Results List
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Laying the Foundation for Public Health in Viet Nam
As Viet Nam aspires to greater economic development, the health of its citizens is of primary importance to achieve and sustain growth. For a country with limited resources, good health can only be attained when there are sensible population health policies for allocation of resources…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Bermuda Civil Society Project: Analysis of Social Service Agencies
Source: Root Cause
This report aims to increase understanding of the gaps and overlaps in services being provided to address social issues in Bermuda. It is part of the Bermuda Civil Society Project (BCSP), an independent research and data analysis initiative designed to clarify how nonprofit agencies and other…
Resource type: Research Report
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Delivering Quality Care to the Children of Viet Nam
The National Hospital of Pediatrics (NHP) is the anchor of paediatric medicine in Viet Nam. It is the preeminent specialty hospital that helps children with serious health problems in the northern and central regions. The hospital in Ha Noi is also the main teaching and…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Partners in Development of The National Hospital of Pediatrics
The National Hospital of Pediatrics (NHP) is the anchor of paediatric medicine in Viet Nam. It is the preeminent specialty hospital that helps children with serious health problems in the northern and central regions. The hospital in Ha Noi is also the main teaching and…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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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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How Private Wealth Can Change the World
Source: By Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, delivered this speech at an international conference held by the Robert Bosch Stiftung in Berlin: The Era of Citizens – How Civil Society and Foundations are Shaping the Future. The conference was opened by German…
Resource type: Speech
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Engaging Early to Change Children’s Lives
Preparing For Life helps families raise happy and healthy children who are ready for school, like five year old Lucy. Photo: Audra Melton “The neighbourhood around here, it’s very hard to raise your children in. This place is overrun with drugs and gangs,” explained a…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Working to Restore Sight in South Africa
In South Africa there are approximately 330,000 blind people, 80% of whom live in rural areas. Cataracts, though preventable and treatable by a simple and inexpensive means, cause blindness among more than 66% of blind people in South Africa. This figure increases to 80% among…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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The Key Role of Advocacy Funding in the U.S. Health Reform Debate
Source: Gara LaMarche
The reasons why The Atlantic Philanthropies made what may be the largest U.S. advocacy grant ever in order to support health reform are outlined by Gara LaMarche, Atlantic’s President and CEO, at the Grantmakers in Health conference in Orlando, Florida. Occasionally it is better not…
Resource type: Speech
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Strengthening Evidence-Based HIV Health Care: Lessons for Advocacy Movements and Funders
Source: Dr. Waasila Jassat
This report describes how the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society (SAHIVCS) has helped South Africa combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic by serving as a trusted source of information for government officials and medical practitioners about how to deliver high-quality, cost-effective treatment. Although South Africa has more…
Resource type: Research Report
