Since we started blogging almost three years ago the breadth of global health blog posts has increased dramatically (most of that has come over the past 12 months). This is a great development, but we can do much more.  Here is a quote and a few links I enjoyed:

“People want to build something that feeds their soul,” says Matt Flannery, who founded microlending site, Kiva.org earlier in the decade as a Stanford student. “That trend is at a fever pitch.”

The “lazy Southerner” stereotype has global health roots

Vote for the best design to improve life

World Health Organization: a primer

The World Bank: Inventor of Last Resort?

Microfinancing works in Africa; it will work here

New film – We could see the end of seafood in 30 years, potential solutions

Candy bar social venture for promoting peace in the Middle East, Social Entrpreneurship at Change.org

CHF International Receives $1 Million to Empower Slum Dwellers via Mobile Technology

Talking Micro Pharmacies in China

The NTDs: Ubiquitous scourges of Africa

World Oil Prices and Child Health

An unexpected blackout is only part of a very full day in the OR

Forum One’s Datamasher Project