The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) seeks to improve the health and health care of all Americans by providing grants to eligible organisations. In 2012 the Foundation awarded $359 million in grants in seven program areas. RWJF made more than 700 awards last year with the amount varies from … [Read more...] about Healthcare Grants for America: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
AIDS United Cash Grant of $25,000 and Support for Participation in the XIX International AIDS Conference
AIDS United has announced the funding opportunity for NGOs globally to apply for the 2012 Innovative Strategy Award for Access and Retention in HIV/AIDS Care. The award provides a cash grant of $25,000 and full support for one organizational representative to attend the XIX International AIDS … [Read more...] about AIDS United Cash Grant of $25,000 and Support for Participation in the XIX International AIDS Conference
Get some Community Health Training First
What is Community Health? Community health is nothing more than the health of the communities with whom we work. Although it is a part of public health, it has more emphasis on the geographical focus of where the particular community under study is located. A study of community health suits best … [Read more...] about Get some Community Health Training First
After training, do some Community Health Research
An effective community healthcare project will work only when one’s own knowledge meets with the existing health problems of the community. It is important to identify community health problems and list them out. Mostly referred to as mapping of diseases, there are various participatory research … [Read more...] about After training, do some Community Health Research
A Village Health Center at your NGO office
Now it is time to arrange some space that will work as the village health center where people can come and seek basic healthcare services. The health center needs to have clean place with basic furnishing and lot of posters depicting information about health and hygiene. The health literature … [Read more...] about A Village Health Center at your NGO office
Health Microinsurance Schemes for the Poor
One of the most practical problems one can face while implementing a user fee-based healthcare service to the community is that many poor people would seek healthcare in credit because they will not have cash to pay, despite the lowest price offered to them. To counter such a situation, the NGO can … [Read more...] about Health Microinsurance Schemes for the Poor
