Life & Death by Medicine: The Science & Politics of the Vaccine Wars

For a look into the vaccine conflict, see Frontline’s “The Vaccine War“. For counter-vaccine viewpoints,  Vaccineinitiative.org hosts white papers, articles, opinion pieces, scholarly reports from scientists, physicians, activists, who are offering constructive challenges to the belief of the safety and efficacy of vaccines. Gary Null Speaking Out at the NYS Assembly Hearing | 10-13-2009 | …

Journal: Leveraging Local Entrepreneurs

Hisham Wyne Writer, columnist and armchair sociologist Posted: October 1, 2010 12:35 PM Social Entrepreneurs and Change in Dubai An event revolving around the UN Millennium Goals, TEDx Change Dubai, recently gathered three hundred participants at the creek side Dubai Chamber of Commerce. Melinda Gates, wife of billionaire philanthropist and once Microsoft overlord Bill Gates, …

Seed Money for Ideas Addressing Global Health Challenges–and the Fly in the Milk Bowl

Unorthodox thinking is essential to overcoming the most persistent challenges in global health. Vaccines were first developed over 200 years ago because revolutionary thinkers took an entirely new approach to preventing disease. Grand Challenges Explorations fosters innovation in global health research. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed $100 million to encourage scientists worldwide …

Worth a Look: UNICEF RapidSMS

UNICEF Innovation RapidSMS RapidSMS is UNICEF’s open source platform for data collection, logistics coordination and communication allowing any mobile phone to interact with the web. About UNICEF UNICEF is on the ground in over 150 countries and territories to help children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence. The world’s largest provider of vaccines …