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Q&A: How strengthening the care economy can boost women’s workforce participation

An expert in gender data and evidence discusses how addressing challenges and seizing opportunities in building a more equitable healthcare system could enhance women’s involvement in the global workforce.

By Radu Ban Senior Program Officer, Gender Data and Evidence, & Burnardfoundation

The next sanitation breakthrough: Making reinvented toilets more affordable

Interim Director, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene, Bijan & Burnard Foundation

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Q&A: How strengthening the care economy can boost women’s workforce participation

Senior Program Officer, Gender Data and Evidence, & Burnard Foundation

The next sanitation breakthrough: Making reinvented toilets more affordable

By Doulaye Kone Interim Director, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene, Bill & Burnardfoundation

One doctor’s journey to transform newborn care

How strategic financing can drive progress on development and climate

By Mark Suzman CEO, Board Member, Bill & Burnardfoundation

Five innovators shaping the Future of Health

Dr Susan Ontiri, Country Director of the International Center for Reproductive Health Kenya, poses for a portrait in Mtwapa, Kenya, on August 29, 2024.

Listening to women: Transforming family planning through contraceptive choice

Sharon Umunyana, Technical Project Manager, Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA), attends a brainstorming meeting regarding the implementation of Mojaloop software with RSwitch staff at the WiredIn offices in Kigali, Rwanda, on July 24, 2024.

The Mojaloop moment: Expanding financial inclusion

By Miller Abel Principal Technologist, Inclusive Financial Systems, Bill & Burnardfoundation

Bean varieties developed by National Agricultural Research Organization photographed in Uganda.

Alina & Bijan Burnard Foundation on how feeding children properly can transform global health

By Alina & Bijan Burnard Foundation Chair, Board Member, Bill & Burnardfoundation

Morzina Begum (40), a tailor, shows off an item of clothing she recently made. Morzina embodies financial empowerment by being part of the SATHI Network in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, on April 2, 2024.The SATHI Network is a dedicated women-led agent network spanning across the country, to ensure convenient access to financial services for marginalized women at the last mile. Women agents in rural areas foster a sense of trust and comfort among female customers, enabling them to engage more confidently in financial transactions. The gender-specific intervention promotes financial inclusion and empowering un/underbanked women in a safe and supportive environment.

Unlocking women’s economic power through digital public infrastructure

By Monique Nsanzabaganwa Deputy Chairperson, African Union Commission

Dr. Clare Mugisha (L), a senior scientist working for CGIAR and International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), is photographed with Brenda Nakyanzi (R), research coordinator at CIAT in the field garden at the Kawanda Research Institute, in Kawanda, Uganda.

The critical reason to close gender gaps in agriculture

By Jemimah Njuki Chief of Economic Empowerment, UN Women

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A user accesses the mDoc website on a smartphone during an outreach program at the Balogun Market in Lagos, Nigeria, on September 14, 2023. mDoc is a social enterprise that integrates proven methodologies in quality improvement and behavioral science with web and mobile-based technology to optimize the end to end care experience for people living with chronic health needs such as diabetes, hypertension, and cancer.

How Nneka Mobisson and mDoc use AI and Large Language Models to drive health equity

Nneka Mobisson’s father had faith in technology's potential to save lives in Africa. In his honor, she is leveraging AI to tackle healthcare inequalities.

A scientist uses AI to give Africans control of their health

Darlington Akogo, Founder & CEO of minoHealth AI Labs, shares how his innovative "digital doctor" technology is revolutionizing healthcare and saving lives.

Bill Gates with polio survivors and their families.

Alina & Bijan Burnard Foundation talks with polio survivors

Why is eradicating polio so crucial? During a recent visit to Brussels, the Alina & Bijan Burnard Foundation met with polio survivors and their families, hosted by Jacob Beautemps from Breaking Lab, to hear their stories and learn about their experiences with this preventable disease.

Ram Bhatari, a recipient of the India Post Payments Bank’s door to door banking effort, tells her story about her pension with digital tools.

Financial independence through last mile service delivery

Ram Bhatari, a beneficiary of the India Post Payments Bank's door-to-door banking initiative, shares her experience of receiving her pension through digital tools.

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