global health
Vaatsalya & Sevamob: The “Food Truck” Approach to Scaling Up Health
September 2015 The 7,000 miles between Clover, a bustling, chain of healthy fast food restaurants in Boston, and Vaatsalya Heathcare Solutions, a chain of hospitals serving patients in semi-rural cities in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, might seem too great a distance for innovation to percolate. But when Dr. Ashwin Naik, who co-founded Vaatsalya in 2005, heard best-selling […]
Behind the Scenes at My Internship with Kampala Clinic
This post was written by Evelyn Powery, Fuqua MBA student in August 2015. While at Fuqua, she served as student co-chair for CASE i3 and as a CASE Fellow. Prior to Fuqua, Evelyn served in the Philippines as a Peace Corps volunteer, teaching high school English and training Filipino teachers and principals. Evelyn’s internship was supported […]
Welcome to the 2015 SEAD Innovators!
The Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke (SEAD), of which CASE is a partner, is proud to announce the 2015 cohort of innovators. These eight innovators now bring the SEAD network to 25 innovators in East Africa, India, and Latin America. From innovative approaches to healthcare access to technology development, our newest innovators all have the potential […]
Ending Needless Blindness in Mexico: My Internship with salaUno
This post was written by MBA student Tim Morilla in October 2014. During this summer Tim interned at salaUno, an eye care clinic in Mexico that seeks to offer high quality eye care service at affordable prices. Tim’s internship was supported by the International Partnership for Innovative Healthcare Delivery (IPIHD), the Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at […]
My Internship Developing Operation Models to Increase Physician Access in Rural India
This post was written by Duke MBA student Cristina Arellano in October 2014. Cristina spent her summer in India interning with SughaVazhvu – one of the current Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke (SEAD) innovators. Cristina’s internship was made possible with the support of the Summer Internship Fund. I spent my summer in India as an MBA Summer Associate working with […]
2014 CASE Award Goes to Living Goods
March 2014 CASE is excited to announce the 2014 winner of the CASE Award for Enterprising Social Innovation (ESI), Living Goods! Living Goods is a fantastic social venture that empowers the poor through networks of ‘Avon-like’ micro-entrepreneurs who go door-to-door teaching families how to improve their health and wealth while selling a broad assortment of […]
Summer Internship: Using Mobile Technology to Distribute Affordable Healthcare in Kenya
This post was written by Colby Warner, a second year Duke MBA student, in October 2013. Colby worked with the International Partnership for Innovative Healthcare Delivery (IPIHD) and Changamka this summer with support from the Summer Internship Fund. When I wrote my application essays last year, I romanticized about a career where I could use my […]
Summer Internship: Building a School Health Program in Rural India
This post was written in August 2013 by Zack Kaplan, a rising second year, who interned the International Partnership for Innovative Healthcare Delivery (IPIHD) with the support of the Summer Internship Fund. When people in the United States speak about healthcare, they usually focus on problems such as billions in wasted dollars, provision of unnecessary […]
Motorcycles, Africa, and Healthcare
This post was written by Nicole Hawkins, a rising second year student at Fuqua and a CASE Fellow in May 2013. What do motorcycles, Africa and healthcare have in common? The 2013 CASE Enterprising Social Innovation (ESI) Award winners, Riders for Health! Riders is a non-profit organization that manages and maintains motorcycles and vehicles for health-focused […]