News & Coverage Can Creative Innovators Drive Global Health and Humanitarian Change? April 28, 2015 | Jennifer James Yes, they have and they are. And we saw it happen at SwitchPoint 2015. 3D-Printed Hands, 3-Cent Maxi Pads, and More at SwitchPoint 2015 April 24, 2015 | Margarite Nathe Development without dialogue just doesn’t work. Day 2 of SwitchPoint was all about partnerships for lasting progress. Digital Jedis, Social Entrepreneurs, and the Real Heroes of Global Health April 24, 2015 | Margarite Nathe Hundreds gathered today in North Carolina for SwitchPoint, all looking for forces to join, partnerships to forge, and good to do. Three world-changers: Drones, schools and sanitary pads April 17, 2015 | David Olson Digital humanitarians, poverty-fighters, and more head to Saxapahaw, North Carolina, this week for SwitchPoint 2015. 5 Women Who Make It Happen For Global Health March 13, 2015 | Margarite Nathe As International Women’s Day 2015 approaches, let’s take a few moments to honor some of the many women who are making it happen for global health. To Do: Get Hands Dirty, Make Something Useful, Solve World’s Problems March 13, 2015 | Lisa Mangiapani & Nola Paterni We’ve never built anything in our lives. Certainly not anything that could charge an iPhone and would cost less than $5 to make. But at a SwitchPoint Maker event at HQ Raleigh, we took the challenge. Global Health Needs More Strange Bedfellows July 24, 2014 | David J. Olson In Tanzania, the non-profit group IntraHealth International works with a cotton gin to provide circumcision services to their male employees and collaborates with local police to bring together 400 motorcycle taxi drivers to learn about road safety and HIV prevention. Building Stronger Collaborations at SwitchPoint April 28, 2014 | Krishna Udayakumar What do vaccines, beer, and bread have in common? Learning about yeast fermentation and its role in vaccine development, micro-brewing, and baking was one of many fascinating discussions at this year’s SwitchPoint 2014 conference, organized by IntraHealth International. SwitchPoint: Make Your Good Ideas Make a Difference. April 29, 2014 | Heather LaGarde My brain is reeling. What I’m imagining are the myriad ways in which the ideas and people brought together at SwitchPoint might combine, collaborate, and go forth into the world. From Hackers to Health Care: 5 Favorite Moments from Day 1 of SwitchPoint 2014 April 24, 2014 | Margarite Nathe We covered a lot of ground for global good at SwitchPoint today. In case you couldn’t join us, here are some highlights. Pages« first ‹ previous … 4 5 6 7 8 next › last »
