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For Children Who Need Prosthetics, A New Design Process Puts Them In Charge
A conversation with Fran Díaz, founder of Autofabricantes in Spain, on including users in the design process for 3D printed prostheses.
In The Happiest Place On Earth, A Revolution In Mental Health Care
Mental health crises are making headlines across the world. While health systems strain to keep pace, Helsinki-based social entrepreneur and Ashoka Fellow, Markus Raivio is advancing a new approach that assumes health, not illness, and turns to peers b…
Only 20% Of People With Eating Disorders Get Help. This Startup Is Out To Change That.
Equip founders Kristina Saffran and Erin Parks are on a mission to ensure that everyone with an eating disorder can access quality treatment.
Who Cares? Putting Carers On The Global Agenda
Social entrepreneur Anil Patil is working to formalize employment and protections for South Asia’s caregivers who devote their lives to helping others navigate chronic illness, disability, or age.
Forget Memory, Try Imagination: A Social Innovator Takes On Dementia
When memory fades, says TimeSlips founder Anne Basting, what survives is imagination, a creative force so powerful that it can break isolation, reconfigure relationships, and bring joy.
Shots In The Dark: Why Access To A Covid-19 Vaccine Isn’t Guaranteed
Priti Krishtel, co-founder of I-MAK, on vaccine access, drug prices, and inequities in the medicines system.
Will The Covid Crisis Spur Us To End Homelessness?
We talk to homelessness expert Rosanne Haggerty about the challenges and opportunities of the Covid moment, and why the mindset and language of public health is key to a future without homelessness.
An Entrepreneur’s Quest To Fix Drug Patents And Save Lives
Priti Krishtel, co-founder of I-MAK, an organization that has worked in 50 countries and saved health systems more than $2 billion, has a blueprint to restore the integrity of America’s patent system to incentivize true progress.
Behind The Masks: How A Consortium of Dutch Nurses Is Redefining Care In Times of Crisis
Jos de Blok, founder of Buurtzorg, shares how a network of 8,000+ neighborhood nurses is organizing for the pandemic.
The Right To Relate: Cycling Without Age
How a Danish-led global movement is combating isolation among the elderly, and adapting fast in the era of social distancing.
