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November 1999
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"ACT UP": Peter Staley, An Interview with Professor Willis Emmons, November 17, 1995

Provides excerpts from an interview with Peter Staley of Act Up reflecting on the Wall Street protest against Burroughs Wellcome in the fall of 1989 and on the role and impact of AIDS advocacy and activism in general. View Details

Keywords: Health Pandemics; Social Issues; Public Opinion; Pharmaceutical Industry

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Zayed Muhammed Yasin

designing wouldn't be satisfying to me." Looking for an alternative approach to international development As an undergraduate, Zayed spent a summer in Albania working with refugees from the war in Kosovo. After graduation, he spent a year in Pakistan doing View Details

09 May 2018
Research & Ideas

A Simple Way for Restaurant Inspectors to Improve Food Safety

stores, schools, and other food-handling establishments, checking whether they adhere to public health regulations. The rules are strict. Food businesses where serious violations are found must clean up... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Food & Beverage; Service

17 Jun 2020
News

Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines

Medicine (RITM), and used the Filinvest Tent as one of the mega-quarantine centers. Filinvest Development Corporation’s (FDC) most important project thus far was making data available to the country’s key decision makers. The company... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

Mar 2012
Article

Macroeconomic Policy and U.S. Competitiveness

as education and infrastructure, contributes directly to one or more of them, whereas spending on health care and entitlements does little to enhance competitiveness directly. Taxes are needed to fund public... View Details

15 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

Funding the Design of Livable Cities

urban sustainability initiatives and to create highly efficient and livable spaces. "The challenges of global urban redevelopment are an ideal opportunity for collaboration between the fields of design, finance, public View Details

Keywords: by Lisa Chase; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities

01 Jun 2023
News

The Exchange: The Tech Leader’s Tightrope

going to be taught this year, and we’re asking students to focus on how Apple and Google managed a public health crisis, where literally millions of people were dying from COVID-19 around the globe. Was it... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities

24 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Climate Finance in Africa: Health, Self-Interest, Avoided Future Cost

outcomes. This can be done with a clear eye towards return on investment, particularly when the return includes less traditional measures like observable improvements in public health outcomes, economic... View Details

25 Feb 2021
News

Building Hope

advocate for alternative mental health therapies, including the use of psychedelics. In recent years, that has included exploring the use of ketamine as a treatment for depression, through the creation of the Ketamine Fund with his... View Details

Keywords: Daniel Morrell

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Articles - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Health Delivery Project The Institute for Cancer Care Innovation MOC Network ICIC U.S. Cluster Mapping Project U.S. Competitiveness Project FSG... View Details

13 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

Making Biotech Work as a Business

and the organizational structures which have emerged." His suggestion for companies going forward: Think twice about the strategies and assumptions that are driving your industry. Universities, venture capitalists, public investors... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health; Health; Health

01 Mar 2013
News

A Mission in Motion

Public Health that uses business solutions to improve public health products, services, and delivery in the developing world. "Only business can... View Details

Keywords: summary

01 Sep 2014
News

Making a Statement

Getting Behind Health Care Andrew M. Paul (MBA 1983) sees a powerful connection between the business side of health care and the benefits of better service delivery to patients. “By investing in companies... View Details

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Teaching Cases - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Health Delivery Project The Institute for Cancer Care Innovation MOC Network ICIC U.S. Cluster Mapping Project U.S. Competitiveness Project FSG... View Details

25 Jun 2020
News

Covering All Corners

the pharmaceutical needs of emerging markets and has a strong presence in more than 40 countries throughout Africa and the Middle East-North Africa region. “We are a very purpose-driven team and believe in empowering the fight for health... View Details

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BiGS Research | Institute for Business in Global Society

academics and practitioners focused on the intersection of industry, public policy and decarbonization. The Green Industrial Strategy Project Details The Ownership Project... View Details

01 Mar 2013
News

A Healthy Profit

Nair, who received his medical training in India and a master's degree from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Gita's case demonstrates not only the importance of getting good primary care but also... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Health, Social Assistance

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Inessa Lurye

MBA/MPP degree at HBS and Harvard Kennedy School, Inessa helped expand the reach of the HBS Design Club, and fulfilled a field project at Harvard Art Museums that developed art workshops designed around specific group interests. One thing... View Details

01 Mar 2014
News

Clubs Hopping: A Healthy Dialogue

make decisions in challenging situations. Health care reform was making national headlines—and not in a good way—about the time the conference was held. Did you find that it quelled optimism or that people simply viewed it as another... View Details

Keywords: Morrell, Daniel; healthcare; HBSAAA

24 Apr 2014
News

Fighting the diabetes epidemic using mobile phones

The company has raised $500,000 through private funding and government grants. “Diabetes is not just a medical problem, it’s a lifestyle and a social problem rooted in rapid urbanization, sedentary lives, and bad diets. It requires a holistic approach where engineers,... View Details

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