Fortnightly links: Zuckerberg, UNFPA, life expectancy, and Global Fund
By Camilla Burkot and Terence Wood
21 April 2017
Michael Hobbes asked 40 development practitioners, researchers, and philanthropists: how should Mark Zuckerberg spend his US$45 billion?
On Policy Forum, Sharon Bessell delivers a strong critique of the Trump administration’s decision to cut funding to UNFPA.
Max Roser dives into the data shows how life expectancy has changed in an interactive blog post.
Watchdog group Aidspan this week released a new, Australian Government-funded report on Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria support to countries in the Asia Pacific region.
About the author/s
Camilla Burkot
Camilla Burkot was a Research Officer at the Development Policy Centre, and Editor of the Devpolicy Blog, from 2015 to 2017. She has a background in social anthropology and holds a Master of Public Health from Columbia University, and has field experience in Eastern and Southern Africa, and PNG. She now works for the Burnet Institute.
Terence Wood
Terence Wood is a Fellow at the Development Policy Centre. His research focuses on political governance in Western Melanesia, and Australian and New Zealand aid.
