Global Philanthropy

Strengthening Healthcare Workers

$1,000,000 from the NIKE Foundation to the Grameen Foundation USA, 2009 .

To construct and operate Grameen Nurse Institute in Bangladesh for development of and delivery of healthcare for girls

$300,000 from the NIKE Foundation to the Sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce, 2009

To address violations of sex workers' human rights and problems they face in accessing HIV/AIDS services in Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

Helping Government Develop Sound National Health Policies

$1,468,357 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to the National Association of County and City Health Officials, 2009

For training newly appointed public health officials in applying knowledge and specific skills to leadership roles.

$406,500 from the Rockefeller Foundation to the New York Academy of Medicine, 2009

For project, in collaboration with African Center for Global Health and Social Transformation, to conduct needs assessment on how best to support Ministers of Health in strengthening their effectiveness in governance and leadership of public health and health systems programs, especially in low-income countries and to disseminate results at meeting to be held at Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center, Italy.

Strengthening Healthcare Delivery

$1,470,308 from the Central Emergency Response Fund to the World Health Organization, 2010

To ensure availability of adequate drugs and medical supplies.

$500,000 from the Hess Corporation Contributions Program to International Medical Corps, 2010

To help provide medical care, shelter, water and other essential supplies for earthquake relief in Haiti.

$100,000 from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to the Nelson Mandela Childrens Fund, 2009

To undertake the final steps in establishment of a dedicated children's hospital in Gauteng, South Africa. Work will include establishing governance and management structure, designing the hospital, developing fundraising plans and marketing strategies and selecting appropriate location.

Strengthening Research in the Developing World

$1,000,000 from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to the African Population and Health Research Center, 2009

Toward work of consortium of African universities to strengthen postgraduate training and research capacity in public health and population studies.

$624,401 from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to the University of Michigan, 2009

For continued development of open educational resources supporting health education in Africa.

$200,000 from the Ford Foundation to Grupo de Informacion en Reproduccion Elegida, 2009

To review existing methodologies and for promoting sexual and reproductive rights; explore newer, more effective ones; and share most effective ones with NGOs, academics and policy makers.

Improving in Country Coordination of Health Care Systems

$1,310,800 from the Rockefeller Foundation to PATH, 2009

For project to develop method for documenting user requirements for health supply chain information system; implement pilots in two developing countries to validate process; and design scaled-up field validation project for one or more of the solutions identified with aim of strengthening health systems in Global South through improved access to and use of health information.

$400,000 from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to Columbia University, 2009

For project to strengthen reproductive health and family planning services in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Establishing Community-based, Community-directed Initiatives

$600,000 from the Ford Foundation to the Egyptian NGO Support Center, 2010

To provide small grants and technical assistance which will help community-based organizations advance youth sexuality and reproductive health education in Egypt.

$100,000 from the McKnight Foundation to Pathfinder International, 2009

For savings and loans programs for HIV/AIDS support groups and women's groups in Tanzania.

$10,000 from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to Direct Relief International, 2009

For Afghan Institute of Learning and for support for Zimbabwe health crisis.

Promoting Multi-sectoral Investments in Global Health

$1,195,600 from the Rockefeller Foundation to Columbia University, 2009

For activities to create joint program in global eHealth with Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Biomedical Informatics and Earth Institute, to promote use of information technology in healthcare in the developing world with focus on cross-country data collection and analysis using Millennium Global Village-Network in sub-Saharan Africa.

Addressing Women's Health and Combating Maternal Mortality

$650,000 from the Ford Foundation to Angela Borba Fund-A Resource for Women, 2009

For one-time support to create transition fund for sexuality and reproductive health grant making in Brazil with emphasis on protecting reproductive rights and sustainability of the field.

$500,000 from the NIKE Foundation to the Pacific Institute for Womens Health, 2009

To promote gender equitable practices and empower adolescent girls in India and Brazil.

$403,180 from the California Endowment to the Maternal Outreach Management System, 2009

To implement and evaluate model of health promotion and maternal and child health coordination services (VietMOMs) specifically tailored to low-income Vietnamese-American community in Orange County and to improve health care coordination among health providers serving community.

Eradicating Neglected Tropical Diseases

$86,000 from the McKnight Foundation to Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique, 2009

For the project Promotion of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato to Control Vitamin A and Antioxidants Deficiencies in Burkina Faso.

$331,527 from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Inc., to the Asia-Pacific Alliance Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria of Nuwa, 2008

For anti-discrimination and prevention for hepatitis among migrant workers.

$18,000 from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund to the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2008

For scientific program of American Committee of Molecular, Cellular and Immunoparasitology at American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene annual meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Malaria

$10,000 from the SFO Foundation to Malaria No More, 2008

To support the Stayin' Alive project.

AIDS

$1,000,000 from the W. M. Keck Foundation to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009

For studies on how the human immune system responds initially to HIV using microtechnologies that allow study at the single-cell level and may help researchers realize new treatments for HIV/AIDS and eventually other diseases through rational design of immunotherapies and vaccines.

$400,000 from the Ford Foundation to PATH, 2009

For final core support for Global Campaign for Microbicides to educate public about microbicides as promising new technology to prevent HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections.

$250,000 from the Elton John AIDS Foundation, Inc. to Aid for AIDS International, 2009

For Cuanta Sabes de VIH y AIDS? (How Much Do You Know about HIV and AIDS?), HIV primary-prevention initiative targeted at teenagers in the developing world.

Vacccines

$1,000,000 from the W. M. Keck Foundation to the University of California, 2009

To develop a novel high-throughput technology that could generate profiles of the immune systems response to infection, to enable a new approach to vaccine development.

Enhancing Partnerships

$698,300 from the Rockefeller Foundation to the Society for Promotion of Area Resource Centres, 2009

To strengthen work with National Slum Dwellers Federation and Mahila Milan to help these federations be effective civil society advocates in the Indian urban sector and build capacity to work with community groups to develop and implement strategies to resolve issues around housing, rehabilitation and resettlement, infrastructure, water, sanitation and land tenure. Foundation supplied information indicates grant was made as part of Urban Health Financing work.

$100,000 from the Ford Foundation to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, 2009

For core support for Reproductive Health and Rights Alliance, coalition of Kenyan medical, legal, women's rights and human rights organizations, to address access to safe abortion.