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Where to train the world’s doctors? Cuba.
In this TEDMED talk, American journalist and Havana resident Gail Reed spotlights a Cuban medical school that trains doctors from low-income countries who pledge to serve communities like their own.Learn More> MEDICC's Gail Reed's Talk on Cuba's Latin American Medical School Featured on TED.com> "Cuba’s…
Resource type: Speech
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Where to train the world’s doctors? Cuba.
Source: TED
In this TEDMED talk, American journalist and Havana resident Gail Reed spotlights a Cuban medical school that trains doctors from low-income countries who pledge to serve communities like their own. Learn More > "Cuba’s Primary Health Care Revolution: 30 Years On," an article by Gail…
Resource type: Video
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€30 Million Funding Boost for Dementia Care
Source: The Irish Times
Philanthropist Charles F. “Chuck “ Feeney being conferred an Honorary Degree jointly by the Universities of Ireland North and South at a ceremony in Dublin Castle. Mr Feeney’s Atlantic Philanthropies is making grants totalling €14.7 million to improve the wellbeing of people with dementia in…
Resource type: News
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Atlantic Makes Grants of €14.7m to Improve Care for People with Dementia
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
The Atlantic Philanthropies is making new grants totaling €14.7 million to improve the care and wellbeing of people living with dementia in the Republic of Ireland. These grants are the subject of ongoing discussions with the Government. The grants are being made to: The Health…
Resource type: News
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Lives in Limbo: ‘It Affects You As a Parent and a Man’
Source: The Irish Times
The direct provision system for asylum seekers has a high human and social cost, and adapting to normal life afterwards is a slow process.VIDEO: Heidar has recently gained refugee status and has left the direct provision system. He speaks about the difficulties he has faced…
Resource type: News
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A Look At Our Work in Viet Nam
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
A look back at Atlantic's more than 15 years of work in Viet Nam, helping to improve higher education, health care and public health for people too long deprived of those fundamental public goods. > View the full version of this video > Read the…
Resource type: Video
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Eight Cities to Receive Funding to Reduce the Number of Uninsured Children
Source: National League of Cities
Washington, D.C. - To help implement local outreach efforts to enroll children and families in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the National League of Cities (NLC) today awarded grants and technical assistance to eight cities.The Cities Expanding Health Access for Children and Families…
Resource type: News
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Atlantic and Leading Foundations Recommend Collective Action to Advance Opportunity for Young Men of Color
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Download the report (PDF)New York, NY – The Atlantic Philanthropies joined 10 of the nation’s leading foundations today in releasing a report, “A Time for Action: Mobilizing Philanthropic Support for Boys and Young Men of Color” outlining recommendations for coordinated action and funding across the…
Resource type: News
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'Burning Down The House' Makes The Case Against Juvenile Incarceration
Source: NPR
By NPR StaffThe American rate of juvenile incarceration is seven times that of Great Britain, and 18 times that of France. It costs, on average, $88,000 a year to keep a youth locked up — far more than the U.S. spends on a child's education.But…
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School Discipline Consensus Report
Source: The Council of State Governments Justice Center
The research and data on school discipline practices is clear: Millions of students are removed from their classrooms each year, overwhelmingly for minor misconduct. We can’t allow this trend to continue. Addressing staggeringly high suspension rates is essential to making school a place where students…
Resource type: Research Report
