Topic: HIV and AIDS

One Man's Drive... One Company's Courage

Anglo American is by far the dominant company in a proud country that is being ravaged by AIDS. Dr. Brian Brink made it his business to transform Anglo's approach to saving lives in South Africa -- even if it meant incurring the wrath of a government that prefers to look the other way. Meet the determined face of corporate citizenship.READ»

Pop!Tech: Cellphones Used to Fight AIDS in South Africa

Is the cellphone the most promising new weapon in the fight against HIV/AIDs? A group of designers, tech companies, health care providers and AIDs activists are betting that mobile phones can help crack this intractable problem: delivering health care information to one of the world's most severely affected regions.READ»

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Where There's a Will, There's a Social Enterprise.

One of the hallmarks of Fast Company is a "business not-as-usual" ethic. I don't think anything captures that more than the exploration of social enterprise and the Social Capitalist awards - two examples that set Fast Company ...READ»

"Out of the Valley of Death"

Report From the Past.READ»

Raising HIV Awareness, One Young Person at a Time

A young activist's mission: To get young people tested for HIV. As she says, we're all human, so we're all at risk.READ»

The Silent Epidemic of HIV and AIDS; Why Should Anyone Care

Today was World AIDS Day, and the topic was awareness and corporate involvementREAD»

Young Minds vs. Ancient Problems: Imagine Cup 2009 Winners Announced

Got an old problem? Put a young mind to it. Microsoft's Imagine Cup has announced its 2009 winners, with Oregon's MultiPoint Web edging out the other 14 U.S. finalists in a competition with the lofty aim of tackling United Nations ...READ»

Entrepreneurs Can Solve World Problems

Not everybody becomes an entrepreneur to make money. In fact, most young entrepreneurs seem to be focused on saving the world, rather than on the bucks. Best case scenario is that both happen. But for Phil Lillienthal, there's no ...READ»

Five Creative Ways to Improve Health Care in the Developing World

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently announced that it has bestowed 76 grants of $100,000 each to scientists who have come up with unconventional ways to destroy infectious diseases in the developing world. Below are ...READ»

Richard Klausner Spends to Save Lives

At the wealthiest foundation on the planet, a brilliant scientist is giving away Bill Gates's money in pursuit of a lofty goal: solving the world's most pressing health problems.READ»

Cellphone Mod Adds HIV Detection Function

Multifunction cellphones get a whole new twist with this modification by UCLA scientists: A microscope add-on that can detect HIV. Dr. Aydogan Ozcan's Lensfree Ultrawide Cell-monitoring Array system simply bolts onto the camera sensor ...READ»

World Aids Day

This year's theme is "Universal Access and Human Rights," but maybe it should be "Donate Now -- or Else." Of the 9.7 million HIV/AIDS sufferers in developing countries who need antiretroviral therapy, less than a third are getting it. ...READ»

MDR-TB: A Healthcare Crisis of Our Own Design

What happens when innovation meets with the messy reality of domains like public health?READ»

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Starbucks and (RED) Team Up to Combat AIDS in Africa

Last year, Starbucks went red for the holidays, unveiling an attractive red cup, dotted with white snowflakes and sporting the company's logo in green. This year, as the season of good cheer approaches, the chain is taking ...READ»

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Which Poverty-Fighting Policies Work? J-PAL Has the Answer

A global league of economists called J-PAL is deploying its experimental methods and one all-powerful asset -- data -- to explain human behavior, change how we help the poor, and try to save the world.READ»

• J-Pal’s Most Provocative Inquiries

Her Message Is What Matters

Meet the woman behind Take Our Daughters to Work Day and other cause-related ventures. In a world where companies market values as well as value, Nell Merlino's message matters more than ever.READ»

How to Donate Your Idle Computer Time to Curing HIV

Research scientists are using idle computer time, donated by volunteers, to find proteins to screen for disease-curing molecules.READ»

Passion Play

Pallotta TeamWorks inspires intense loyalty from its customers by disrupting their lives, demanding their money, and subjecting them to physical pain. What is Dan Pallotta's secret?READ»

Get RED

It’s funny how giving gets controversial. Superficially the idea of donating money from a purchase to a charity seems pretty innocuous. And providing money or treatments for Africans suffering from AIDS truly saves lives. ...READ»

Magic Johnson

The decision to retire was not entirely his. The strength to return was.READ»

Underground Movement

Everywhere in China, there's evidence of economic and social transformation. Change is in the air. It's even in the subways. Since 1998, Steven Lewis, director of the Transnational China Project at Rice University ...READ»

Beyond Seven condoms

I'm a senior at Cal State Northridge, I'm a health and sciences major. I grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where I worked at a rubber manufacturing plant. I now volunteer at the Health Services Center here on campus, where I am very ...READ»

FastCompany's July/August 2008 Calendar

What's happening in July and August, from the G8 get-together to Bill Gates's last day on the job.READ»

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