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GiveWell Conversations

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Global Health
US Government Funding Cuts
Malawi
HIV/AIDS
Family Planning
Technical Support Units (tsus)
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USAID
PATH
CHAI
Global Health Funding
Malaria Chemoprevention
Malaria Prevention
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Public Health
Government Funding Cuts
Vitamin A Supplementation
Cost Effectiveness Analysis
Funding Gaps
U.S. Aid Cuts

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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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, we approached this by looking for organizations that were already delivering highly ... more

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 evidence, building cost-effectiveness models, and talking to people in the sector ... more

Vaccines are remarkably effective at preventing deadly diseases, and, while global needs for them are great, vaccines already receive substantial global funding. This creates a challenge: How do you identify opportunities where additional funding can... more

Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC)—a program that provides preventive antimalarial medication to young children during the months when malaria is mostly likely to be transmitted—is one of the most cost-effective programs GiveWell has identified. ... more

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Recent Guests

Erin Crossett
Senior Program Officer, leads GiveWell's water team
GiveWell
Episode: Following the Data on Dispensers for Safe Water: March 5, 2026
Alex Cohen
Researcher at GiveWell leading the local insights work
GiveWell
Episode: Testing Our Assumptions through Local Insights: January 8, 2026
Teryn Maddox
Director of Research at GiveWell, oversees the research team and sets its strategy.
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Episode: Taking Lessons from a Year of Aid Cuts into 2026: December 29, 2025
Natalie Crispin
Program Officer at GiveWell
GiveWell
Episode: Bridging an Uncertain Time for a Lifesaving Program: November 20, 2025
Buddy Shah
CEO of Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)
Clinton Health Access Initiative
Episode: A Frontline View of Foreign Aid Cuts with CHAI’s CEO: September 11, 2025

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Elie Hassenfeld
Co-founder and CEO of GiveWell, Elie oversees the organization's efforts to analyze and improve charitable giving for maximum impact, focusing on the effectiveness of health interventions.
Ellie
Co-host with a role in sharing insights on GiveWell's research and community programs, enhancing dialogue around global health priorities.

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Following the Data on Dispensers for Safe Water: March 5, 2026
Q: Why was an independent survey necessary if there was already Evidence Action data?
Because the scale of the program and the cost of the grant demanded robust confidence. The initial data had limitations, and external validation was needed to determine whether results were generalizable across geographies and to avoid over-optimistic conclusions about reach and cost-effectiveness.
Following the Data on Dispensers for Safe Water: March 5, 2026
Q: Let's just start off. So we're talking about this case study of Dispensers for Safe Water. What happened?
We made a $65 million grant to Evidence Action in 2022 to scale up dispensers across three countries. Independent surveys later showed actual usage was about a third of what Evidence Action monitoring suggested, causing GiveWell to decide not to renew in Malawi and Uganda and to pursue further independent verification.
Testing Our Assumptions through Local Insights: January 8, 2026
Q: How do you then think about the cost benefit here?
When considering research funding at GiveWell, we generally assess how funding might change our understanding of a program's effectiveness.
Testing Our Assumptions through Local Insights: January 8, 2026
Q: What do you think we might be missing today in our research and how could this help us address that problem?
There are a few areas where these sorts of local insights could create some big surprises, such as additional checks on coverage data that we receive and understanding the real-world implications of our programs.
Taking Lessons from a Year of Aid Cuts into 2026: December 29, 2025
Q: How is the State Department changing the way aid is spent?
Aid is now centralized in the State Department with direct bilateral agreements between the US government and aid recipients, enhancing alignment with diplomatic strategies.

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Focusing on global health and effective altruism, this podcast features discussions on research and grant-making strategies employed by a prominent nonprofit organization. Episodes address pressing topics such as malaria prevention, the impact of foreign aid cuts on health programs, and innovative approaches to community healthcare. The conversations share insights from top officials and researchers, highlighting the organization's response to evolving challenges in health funding and the importance of evidence-based decision-making in philanthropy.

Notably, the podcast explores topics related to direct community impacts, like seasonal malaria chemoprevention and health programs affected by shifts in foreign aid. The dialogue often reflect... more

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