The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Posted by on Dec 14, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010) is the largest ever systematic effort to illustrate both the distribution and cause of diseases and other health risks. The most recent study indicate that more people are suffering from non-communicable diseases, and while people are living longer, they spend more years living with injury and illness. This result is of particular interest, as we...
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Building a Consortium for Wellness: The Transformation Federation

Posted by on Dec 14, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments Energizing a Movement to Transform Wellness and Nutrient Security David Aylward, July 9, 2012 Precis: Evidence is critical to sectoral transformation and to rapid learning networks.  We propose a path for developing new common measurements of wellness, and using a large, shared, and growing evidence base from many independent social entrepreneurs, NGOs, and others of the benefits and costs of...
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1000 Days Project

Posted by on Dec 14, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments The 1000 Days Initiative is a transformational program for developing healthy mothers and thriving babies amongst economically vulnerable populations. It is an integrated approach offering wellness and health services over the course of a woman’s pregnancy and the first two years of her infant’s life.  It combines best practices for maternal and newborn care in a single, unified...
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