Month: July 2020

Interesting Read: Conversation with Dr. Ekin Birol of HarvetPlus about its work promoting biofortification

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wnB4jxtcD0LZxuZ7mNLf1iSsSbF1AkmVIyDUZZj8V7U/edit GiveWell spoke with Dr. Birol of HarvestPlus as part of a series of shallow investigations into potential new top charities for 2020. Conversation topics included HarvestPlus’s current work on promoting biofortif

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Interesting Read: Conversation with Dr. Melanie Taylor of WHO about rapid diagnostic tests to increase maternal syphilis treatment

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/15g8fiYiYjESrHh6i3GuwTeiFXl9WOd4D0JFg6GGGM98/edit# GiveWell spoke with Dr. Taylor of the World Health Organization (WHO) as part of an investigation into the implementation of dual HIV/syphilis rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) to increase maternal syphilis

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Interesting Read: Conversation with Curt Bowen of Semilla Nueva about its program distributing biofortified seeds

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UV-wzllh9ohu9yCaYW0z_G_4oW7jdGvdqnYsa5gfmbE/edit# GiveWell spoke with Mr. Bowen of Semilla Nueva as part of an early investigation into Semilla Nueva’s program to distribute nutritionally enhanced (biofortified) seeds in the farming communities of Guatemala.

from Newly published GiveWell materials https://groups.google.com/d/msg/newly-published-givewell-materials/n4bE1eLnISo/Kh6EVErKAQAJ