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Taking Account of Race as a Philanthropic Imperative
Foundations must take account of race in all of their work in order to get beyond racism, said Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies President and CEO, in this speech at the Waldemar Nielsen Issue Forums in Philanthropy, Georgetown Public Policy Institute in Washington. You might…
Resource type: Speech
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South Africa's removal of health minister praised
Source: Associated Press
by CLARE NULLIS AIDS activists are celebrating the removal of South Africa's health minister, accused of causing countless unnecessary deaths by promoting nutritional supplements instead of conventional medicine for people with HIV. New President Kgalema Motlanthe, within hours of taking office Thursday, won instant praise…
Resource type: News
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Clean Bills of health?
Source: Sunday Tribune (South Africa)
by Anso Thom TWO Bills recently tabled in parliament are set to shake up the private hospital industry and centralise decision-making over hospital tariffs as well as the regulation of new medicines and scientific trials within the health minister's office. The National Health Amendment Bill…
Resource type: News
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TAC calls for 'flawed' medicines bill to be scrapped
Source: Cape Argus (South Africa)
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) was expected to make a submission today before Parliament objecting to the proposed Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill, which would in essence grant the health minister full authority over the registration of medicines. The TAC was to ask the…
Resource type: News
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Marcia Smith Appointed Vice President of The Atlantic Philanthropies
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
New York, March 3, 2008 -- Marcia Smith, an award-winning documentary film maker with extensive foundation and government experience, has been appointed Vice-President of The Atlantic Philanthropies, President and Chief Executive Officer Gara LaMarche announced today. Smith will over see Atlantic's programmes on Disadvantaged Children…
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