Floating Hospitals for Char Dwellers
What started as one project for that nobody believed would work, has now become a possible model for the government to provide healthcare to hard-to-reach communities
Amina Evangelista Swanepoel has been empowering girls through health education
Palawan’s New Ashoka Fellow
Ashoka Scandinavia welcomes Oskar Blakstad as a new Fellow
Oskar Blakstad from Norway, founder of Explorable AS/Assisted Self-Help, was elected as a Fellow in 2018. Ashoka Scandinavia is excited to announce that Oskar Blakstad from Norway has been elected as an Ashoka Fellow . With Explorable AS and Assisted Self-Help, Oskar is leveraging the Norwegian...
5º Congresso Todos Juntos Contra o Câncer reúne os principais líderes da Oncologia em São Paulo
Dos dias 25* a 27 de setembro, em São Paulo, acontecerá o 5º Congresso Brasileiro Todos Juntos Contra o Câncer. O objetivo será discutir a Política Nacional de Prevenção e Controle do câncer, salientando os desafios para sua implementação nos 296 hospitais públicos que atendem pacientes com câncer...
Diminuer l’anxiété des enfants hospitalisés par le jeu - L'Info durable
Des doudous pour transformer l'hôpital
Innovating to Create Health for All
Who can best create outcomes that lead to the healthiest possible lives of individuals and communities? Leading social entrepreneurs are challenging the traditional patient-provider dynamics from an empathetic and holistic perspective.
How One Ashoka Fellow In Kolkata Is Helping The Homeless And The Mentally Ill
Homeless. Mentally ill. Living on the street. Filthy. Name forgotten. Family forgotten. Nearly naked. Muttering mysterious words. Lonely and lost. Sounds familiar? These are the people we see on the streets every day in our lives. But what do we feel for them? Repulsion? Fear? Mere ignorance...
Drishtee: Building a Network of Women Entrepreneurs in Health
Imagine having to ask your mother-in-law before being allowed to visit a doctor for a check-up. That’s often the case in rural India, where women don’t have the autonomy to make decisions about their own health, according to Dr. Minal Singh. “Women don’t have power in the home to make decisions...
In the Dark, Illuminating Empathy
Raucous magazine vendors, horn-happy taxi drivers, multi-lingual chatter, the smell of hot dogs, and the kind of warm breeze generated by human hubbub — it’s like any day walking through Times Square, but for one important detail: I can’t see anything. Immersed in total darkness, crossing the street...