Home
Focus Areas
About Us
The food crisis in Bhutan is so bad that the country is turning to the UN for help.
The World Food Programme says it will provide $4 million to the country over the next five years to help prevent a food shortage caused by climate change, reports the Telegraph of India.
The money will be used to improve the country's ability to feed itself, as well as to help vulnerable groups, including women and children, the BBC reports.
The WFP's director for Bhutan, Jigme Thinley, says the country's current food crisis is caused by a combination of factors, including poor management of the country's food supply, a lack of investment in agriculture, and the fact that most of the country's population of 3 million doesn't have access to sufficient food, the Telegraph notes.
He says the country will be able to feed itself with the help of the WFP, which will work with the government to "build more resilient food systems, empower women's engagement in food value chains, integrate nutrition considerations into social protection programs such as school feeding, promote healthy diets, and strengthen national systems for emergency preparedness and response."
Selected Grant News Headlines
A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.
USF Nursing unveils SHINE Science Center to power discovery and innovation.USF Health College of Nursing is proud to announce the opening of the Sleep and Health Innovations in Neurobehavioral...more
Lucy Xiaolu Wang, assistant professor of resource economics, has been honored with the Best Young Researcher Award at the 15th annual Conference on Health IT and Analytics (CHITA) The award...more
Laura Magana, PhD, is president and CEO of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health.Her talk will focus on how public health systems can proactively shape policies, environments and...more
Dimitris Bertsimas, MIT's vice provost for open learning, is the innovator behind 15.071 (The Analytics Edge) The book provides a practical introduction to the field of health care analytics.Using...more
AHA presents variety of awards recognizing leaders across the health care field.Hospitals and health systems are urged to nominate candidates as soon as possible for the AHA Next Generation Leaders...more
The National Institutes of Health released a study that found an artificial intelligence screening tool was as effective as health care providers.America's hospitals and health systems are incubators...more
Weave, a customer experience and payments software platform, on Monday (May 5) announced its acquisition of TrueLarka conversational artificial intelligence (AI) company specializing in automating...more
Backed by catalytic capital, Co-Axis is set to transform climate and health solutions where theya€™re needed most."By connecting values-driven capital with curated impact opportunities, we...more
These twelve abstracts covered a wide range of topics related to cardiac care, highlighting Lee Health's commitment to innovation and excellence in cardiovascular health for all.Insights in research...more
Advancing Strategies for Pregnancy Innovation, Research & Excellence is a project of NYU Langone Health.The goal of the project is to advance strategies for pregnancy innovation and research.For more...more
Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight
When it Comes to Social Enterprises, Failure is the Best Platform for Innovation
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.
