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Bridging the Gap Between the Private Sector and Academia for Public Good: A Gender Perspective

Alexandra Solomon
October 17, 2018

I recently attended Boston University (BU) School of Public Health’s Dean Symposium, “Private-Sector...

I joined the Foundation with a single mission – to elevate the voices of women as they fight for the rights of those impacted by both tobacco smoking and production. I’m extremely passionate about addressing the increasingly dire situation of women and girls in...

At the Foundation, our individual and collective values are evidenced by our unwavering commitment to independent research, science, advocacy, and collaboration. As President of the Foundation, Derek Yach, stated at the BU Symposium, “All sources of funding bring biases and...

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Research, Don’t Shun New Technologies

Ehsan Latif
January 16, 2018

It seems like it wasn’t that long ago that I left my home in Pakistan to study in the UK. Back then, when I wanted to hear my family’s voice, I had to wait beside a landline telephone for what seemed like an eternity to get a three-minute, very expensive call from home. Compare that to communication technology now. Our mobile phones instantly connect us to the world 24 hours a day.

It seems like it wasn’t that long ago that I left my home in Pakistan to study in the UK. Back then, when I wanted to hear my family’s voice, I had to wait beside a landline telephone for what seemed like an eternity to get a three-minute, very expensive call from home. Compare that to communication technology now. Our mobile phones instantly connect us to the world 24 hours a day.

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