Stanford Social Innovation Review : Informing and inspiring leaders of social change

SUBSCRIBE | HELP

Tag: Healthcare

 

 
SSIR blogger Stephanie Wolcott is social responsibility director for the Alcoa Foundation in New York City and serves as content contributor to KIN Global at the Kellogg School of Management.

Social Innovations

Universal HIV/AIDS Treatment in One of the World’s Poorest Countries

While public-private partnerships have remained elusive to many, Cambodia, one of the least developed countries in the world, has been quietly using the strategy to provide universal HIV/AIDS treatment.

By Stephanie Wolcott | 2 | Feb. 3, 2011
 
image

Social Innovations

Live from Health 2.0: Diem Brown Announces Medical Gift Registry For Patients

Diem Brown was battling ovarian cancer when wedding and baby registry invitations begin flooding her mailbox. While her friends were asking for blenders and dishware, all she wanted was a wig and some help covering her medical bills. But there were no resources for her to orchestrate these needs, and flat-out asking was awkward.

Fast-forward four years, and Diem is now making this resource possible for anyone in the hospital. Since entering remission a little over 4 years ago, she has been working on a medical gift registry—aptly called MedGift.com&mdashwhich launched this week... (continue reading this blog post)

By Halle Tecco | 1 | Oct. 20, 2010