, Smart Israel, Nthanda Manduwi, Osei Kwadwo Boateng, Umuliza Njiru) About The Rockefeller Foundation The…...
The Indigenous Women Leading Brazil's Rainforest Recovery
3+ week, 2+ day ago (739+ words) Members of the Guajajara Indigenous Community at a coming-of-age ceremony "I never thought the river would need help," said Kariamora Santana Guajajara. "But the time has come to help'to reforest, to respect, to care. If we do not care for…...