Expanding Dr. Yunus' Sphere of Influence » Healthcare

Cherie Blair discusses health issues with Yunus

Sabine Kurjo McNeill — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:38:44 +0000

Cherie Blair, wife of former British prime minister Tony Blair, called on Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus, founder and managing director of Grameen Bank, and discussed healthcare programmes of Grameen Kalyan and Grameen Healthcare Trust yesterday.

During the meeting at the Grameen Headquarters at Mirpur in the city, they also discussed Grameen’s nursing colleges, health management centres, eye care hospitals, thalassemia initiative and overall health issues pertaining to women, says a press release.

The Daily Star, January 12, 2010

Grameen Healthcare teams up with US university

Sabine Kurjo McNeill — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:51:55 +0000

Another article from the Daily Star Dhaka that reports about Professor Yunus’ remarkable activities.

Bangladesh achieves remarkable success in many fields

Sabine Kurjo McNeill — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:05:03 +0000

This article is a summary of a lecture Dr. Yunus gave to a voluntary organisation at Manhattan in New York.

Yunus briefs Hillary about healthcare plans

Sabine Kurjo McNeill — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:50:47 +0000

Here’s the story from the Daily Star about Dr. Yunus’ 90-minute meeting with Hillary Clinton on Thursday, April 16.