Development studies

George Washington University to Host Webinar on Culturally Responsive Communication

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) is hosting a free webinar on September 20 to discuss culturally responsive communication with patients. The webinar is a part of a training series for the Two in One: HIV + COVID Screening and Testing Model, a national medical education program, and will feature Adedotun Ogunbajo, PhD, of Harvard's Center for Population and Development Studies and Elder George Kerr III of the Washington D.C. Center for AIDS Research.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) is hosting a free webinar on September 20 to discuss culturally responsive communication with patients.
  • "For the Two in One program's second webinar on the topic of culturally responsive communication, we will emphasize how clinicians can share power with patients," said Maranda Ward, EdD, MPH, principal investigator of the Two in One Model and assistant professor of clinical research and leadership at GW SMHS.
  • "In addition to discussing ways to facilitate culturally responsive communication, we will review what sharing power in the clinician-patient interaction looks like."
  • The event is entitled "Culturally Responsive Communication, Part II: Sharing Power with Patients," and is scheduled for September 20, from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

The 2023 Youyang International Conference on Rural Development was successfully held and listed as a permanent venue

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Monday, August 28, 2023

The conference launched mutual exchanges from the global rural development of the great vision, magnificent ideas, and extraordinary patterns, discussing rural revitalization and talking about the picture of common wealth, contributing wisdom and empowering the global rural development.

Key Points: 
  • The conference launched mutual exchanges from the global rural development of the great vision, magnificent ideas, and extraordinary patterns, discussing rural revitalization and talking about the picture of common wealth, contributing wisdom and empowering the global rural development.
  • The conference released the "Rural Construction of Common Wealth - Youyang Practice of Promoting Rural Revitalization", and identified Youyang as the permanent venue of the International Conference on Rural Development.
  • Qi Meiwen, secretary of the CPC Committee in Youyang county, talked about the following points in his speech.
  • Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized the need to accelerate the implementation of global development initiatives, cultivate new momentum for global development, and build a global development community.

The 2023 Youyang International Conference on Rural Development was successfully held and listed as a permanent venue

Retrieved on: 
Monday, August 28, 2023

The conference launched mutual exchanges from the global rural development of the great vision, magnificent ideas, and extraordinary patterns, discussing rural revitalization and talking about the picture of common wealth, contributing wisdom and empowering the global rural development.

Key Points: 
  • The conference launched mutual exchanges from the global rural development of the great vision, magnificent ideas, and extraordinary patterns, discussing rural revitalization and talking about the picture of common wealth, contributing wisdom and empowering the global rural development.
  • The conference released the "Rural Construction of Common Wealth - Youyang Practice of Promoting Rural Revitalization", and identified Youyang as the permanent venue of the International Conference on Rural Development.
  • Qi Meiwen, secretary of the CPC Committee in Youyang county, talked about the following points in his speech.
  • Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized the need to accelerate the implementation of global development initiatives, cultivate new momentum for global development, and build a global development community.

Globe Group Revolutionizes Healthcare Access in the Philippines With Launch of Groundbreaking KonsultaMD SuperApp

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

The Globe Group, a leading digital solutions platform in the Philippines, achieved a major milestone in its health tech initiative with the recent launch of the KonsultaMD SuperApp.

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  • The Globe Group, a leading digital solutions platform in the Philippines, achieved a major milestone in its health tech initiative with the recent launch of the KonsultaMD SuperApp.
  • This groundbreaking app showcases new capabilities and a deeper and broader provider network, marking a significant advancement in the country’s healthcare industry.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230529005203/en/
    The Philippines' #1 Health App is Now Even Better (Graphic: Business Wire)
    The SuperApp is the next-generation iteration of KonsultaMD, a telehealth platform established by the Globe Group in 2015 that has since been instrumental in digitizing healthcare services in the Philippines.
  • The KonsultaMD SuperApp exemplifies Globe’s commitment to making healthcare accessible to all, with plans for further expansion and improvement.

47% of South Africans rely on social grants - study reveals how they use them to generate more income

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

South Africa has one of the world’s most expansive social grant system: 47% of the population relies on a monthly grant.

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  • South Africa has one of the world’s most expansive social grant system: 47% of the population relies on a monthly grant.
  • Of these, 18 million are permanent beneficiaries and about 10 million receive a temporary Social Relief of Distress Grant.
  • The vast majority of the grants are child support grants (R500 or around US$27 a month) paid to a child’s primary caregiver based on a means test.
  • Although social grants are spent largely on food, there is growing evidence that they are also used for productive investments in livelihood activities.
  • These findings point to the need to design multi-pronged poverty reduction strategies that combine grants with livelihood support services.

