
Antibiotics resistance in Africa need urgent attention
March 22nd, 2018
The rising threat of antibiotics resistance in the Sub-Saharan Africa region is making interventions at policy and medical levels urgent, scientists say. […]
Information technology can significantly advance the delivery of healthcare in developing countries, addressing problems such as the high risk of maternal death across Africa and HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. “Health & Innovation” will directly support organizations working to improve health outcomes in developing countries. We work in partnership with the following organizations:
Doctors without Borders – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) – and their training and research partner, Epicentre to support their Niger Research Center with $100,000 a year over a period of 3 years, the goal is to support MSF and Epicentre’s capacity building at the Center and support African driven research to improve medical practice within Niger and MSF as a whole.
AMREF Health Africa’s JIBU program will use an $80,000 a year over 3-year grant to scale their mobile nursing education pilot into a comprehensive program to provide targeted m-learning or mobile nursing education in Eastern Africa.
The Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy: since 2008, the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), has received an annual partnership grant of $100,000 to develop the Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy into a rigorous leadership development curriculum enabling junior nurse faculty to develop the necessary leadership skills to become successful leaders in nursing education.
March 22nd, 2018
The rising threat of antibiotics resistance in the Sub-Saharan Africa region is making interventions at policy and medical levels urgent, scientists say. […]
April 19th, 2017
A functional community health system is helping Africa achieve universal health coverage and other UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) Adolescent […]
November 15th, 2016
The Elsevier Foundation provides a three-year $300,000 grant to MSF/Epicentre’s Niger Research Center Amsterdam, October 25, 2016 Elsevier, a world-leading provider […]
November 15th, 2016
An Elsevier Foundation partnership will provide $300,000, while Elsevier provides access to critical products and services Can a new heat-resistant […]
February 22nd, 2016
Amref Health Africa ramps up Jibu – Swahili for “answer” – a mobile nursing education app with support from the […]
February 15th, 2016
Ugandan biologist, Dr Etheldreda Nakimuli‐Mpungu is named among the five winners of the coveted Elsevier Foundation Award in recognition of […]
February 2nd, 2016
New programs address Sustainability Development Goals Amsterdam, February 1, 2016 – The Elsevier Foundation has launched a series of new […]
February 1st, 2016
Partnerships will focus on innovation in health information, research ecosystems, and nurse faculty leadership The Elsevier Foundation has launched a […]
July 1st, 2014
In June, Ylann Schemm, head of Elsevier’s Corporate Responsibility program, attended the Gender Summit 4 – Europe 2014, From Ideas to Markets: Excellence […]