Tag: MDGs

Solar Power Lights Up New Business in Uganda Village

by | 2.9.2012 at 3:19pm | 2 Comments
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One-hundred twenty light bulbs were switched on in Ruhiira for the first time last year, using the innovative Shared Solar system installed by the Millennium Villages Project (MVP). The impact on villagers’ lives has already been tremendous.

A Call for One Million Community Health Workers

by | 6.9.2011 at 2:17pm
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By Anne Liu and Sarah Sullivan
Extending the reach of public health systems through a well-trained and supported community health workforce is the best step we can take in meeting the MDGs. This can be done by strengthening health systems and increasing equity in health care access by extending care to the world’s most vulnerable populations.