 | | DGHI faculty member Manoj Mohanan leads several studies in India evaluating the effectiveness of health care systems and delivery. |
New Study Finds More Doctors Don't Necessarily Lead to Better Care
The strengthening of health care systems in developing countries often overlooks the quality of doctors and nurses. The problem arises in part because quality of care is difficult to measure. A new study published Monday in the journal Health Affairs found that most providers in one of India's poorest states don't have medical degrees. Researchers also found the overall quality of care is low, with a low percentage of accurate patient diagnosis and treatment. The research team was led by World Bank economist Jishnu Das, along with Manoj Mohanan of the Duke Global Health Institute and Duke Sanford School of Public Policy, and others.
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 Alleviating Poverty Through Education and Action
A new program brings together Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy and the Indian Institute of Management in Udaipur, India (IIMU), in a collaborative research and educational effort that aims to help transform the lives of some of the poorest people in the world. The project will match faculty researchers from both institutions with Indian nonprofit organizations that not only can provide valuable logistical support for faculty research projects in India, but also can act on the findings. Anirudh Krishna, a Sanford professor of public policy and affiliate of the Duke Global Health Institute, co-leads the initiative with Professor Janat Shah, director of IIMU. Duke-led pilot research projects, including a study on cook stoves led by DGHI faculty members Subhrendu Pattanayak and Marc Jeuland, will identify faculty collaborators at IIMU.
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 Melinda Gates Named 2013 Commencement Speaker
Philanthropist and businesswoman Melinda Gates will deliver the commencement address at Duke University, her alma mater, on Sunday, May 12, 2013. Commencement exercises will begin at 10 a.m. at Wallace Wade Stadium and are open to the public. Gates is co-chair of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where she works to advance the foundation's goal of ensuring that every person has a chance to live a healthy, productive life. Since its founding in 1994, the foundation has awarded more than $26 billion in grants to programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia and in more than 100 countries. |
