War on the ‘Malaria mayhem’ in Mumbai reduces infection by 80%

How did the local government, a thinktank, tiffin box delivery men and a superhero reduce infections so dramatically?

Indians take to the streets in celebration as ...

A mobile key to maternal health

Dr Anita, who just goes by her first name, has a flourishing practice in Bihar. She is the most sought-after consulting gynecologist in a state with India’s highest f...

NGOs Offer Recommendations on Data Revolution

Numerous civil society groups and academics focus on efforts for a global data revolution for the post-2015 development agenda, in recent blog entries, open letters, and re...

World conference on education for sustainable development opens next week in Japan

Unesco’s director-general, the Crown Prince of Japan and Princess Lalla Hasna of Morocco — the President of the Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the...

Stars power social causes

Festive season is usually accompanied with the joy of giving, and at this time of the year many known artists from music, films and art fraternity have come forward to show...

Centre joins hands with Gates for universal sanitation

With the objective of addressing sanitation related health concerns, the Urban Development Ministry and the Bill & Milinda Gates Foundation have agreed on a partnership...

Gates Foundation boosts aid to stamp out malaria; targets Ebola

Philanthropist Bill Gates says he wants to end malaria in his lifetime and will give more money toward that goal, part of his broader fight against tropical diseases that a...

More Indians will discover the fun in philanthropy: Melinda Gates

Asked recently what he admired most about his wife, Bill Gates replied that it was her “people dynamics”. Melinda Gates, who mingles comfortably with women heal...

Jennifer Lopez's Daughter's Health Scare Inspired Charity

Singer/actress Jennifer Lopez was inspired to start her own charity for women and children following a frightening health scare with her daughter.

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