Welcome to GiveWell’s podcast sharing the latest updates on our work. Tune in for conversations with GiveWell staff members discussing current priorities of our Research team and recent developments in the global health landscape.

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Evaluating and Funding a New Kind of Grant (Clubfoot Treatment): April 16, 2026

Clubfoot, a congenital condition where children are born with one or both feet twisted inward, affects roughly one in 800 newborns globally. Most of those cases are in...

Scrutinizing One of Our Longest-Funded Programs: April 2, 2026

Vitamin A supplementation is one of the programs GiveWell has supported the longest, and we’re currently funding it in many African countries. The program has an unusu...

Investing in Information for Greater Future Impact: March 19, 2026

GiveWell’s primary focus has always been researching, identifying, and directing donations to programs we believe will do the most good. When GiveWell first started, w...

Following the Data on Dispensers for Safe Water: March 5, 2026

GiveWell aims to find and fund programs that will do the most good per dollar. To do this, we carefully evaluate potential grants before making them—assessing academic...

Testing New Strategies to Increase Vaccination Coverage: February 19, 2026

Vaccines are remarkably effective at preventing deadly diseases, and, while global needs for them are great, vaccines already receive substantial global funding. This ...

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