We’ve written before about the possibility that surgeries to correct blindness are extremely cost effective. While summarizing the evidence of effectiveness for trachoma interventions, we’ve learned more and it’s clear that equating surgeries performed with cases of blindness prevented is … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Monthly Archives: January 2009
As we look for evidence-backed programs, a major problem we’re grappling with is publication bias – the tendency of both researchers and publishers to skew the evidence to the optimistic side, before it ever gets out in the open where … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Yesterday we got an email from someone looking for help on where to give, noting that two of our top charities do not meet the Better Business Bureau (BBB)’s 20 standards for charity accountability. We believe that both of these … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
A few updates for people interested in the nuts and bolts of GiveWell’s progress (some of these have been included in our email updates, but not yet flagged on our blog): We’ve recently (this week) updated our research agenda – … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
A recent study on health care in Ghana has been making the rounds – first on Megan McArdle’s blog and then on Marginal Revolution and Overcoming Bias. McArdle says the study shows “little relationship between consumption and health outcomes”; the … [CLICK TO READ MORE]