Tag Archives: Health

Beyond SMS and broadband: amplifying current opportunities for Internet-enabled development

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Jennifer Mickel

By Dan Tuttle It has been well-documented that access to the Internet propels both business growth and economic development. Yet conversations on information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) in Africa frequently focus on SMS programs, mobile money, or the … Continue reading →

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Saving lives efficiently with Community Health Workers

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Jennifer Mickel

By Ya’ir Aizenmann Often, discussion on global health efforts focuses on the newest medicine or latest advanced device. However, Dalberg recently designed a framework for the MDG Health Alliance to analyze an approach that has been around for decades – Community Health … Continue reading →

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The New Global Health Agenda: Universal Health Coverage

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Lucy Mele

In both developed and developing countries, even basic healthcare and medicine can be unaffordable for households that lack insurance. For these families, demand for insurance is high but extending health coverage can be expensive, making it tricky for emerging countries … Continue reading →

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Looking forward in the fight against malaria

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Lucy Mele

by guest blogger Nicolas Theopold Last week was exciting for the fight against malaria: in Seattle, global health leaders came together at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Malaria Forum to discuss the status and future of the fight against … Continue reading →

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Addressing the burden of non-communicable diseases

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Lucy Mele

This week, the United Nations General Assembly is convening on a health issue for the first time since 2001, when world leaders came together to seek solutions to the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, which was responsible for 22 million deaths in … Continue reading →

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Alumni Spotlight: Dessi Dimitrova, Deputy Minister of Health in Bulgaria

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Lucy Mele

As a consultant in our Washington DC office, Dessi Dimitrova’s work ranged from conducting strategic reviews of social microenterprises in Bali and Cambodia to designing the organizational structure of the Affordable Medicines Facility – malaria. Today, Dessi is the Deputy … Continue reading →

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