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Compassion Amidst Conflict: The Vital Role of Social Helpers for Elderly Women in Ukraine

BMJ Global Health

Social helpers and their crucial role should receive recognition and support from governments, Non-Governmental Organizations, and communities through financial contributions, volunteering, and advocacy. Home-based care programs need to be expanded to meet the increasing need.

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Why understanding human evolution on Earth will be absolutely essential for any future deep-space colonies to survive and thrive

Frontiers

Assembling such teams better assures implementation of research in market solutions.

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Funding Community Health Workers

Exploring Health

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) provide much of the funding for training and compensation. Again, this is a non-sustainable situation, subjecting community health to the stability of poorly regulated NGOs. The incentive to continue is minimalwithout compensation and tough working conditions.

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Promoting and protecting the public’s health: recommendations for a new Administration and Congress, 2025

Big Cities Health Coalition

From public health departments and other government agencies to non-governmental organizations; from community-based organizations and community residents to organizers and advocates, all are needed and valued.

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Why cuts to global AIDS relief threaten U.S. health, economic growth, and physical security

HEALTHBEAT

PEPFAR operates by directly funding health programs in recipient countries, working with governments, non-governmental organizations, and local health providers. Bush started as a $15 billion commitment spread over five years to support 15 countries around the world, then eventually expanded to support more than 50 countries.

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Call for Entries: Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research

The Official PLOS Blog

Institutional Award (€100,000): Governmental and non-governmental organizations, institutions, or other entities that have notably enhanced research quality can apply or be nominated. Successful governmental organizations or institutions will not receive any funds in addition to the award itself.

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Elizabeth Wiltshire – Towards better policies for better lives

Frontiers

Instead look at the non-governmental organizations and find one with an objective that speaks to you. Politics and policy are so vast, so I’d say finding a niche that you are passionate about can be a really interesting route.