Results List
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The Left's Surprising Organizing Advantage
Source: The Washington Post (Blogs)
Original Source Health Care for America Now is an Atlantic grantee. Last week, the Health Care for America Now coalition celebrated its first birthday. Formed, well, a year ago, with an initial infusion of $40 million and a coalition list that includes MoveOn.org, SEIU, the Campaign for…
Resource type: News
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Health system has improved, but...
Source: SAPA
South African nurses were less likely to stay in the profession than nurses in other parts of the world, the Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA (Denosa) said on Wednesday. Denosa general secretary Thembeka Gwagwa said this was one of the findings of a survey that…
Resource type: News
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Atlantic’s Children & Youth Programme in Ireland and Northern Ireland is Catalyst for Change
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
The Atlantic Philanthropies’ Children & Youth Programme in Ireland and Northern Ireland has been a catalyst for change in encouraging government investment in evidence-based prevention and early intervention programmes, according to this evaluation commissioned by Atlantic. In June 2009, The Atlantic Philanthropies published an evaluation…
Resource type: Evaluation
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Obama and the Left
Source: The Huffington Post
Original Source by Gara LaMarche As the Obama Administration has in recent days taken a couple of steps in the civil liberties/national security area -- opposing release of torture photos and declaring an intent to retain some form of military commissions for terror suspects (while…
Resource type: News
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Ireland’s Economic Problems – No Excuse to Send Human Rights into Recession
Source: Gara LaMarche
For many around the world, Ireland in the last ten years or so has represented two things: first, a strong voice for human rights and justice, from Presidents like Mary Robinson to prominent private citizens like Bono. And second, a powerful economic success story: the…
Resource type: News
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Looking for Heroes? Many of Them Are in the AARP Generation.
Source: The Washington Post
By Abigail Trafford "The president believes it's always the young who lead," said David Axelrod, a top adviser to President Obama, during the president's recent trip to Europe. One of the goals of the trip was to generate more leadership among young people on global…
Resource type: News
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SAHRC: Govt failing in healthcare provision
Source: Mail & Guardian
by QUDSIYA KARRIM Government is responsible for the failures in South Africa’s public healthcare system, and needs to address them so that every citizen’s right to access healthcare services is realised, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said on Thursday. CEO Tseliso Thipanyane said…
Resource type: News
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Charity funds clinics in Khanh Hoa
Source: Asia Pulse Data Source
Humanitarian organisation Atlantic Philanthropies (AP) has funded the construction and equipping of 62 communal medical stations in central Khanh Hoa province. The organisation has donated 4.2 million USD to be spent on infrastructure and equipment for primary health care services, including delivery and dental chairs…
Resource type: News
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Tough Times Require Change Throughout Philanthropy
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Original Source by Gara LaMarche Americans are all too familiar with the ups and downs of the tech, housing, and stock-market bubbles. Now we are learning that there has been a "nonprofit bubble," too. The nonprofit world grew rapidly as a result of generous giving…
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Health sector moves to make hospitals safe from disasters
Source: Vietnamese News Agency (VNA)
The Health Ministry, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), launched a campaign, entitled Save lives, make hospitals safe in emergencies, on April 7 in response to the World Health Day. Every year, Vietnam is regularly hit by floods and storms, especially during the…
Resource type: News