By Haitham El-noush, Senior Advisor for Innovation in Health and Development at the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation This blog is part of the Innovation Working Group mHealth Catalytic Grant series, highlighting the impact of mobile technology on global health and development. Learn more about the 26 mHealth projects funded under the IWG mHealth grants program here.   During the past three years, profound work has been undertaken to harness mobile health (mHealth) technology to improve […]

“When our children are sick, when are children are dying, we can’t hold them at a time when we want to be closest to them. When our relatives die, we can’t take care of them the way our traditions demand.” – Bruce Aylward, World Health Organization Assistant Director-General on Ebola, shares stories the perspectives of individuals hit by the Ebola outbreak in a recent TEDx event. Top news from the week of January 9th The race for the

On 15 January, organizations and individuals around the world will come together for the launch of action/2015. The launch of action/2015 involves over 1,000 organizations in 125 countries – spanning environmental, development, and human rights movements – all of which are united in their focus on making 2015 a huge breakthrough moment for the world and its people. Many digital events will take place across various action/2015 partner channels – including Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. Expect interviews, panel discussions,

Right about now is when a lot of New Year’s resolutions go by the wayside. In fact, one survey found that 35% of resolutions are broken by the end of January. But this year, there is one resolution we can’t afford to break: our global resolve to act in 2015 for a better world. This year is big. World leaders are working with the United Nations on two important agreements: one on climate change and

From Mali to Mexico, Senegal to Sri Lanka, Uganda to the UK – people from every region of the world are coming together as action/2015. action/2015 is made up of the many individuals, organizations, and diverse groups that are united by the common belief that the decisions taken in 2015 are critical for our future. Together, as a global movement of citizens, we will raise our voice today for the generations of tomorrow. What can you

Photo credit: ONE Campaign Something big happened yesterday: More than 21,000 people from over 80 countries came together to push for action in 2015 to create a better future for people and the planet. This year, world leaders are working with the United Nations on two agreements that will profoundly affect our future: a climate change agreement and the next set of global goals to tackle poverty, inequality, environmental degradation, and other pressing challenges. These

Before Ebola struck, the three hardest-hit countries — Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone — had a ratio of about one to two doctors per nearly 100,000 people. Ebola puts Liberia and Sierra Leone at high economic riskJob losses and food insecurity are among the major socio-economic impacts of Ebola in Liberia and Sierra Leone, according to the results of two new World Bank Group surveys released this week. Additionally, the survey showed evidence of reduced

By Gregory Anton Hartl, World Health Organization spokesperson  This Sunday, January 18, 2015, Mali’s government and the United Nations announced that there is currently no more known Ebola virus disease in the country. Over the weekend, the Government shared the outstanding news that demonstrates the progress being made in the fight against the Ebola virus. These results are further proof that Ebola can be beaten and signals the end of the outbreak in Mali.  However, this does not necessarily mean

Today Bill and Melinda Gates released their annual letter, and they made a big bet: “The lives of people in poor countries will improve faster in the next 15 years than at any other time in history.” This isn’t a pie in the sky dream; this is a future we can achieve if we rally together. Why do we think that? Because in our work supporting the United Nations, we’ve seen time and time again