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November 11, 2011
This is a joint post with Kate McQueston
November 12th is fast approaching and with it comes world pneumonia day. Unfortunately, pneumococcal diseases still pose an enormous global threat--remaining the leading cause of death for children worldwide and taking the lives of 1.4 million childre...
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May 27, 2011
The Center for Global Development is proud to have hosted Prof. Michael Kremer (Harvard) and Sarah Baird (GWU) as part of the Massachusetts Avenue Development Seminar (MADS) series. They presented the long-term, follow-up results of Prof. Kremer's research on deworming in Kenyan schools that show...
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May 16, 2011
Dean Karlan and Jacob Appel present an new approach to global poverty reduction that combines behavioral economics with worldwide field research.Dean Karlan and Jacob Appel present an new approach to global poverty reduction that combines behavioral economics with worldwide field research. Their b...
May
16
2011
12:00—1:30 PM
May 03, 2011
The Center for Global Development presents
a Massachusetts Avenue Development Seminar (MADS)* on
Worms at Work: Long-run Impacts of Child Deworming in Kenya
Featuring
Professor Michael Kremer
Harvard University
Sarah Baird
George Washington University
With Discussant
David McKenzie
...
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April 08, 2011
In a recent speech, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah said “The evidence is clear: vaccines are the best public health investment we can make.” As the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) prepares for its June 2011 pledging conference, CGD hosted a panel to look back at global effor...