Results List
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Transformative Leadership for Health Equity in Southeast Asia: a Journey through the Equity Initiative (2016-2022)
Source: China Medical Board
In 2016 the Atlantic Philanthropies partnered with the China Medical Board to launch an ambitious program that would build and foster a network of over 500 dedicated leaders and advocates to advance health equity in Southeast Asia and China over a span of 20 years.…
Resource type: Research Report
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Atlantic Institute: Helping Communities through COVID-19
Source: Atlantic Institute
Solidarity grants to protect communities during covid-19 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Atlantic Fellows are carrying out projects designed to minimize the impact of COVID-19 on endangered and vulnerable communities worldwide. As from April 2020, more than 70 Fellows successfully applied for a total…
Resource type: Video
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The Atlantic Philanthropies’ Investments in Community-Based Health Care
Source: Susan Parker
This report shares the story, strategies and impact of Atlantic’s $452 million investment to support and strengthen community-based health care in Viet Nam, South Africa, Cuba, and the United States (U.S.) from 2004-2016. It offers a number of learnings centered around taking a systems-based approach…
Resource type: Research Report
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Innovations That Have Transformed the Health System in South Africa
Source: Irwin Friedman
This report describes the impact of Atlantic’s $178 million investment to improve population health in South Africa from 2004 to 2016. In the early 2000s, South Africa was gripped by quadruple epidemics: (1) escalating HIV and AIDS infections and deaths; (2) maternal and child disease;…
Resource type: Research Report
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Working Toward a Healthy Vietnam: Key Policy Messages From the VASS-SSRC Project
Source: Social Science Research Council
Vietnamese Version HÀNH ĐỘNG HƯỚNG ĐẾN MỘT VIỆT NAM KHỎE MẠNH: THÔNG ĐIỆP CHÍNH SÁCH CHÍNH YẾU CỦA DỰ ÁN VASS-SSRC (PDF) This brief provides key policy messages based on a large-scale longitudinal study from 2008 to 2016 in twelve communes in three Vietnamese provinces…
Resource type: Research Report
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What Makes for an Effective Commune Health Center?
Source: Social Science Research Council
Vietnamese Version Điều gì tạo nên một trạm y tế hiệu quả? Đánh giá các yếu tố chính (PDF) This report, based on the main findings from a large-scale longitudinal study of rural health care in Viet Nam from 2008 to 2016, aims to develop…
Resource type: Research Report
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Strengthening Commune Health Centers in Vietnam
Source: Hy V. Luong, University of Toronto
Vietnamese Version Tăng Cường Các Trạm Y Tế tại Việt Nam: Đánh Giá Tác Động Của Tổ Chức The Atlantic Philanthropies từ năm 2008 đến 2016 (PDF) This report assesses the impact of investments in rural health care in Viet Nam by The Atlantic Philanthropies,…
Resource type: Research Report
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Viet Nam’s Helmet Story and Its Place in the Work on Global Road Traffic Safety
Source: Social Science Research Council
In 2007, a life-saving law in Viet Nam mandated that people riding motorbikes wear helmets. The result was a significant decrease in serious head injuries and road traffic deaths. This report provides an update to the 2010 report on the results of the helmet law, and…
Resource type: Research Report
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Transforming Global Health Through Hope, Health, Action and Knowledge: Lessons from the Largest Continuing Education Programme in Public Health in Africa
Source: Marian Jacobs
This report describes how with support from The Atlantic Philanthropies, the School of Public Health at the University of Western Cape (UWC) became a leading training institution for practitioners who today are advancing health equity in South Africa. Prior to the formal establishment of the…
Resource type: Research Report
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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
