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'...The right partnerships will be critical to bridging the gaps and scaling new solutions that can impact health and development. Without collaborations and partnerships, the development of a new product may not be able to scale sufficiently, said Jaak Peeters, the head of global public health at Johnson & Johnson...'

How to bridge the gap between global health and development It may require a culture change, but making the link between global health and development challenges — from education to poverty — is critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Here are some takeaways from an event hosted by Devex and Johnson & Johnson.

'...To some extent, the importance of human capital means an organization's success is attributable to abilities of its individual players -- thus, a great deal of dialogue on human capital focuses on the international competition for talent..'

Global Productivity Hinges on Human Capital Development With 15% of employees worldwide engaged in their jobs, it's clear that organizations must better harness the basic human desire for development.

'...Penny Mordaunt said the British government, which gives out £13bn of foreign aid a year, “will not invest when others should be putting their hands in their pockets”.

Poorer countries must 'put their hands in their pockets': UK warns of cuts to aid Development secretary Penny Mordaunt says Britain will cut payments if nations do not invest in their own people

“Achieving health equity in our lifetime is not just a possibility. It’s almost an imperative because everyone deserves a chance to live a healthy and productive life. And we look forward to working with you to make that a reality,” Bill Gates said.

Bill Gates makes the business case for breakthroughs in global health At the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, Bill Gates made the business case for developing solutions to some of the most intractable disease.

'In early 2017 the United Nations warned that the world was facing its worst humanitarian crisis since 1945. Ms Mordaunt says today that 2018 could be even worse with ongoing famines and conflicts in Yemen, South Sudan and Burma.'

Fresh UK aid for humanitarian crises in 2018, as International Development Secretary warns it could be even “bleaker” than 2017 News and Press Release from Department for International Development, published 31 Dec 2017