How impact investment is making a difference in global health equity
Mark Sullivan AO, founder and managing director of Medicines Development for Global Health
Fri, 2 Feb 2024
Impact investing is playing a critical and growing role in the development of medicines to treat ‘neglected diseases’ affecting the world’s poorest and most underserved peoples. These medicines would not otherwise be developed by the pharmaceutical industry, which is primarily driven by financial returns. Here, Mark Sullivan AO, founder and managing director of Medicines Development for Global Health, an Australian biopharmaceutical not-for-profit, describes how this finance model is supporting the development of Moxidectin – a potential gamechanger for the WHO’s roadmap to ending river blindness by 2030.
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COP28: How philanthropy is advancing women’s climate action leadership in the Pacific
Michelle Higelin and Flora Vano
Fri, 1 Dec 2023
As the UN Climate Change Conference 2023 - COP28 - gets under way, Philanthropy Australia was pleased to partner with Groundswell Giving and ActionAid Australia to hear from Ralph Regenvanu, the Vanuatu Minister for Climate Change Adaptation. Here, ActionAid Australia's Executive Director Michelle Higelin reflects on insights from the event and the importance of backing women-led action.
We must invest in communities to save lives as natural disasters become more frequent
Sam Henderson, CEO, Northern Rivers Community Foundation
Thu, 28 Sep 2023
We need to shift towards a building community resilience and social capital, to better equip communities to respond to floods, fires and other catastrophes.
SA charity match raises funds for flood recovery
Fri, 24 Feb 2023
The SA Flood Recovery Match was held as the curtain raiser at Coopers Stadium, Adelaide, to support farmers affected by natural disasters in SA, particularly the recent River Murray flood event.
