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...health spending from the current 1% of India's GDP to up to 3% by 2010, but that's still just half the rate at which countries with comparable per capita incomes such as Senegal and Mongolia fund their health sectors. "What has been a fatal flaw in our approach is that we have gradually abandoned comprehensive health care and a public-health perspective for focused attention on selective diseases," Prime Minister Singh said at the April 2005 launch of the National Rural Health Mission. "We have grievously erred in the design of many of our health programs. We have...
...crossed the finish line in three hours, 50 minutes and 41 seconds. Eagan’s sister was by her side throughout the entire process. They trained several times a week, running up to 22 miles together in preparation for the marathon. Other Harvard students pursued a less regimented approach to their training. Kelly, for example, only completed two runs—one 11 mile and one 15 mile—in preparation for the 26.2 miles he would face.But what Kelly lacked in preparation, he more than made up for in creativity. Kelly approached the finish line in bright...
...only the beginning. Shortly after the election, Rahn left his doctoral program at Caltech and joined forces with his old friend to bring reformist progressivism to a larger audience. The two created ActBlue, a venture that represents a cutting-edge—and most importantly, democratic—approach to politics and fundraising...
...differing interests together in a coherent way when she first arrived at Harvard.“When I first entered Harvard I was confused because I found different selves yearning to do more,” she says. “I took an Ec class and found the approach was intuitive. I loved my analytical self. There was the musical self too. And I enjoy poetry that brings out my creative self.”“I’ve spent four years at Harvard trying to reconcile all my different selves and trying to realize that...
...live by following societal dictates. In addition to a thematic focus on the importance of questioning assumptions, the absurdist aesthetic of “Tres sombreros de copa” promises to challenge conventional understandings of theater.Rodriguez believes that the whimsical yet reflective production will facilitate a less rigid approach to theater as well as life. She points out that the seriousness that Harvard students bring to their work also influences their understanding of drama. At Harvard, Rodriguez says, students are more likely to view participation in a play as a chance to build a resumé. Elsewhere, theater offers...