Livelihood activities

    • In all three studies, regardless of the grant received and its value, interviewees said the grant monies were insufficient to meet their needs.
    • Some were income generating activities like buying and selling of goods, providing services such as building, painting, photography, running restaurants or taverns, renting accommodation and traditional healing.
    • Others invested in future livelihood strategies such as supporting children with their job search.
    • Here's why

      Few grant beneficiaries were able to access formal support services from the government.

    • A major barrier also relates to the precarious nature of informal work and the lack of protection for vulnerable workers.

Implications for social development policies

    • There is a need for greater recognition of informal work and its role in poverty reduction as a national policy objective.
    • The development of knowledge and skills and mentoring and coaching are also critical.
    • There is room to scale up livelihood support through existing governmental, NGOs, development agencies and CSI programmes.
    • However, more research and experimental intervention research is needed to inform the design of livelihood support policies and strategies.

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

LONDON, March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global higher education analyst QS Quacquarelli Symonds has released the thirteenth edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, revealing the top universities in 54 academic disciplines, including three brand-new additions: Data Science, Marketing, and History of Art.

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  • LONDON, March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global higher education analyst QS Quacquarelli Symonds has released the thirteenth edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject , revealing the top universities in 54 academic disciplines, including three brand-new additions: Data Science, Marketing, and History of Art.
  • The rankings are based on an independent comparative analysis of over 15,700 individual university programs taken by students at 1,594 universities in 93 countries and territories.
  • The rankings were consulted over 120 million times in 2022 on TopUniversities.com and referenced 117,000 times by media globally.
  • Ben Sowter, QS Senior Vice President, said: "Our largest-ever subjects rankings provides a deeper understanding of how global higher education excellence is  achieved.

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

LONDON, March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global higher education analyst QS Quacquarelli Symonds has released the thirteenth edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, revealing the top universities in 54 academic disciplines, including three brand-new additions: Data Science, Marketing, and History of Art.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global higher education analyst QS Quacquarelli Symonds has released the thirteenth edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject , revealing the top universities in 54 academic disciplines, including three brand-new additions: Data Science, Marketing, and History of Art.
  • The rankings are based on an independent comparative analysis of over 15,700 individual university programs taken by students at 1,594 universities in 93 countries and territories.
  • The rankings were consulted over 120 million times in 2022 on TopUniversities.com and referenced 117,000 times by media globally.
  • Ben Sowter, QS Senior Vice President, said: "Our largest-ever subjects rankings provides a deeper understanding of how global higher education excellence is achieved.

American Institutes for Research Expands Effort to Diversify the Social and Behavioral Science Fields into East Africa

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Arlington, Va., March 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is expanding its initiative to diversify the social and behavioral science fields through partnerships with two universities in East Africa—the University of Nairobi in Kenya and the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.

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  • Arlington, Va., March 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is expanding its initiative to diversify the social and behavioral science fields through partnerships with two universities in East Africa—the University of Nairobi in Kenya and the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.
  • The two universities will join AIR’s Pipeline Partnership Program , which provides guidance, mentoring and learning opportunities for the next generation of research and technical assistance professionals.
  • The Pipeline Partnership Program launched in 2020 with three U.S. universities–Howard University in Washington, D.C.; the University of Texas at San Antonio; and Georgia State University in Atlanta.
  • Graduate students can also join AIR project teams in the International Development division as paid interns to gain hands-on experience in applied policy research.

NewbornTown 2022 Chronicle: Footprints around the World

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023

In February 2022, MICO, a social networking platform of NewbornTown, held its Annual Ceremony in Cairo, the capital of Egypt.

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  • In February 2022, MICO, a social networking platform of NewbornTown, held its Annual Ceremony in Cairo, the capital of Egypt.
  • In April 2022, NewbornTown held the first social networking industry media gathering in Egypt, inviting dozens of mainstream media to attend.
  • In September 2022, NewbornTown was awarded the Excellent Cases of Science and Technology Promoting SDGs Awards 2022 by Technology for Sustainable Development Goals Alliance for Aisa (Tech4SDG).
  • In December 2022, NewbornTown was awarded "Investors' Most Watched Listed Company 2022" by Huashengtong, a stock trading information platform, at the annual Huashengtong Community Awards.

Health: A Political Choice - Investing in Health For All Launches at World Health Summit ahead of the G20 Bali Summit

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

The latest in this series of publications launches at the World Health Summit - Berlin, 1618 October.

Key Points: 
  • The latest in this series of publications launches at the World Health Summit - Berlin, 1618 October.
  • Combining voices of leaders in health for true Health Equity, it examines how we improve the the global state of physical and mental health and well-being for everyone.
  • Health: A Political Choice Investing in Health For Alladdresses the gaps in global health care and services and considers where targeted investment can help us to heal and thrive.
  • It covers the multisectoral collaboration required to address the challenges of and achieve the goal of true global health equity.