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May 2nd, 2012
China provides universal health insurance at a fraction of the cost
Shorenstein APARC, CHP/PCOR, FSI Stanford, AHPP, SCP NewsChinese officials are developing a social security network to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing demographic landscape. Karen Eggleston discusses the success of China’s health care reforms and the long road ahead. Read more »
January 11th, 2012
Health insurance no guarantee for diabetes care in developing countries
FSI Stanford, CHP/PCOR NewsWithout good health care, diabetics run the risk of developing more health problems. Stanford researchers say those complications will put a greater strain on the patients and the countries where they live – a problem that can be addressed with improvements to health and insurance systems. Read more »
July 19th, 2011
Syrian doctors who torture must be banned
CDDRL, FSI Stanford, ARD Op-ed: Al Jazeera on July 19, 2011In an opinion piece for Al Jazeera, Rajaie Batniji uncovers the role of medical professionals involved in acts of torture. With a lens to the unrest in Syria, Batniji calls for an international body to identify, monitor, and disqualify those complicit in torture and genocide. Read more »
June 27th, 2011
The IMF: Violating Women Since 1945
CDDRL Op-ed: Foreign Policy in Focus on May 19, 2011In reaction to the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Khan for allegations of rape in May, Kavita Ramdas and Christine Ahn argue in a piece for Foreign Policy in Focus that gender bias is embedded in the global policies and practices at the IMF, which unfairly target women. Kavita Ramdas is the former president and CEO of the Global Fund for Women and a visiting scholar at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. Read more »
December 10th, 2010
Nathan Eagle on mobile phone usage in the developing world
CDDRL, Program on Liberation Technology NewsNathan Eagle, Founder and CEO of txteagle spoke at the weekly Liberation Technology Seminar Series on Dececember 2, 2010 about mobile phone usage in the developing world. Read more »
September 27th, 2010
Preventive care poses dilemma for emergency departments, study finds
CHP/PCOR Press ReleasePeople go to emergency departments when they've broken a leg, been stabbed or otherwise need urgent care. But a new study from the Stanford Health Policy finds that 90 percent of EDs nationwide also offer preventive-care services. Read more »
September 23rd, 2010
Josh Cohen: mobile development meets design thinking
CDDRL, PGJ, Program on Liberation Technology in the newsJoshua Cohen, Professor of Political Science, Philosophy and Law at Stanford University, began the first session of this quarter's Seminar on Liberation Technologies by posing a big question: are information and communication technologies able to advance human well-being for development? After all, Mobile ICT has potential to be a good thing for development for a multitude of reasons. First, as Solow's model of growth has shown, technological innovation tends to be good for growth. Second, economic growth is closely related to development. Third, mobile phone usage is rapidly growing and indigenous in much of the world, which means that new technologies do not need to be "parachuted" in to scenarios where they are not matched to local needs. Finally, there is high mobile penetration today, even in low-income settings. 
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