Josh Ruxin
Director, Rwanda Works
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.
Josh Ruxin examines the recession’s effect on developing nations.
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Josh Ruxin explains how improved family planning is instrumental for the future of Rwanda and the developing world.
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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.
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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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Josh Ruxin, head of Rwanda Works, explains how President Paul Kagame is helping to transform a once genocidal country into a center for commerce.
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Josh Ruxin argues that medical problems transcend national borders.
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Director of Millennium Villages Project in Rwanda Josh Ruxin shares success stories about public and private partnerships.
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Professor Josh Ruxin praises Rwanda’s universal health care for $2 per person, per year.
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Public health expert Josh Ruxin cautions that intestinal worms can raise the rate of HIV/AIDS infection.
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Public health expert Josh Ruxin warns that heart disease is surging in poor countries.
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Rwanda Works Director Josh Ruxin says simple vaccines can save more lives than sophisticated interventions.
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Director of Millennium Villages Project in Rwanda Josh Ruxin urges investment in medical management.
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A conversation with the Assistant Clinical Professor of Public Health, Columbia University.
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