We asked leaders in global health and development to share their wishes for the new year. Here's what they hope will happen in the year ahead. And readers, we'd like to hear from you.
In his book Decolonizing Healthcare Innovation, Dr. Matthew Harris argues wealthy countries ought to pay attention to innovative programs around the world instead of believing that "the West is best."
The charity Partners in Health aims to improve health services in lower income places like Haiti and Rwanda. Now it's setting up a permanent presence in the U.S. with an $11 million federal grant.
![Dr. Matthew Harris visits the primary health-care center where he worked in Brazil 20 years ago. The author of <em>Decolonizing Healthcare Innovation: Low-Cost Solutions from Low-Income Countries</em> says: "I really think that if people had been more receptive to learning from Brazil 20 years ago, we could have had an army of community health workers in [the U.K.] by now."](/sites/default/files/styles/three_two_702x468/public/npr_story_images/2023/10/30/dr_mathew_harris_visiting_the_primary_healthcare_center_he_worked_in_at_brazil_after_20_years-f4271ed07f417ad158935d6bf39bb7dfcc02e963.jpg?h=aa3d2ea2&itok=yOh1LHYj)
