Decolonizing global health, renowned Nutrition leader joins R4D and more

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MARCH 2021

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Prioritizing country and regional expertise over fly-in/fly-out support

The reckoning in global health around who is considered an expert and how development assistance is delivered is long overdue. A new networking platform makes it easier to find health systems and health financing experts and institutions from countries requesting technical support.

R4D thanks Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Loyce Pace

Dr. Okonjo-Iweala and Ms. Pace are stepping down from the R4D Board of Directors as required by their new roles. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala was recently named the director-general of the World Trade Organization after serving on the R4D Board for 7 years. Ms. Pace was appointed to lead the Office of Global Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services after a highly impactful stint on the R4D Board.

Catch R4D’s education team at CIES!

Planning to attend CIES next month? Catch up with the R4D's Molly Jamieson Eberhardt, Kavita Hatipoglu, Arjun Upadhyay, Denise Bonsu and Michelle Neuman on April 26 and 27. They'll be speaking at these virtual sessions on new education evaluation techniques and systems tools, engagement in ed tech, and evaluation of community and parent engagement activities.

Albertha Nyaku joins R4D as nutrition lead

Ms. Nyaku is a well-known leader in the nutrition community with over 25 years of public health and nutrition experience supporting governments to strengthen systems in more than 20 countries across sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Learn more about R4D’s new program director for nutrition.

Decolonizing global health: Case studies from Benin and Botswana

This post explores an approach that puts local stakeholders at the center of problem identification efforts and the formulation and implementation of solutions. The end goal? Building sustainability of interventions and greater self-reliance.

Careers at R4D

R4D is seeking candidates for several exciting opportunities, including Executive Director, EdTech Hub and Senior Human Resource Business Partner. Find out more about working at R4D by visiting our Careers page.

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