Results List
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Health Equity: Cuba, South Africa, the United States, and Viet Nam
[caption id="attachment_58419" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Yarol Yamel, 3, is examined by Dr. Janisleydis Rosado for bronchial asthma at walk-in clinic Number 15, La Santa Fe, Isle of Youth.[/caption] Cuba Although Cuba’s health care system is considered to be one of the best in the world, in…
Resource type: Page
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Assessment of Atlantic Philanthropies’ Support for the Health Sector in Viet Nam: 1998–2003
Source: Thomas Kane
The Atlantic Philanthropies-supported construction and renovation projects of hospitals and other facilities in Central Viet Nam have had a positive impact on the medical staff, patients and families receiving services, according to this evaluation commissioned by Atlantic. This assessment reviews 17 health-sector projects, covering the…
Resource type: Evaluation
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Advocacy Capacity Training Assessment: An Overview of the Field
Source: The Headwaters Group
The Headwaters Group prepared this report for The Atlantic Philanthropies to inform philanthropic efforts to build advocacy capacity among state and local groups. The report provides an overview of current advocacy training exploring who does it, how it is done and what appears to be…
Resource type: Research Report
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National assessment results is postponed again
Source: Times Live
By Retha GrobbelaarThe delay in the release of the annual national assessment results means the country is "losing time" to fix numeracy and literacy problems in schools, NGO Equal Education said yesterday.Almost four months after about 6.5 million pupils from Grade 2 to 7 and…
Resource type: News
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Center for Assessment and Policy Development
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Resource type: Grantee
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Building Capacity for Maximum Impact
Gara LaMarche delivers the Keynote Address at the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York Symposium: Baruch College School of Public Affairs. It’s a little odd that I should be standing here this morning to share some thoughts about the role of evaluation in foundations…
Resource type: Speech
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Western Health Trust 'in breach' of duty to boy's carer
Source: BBC News
"The Trust made me feel as if I was exaggerating all our problems in order to offload my son”Disabled boy's mother A health trust breached its duty to a woman who asked for help to care for her disabled son, a judge has ruled.The ruling…
Resource type: News
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Scheme to make nursing home care 'anxiety-free'
Source: Irish Examiner
THE new Nursing Homes Support Scheme will make residential care accessible, affordable and anxiety-free, Health Minister Mary Harney insisted yesterday. Families should not find themselves under financial pressure to come up with large amounts of cash to pay for a relative's care, Ms Harney said.…
Resource type: News
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Atlantic’s Approach to Evaluation: What Is Important to Learn, and How Do We Put It to Use?
Source: Gara LaMarche
When I was named President of Atlantic last year, I doubt that a rousing chorus of cheers went up in the offices of the American Evaluation Association. Atlantic takes evaluation very seriously, but in my philanthropic and activist life before coming here, I didn’t have…
Resource type: News
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To Tackle Dementia, Trinity’s Global Brain Health Initiative Set to Begin Training New Fellows
Source: The University Times
The first group of fellows come from a range of disciplines, and will be responsible for addressing the causes and challenges of dementia. [caption id="attachment_78555" align="alignright" width="300"] Opening of the Global Brain Health Institute. Photo: TCD[/caption] By Niamh Egleston, Deputy News Editor The Global Brain…
Resource type: News
