Experts
Josh Ruxin
Director, Rwanda Works
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Josh Ruxin examines the recession’s effect on developing nations. Read More
September 8, 2009 | In Business & Economics, Politics & Policy
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The Link Between Women’s Rights and Economic Success
Josh Ruxin explains how improved family planning is instrumental for the future of Rwanda and the developing world. Read More
September 8, 2009 | In Belief, Politics & Policy
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Josh Ruxin Weighs in on the current state of Obama’s foreign aid system and explains the “visionary” measures needed to reform it. Read More
September 8, 2009 | In Health & Medicine, Politics & Policy
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Josh Ruxin, head of Rwanda Works, discusses how investing in agribusiness could solve a number of the developing world’s difficulties. Read More
September 8, 2009 | In Business & Economics
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Josh Ruxin, Founder of Rwanda Works and Clinical Professor of Public Health at Columbia, outlines the success of foreign direct investment in the past, and its similar potential for helping other underdeveloped countries. Read More
September 8, 2009 | In Business & Economics, Health & Medicine, Politics & Policy, World
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Though hailed as the “panacea” for the developing world, microfinance is dependent on a particular set of preconditions for its success. When regions lack these starting points, the system is only compounding the problems of the impoverished. Read More
September 8, 2009 | In Business & Economics, Future, World
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Rwanda’s Entrepreneurial President
Josh Ruxin, head of Rwanda Works, explains how President Paul Kagame is helping to transform a once genocidal country into a center for commerce. Read More
September 8, 2009 | In Business & Economics, Future
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How Investing in Global Health Helps Everyone
Josh Ruxin argues that medical problems transcend national borders. Read More
June 29, 2009 | In Health & Medicine
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Solving Some of Africa’s Most Difficult Health Problems
Director of Millennium Villages Project in Rwanda Josh Ruxin shares success stories about public and private partnerships. Read More
June 29, 2009 | In Health & Medicine
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What Can We Learn From Sub-Saharan Africa?
Professor Josh Ruxin praises Rwanda’s universal health care for $2 per person, per year. Read More
June 29, 2009 | In Health & Medicine
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Public health expert Josh Ruxin cautions that intestinal worms can raise the rate of HIV/AIDS infection. Read More
June 29, 2009 | In Health & Medicine
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Diseases of Affluence in Rwanda?
Public health expert Josh Ruxin warns that heart disease is surging in poor countries. Read More
June 29, 2009 | In Health & Medicine
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Old-Fashioned Health Care Technologies
Rwanda Works Director Josh Ruxin says simple vaccines can save more lives than sophisticated interventions. Read More
June 29, 2009 | In Health & Medicine
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Harnessing Private Sector Strategies for Health Care
Director of Millennium Villages Project in Rwanda Josh Ruxin urges investment in medical management. Read More
June 29, 2009 | In Health & Medicine
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Big Think Interview With Josh Ruxin
A conversation with the Assistant Clinical Professor of Public Health, Columbia University. Read More
June 29, 2009 | In Health & Medicine
Dr. Josh Ruxin is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Public Health at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University and Founder of Rwanda Works.
Dr. Ruxin's work focuses on comprehensive approaches to fighting poverty with emphasis on scaling up national health programs and investing in Rwanda’s private sector. He is based in Rwanda where he directs several initiatives including Rwanda Works and the Millennium Village Project.
