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——By Vicki Lee Last month, four AIDS advocacy programs and one former prison inmate took...

Falling Behind Without Harm Reduction

——By Vicki Lee Last month, four AIDS advocacy programs and one former prison inmate took…

By Nico Barawid—— Talk of sustainable development reached a fever pitch earlier this summer with...

Health and Sustainability: Beyond Environmental Protection

By Nico Barawid—— Talk of sustainable development reached a fever pitch earlier this summer with…

By Sonia Taneja—— What would the great city of New York be without the taxicab?...

Health Behind the Wheel: The Wellbeing of New York City’s Taxi Drivers

By Sonia Taneja—— What would the great city of New York be without the taxicab?…

Latest Stories
- Falling Behind Without Harm Reduction
  15 October 2012 9:47 AM | No Comments
- Global Dermatology: A Widespread Burden and Unmet Need
  17 September 2012 6:51 PM | No Comments
- Health and Sustainability: Beyond Environmental Protection
  27 August 2012 5:25 PM | No Comments
- Health Behind the Wheel: The Wellbeing of New York City’s Taxi Drivers
  02 August 2012 12:26 PM | No Comments
- Poster Child No More: The Real Effects of Media Coverage in Indian Country
  10 July 2012 8:50 AM | No Comments
- Stop the Interruption: Reducing cancer at home and abroad
  15 June 2012 8:07 AM | No Comments
- Under New Leadership: Jim Yong Kim as the Next World Bank President
  17 May 2012 8:48 AM | No Comments
- Skin Lightening in the United States
  02 March 2012 12:46 PM | No Comments
- Closing the Gap: The Health Impact Fund
  09 February 2012 7:34 PM | No Comments
- Trailblazing Initiatives in India for Transgendered Populations
  23 January 2012 7:28 AM | No Comments

Blog Posts
- Participatory Research and Your Business Model: Necessary Friends but Potential Foes
  07 April 2012 11:57 AM | No Comments
  Coverage of the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) Conference in San Francisco, CA...
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- Graduate School and the Development Industry
  11 February 2012 1:23 PM | No Comments
  Posted from Rachel’s regular blog at http://rachelstrohm.com. By Rachel Strohm—— Note: Thanks for stopping by;...
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- The Ethics of Activist Storytelling
  30 August 2011 6:54 PM | No Comments
  By Alyssa Yamamoto—— Last year, amidst a trail of birddogging targets including President Obama, Secretary...
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- Women’s Words: Intervening in Domestic Violence
  14 August 2011 5:18 PM | No Comments
  By Amrapali Maitra—— The rickshaw ride from the Marie Stopes head office to the small...
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- Ripping though the Web of Jargon
  12 August 2011 9:23 AM | No Comments
  By Alyssa Yamamoto—— What comes to mind when you hear the terms “donor harmonization” and...
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Who we are

The Akili Initiative is a student-run online think tank to facilitate collaboration and innovation in global health among students around the world. Akili uses the tools of academia, the reach of social media, and the creativity of youth to unite future change agents in improving global health.
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