Bloomberg Backs New High Schools Tailored to Boost the Healthcare Workforce

Bloomberg Backs New High Schools Tailored to Boost the Healthcare Workforce

To address a nationwide shortage of healthcare workers, Bloomberg Philanthropies is plowing $250 million into an initiative to underwrite public high schools that’ll pair regular academics with specialized job training.

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Finally: A Leading Mega-Giver Steps up for the Opioid Crisis as the Death Toll Rises

Finally: A Leading Mega-Giver Steps up for the Opioid Crisis as the Death Toll Rises

Health funders have been remarkably passive as the most urgent public health crisis in recent memory has claimed ever more lives—70,000 last year alone. The good news is that Mike Bloomberg is now paying attention.

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Big Funders, Big Data: The Growing Quest to Learn More About Global Health

Big Funders, Big Data: The Growing Quest to Learn More About Global Health

Major data projects are looming ever larger in global health philanthropy. What are funders trying to find out? And are these expensive efforts the best use of grant dollars? 

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Billionaires vs. Big Tobacco in the Global South

Billionaires vs. Big Tobacco in the Global South

One of the more intriguing global health battles now under way pits an aggressive U.S. industry against two of the richest men in the world. Who's winning? 

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