Category: Communicable Disease

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Bill Gates On the Importance of Measurement in Global Health #BillsLetter

Every year Bill Gates, the Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, writes an annual letter laying out his vision for the future of global health and poverty eradication. This year’s letter, which can be read at billsletter.com, espouses the critical importance of measurement in saving more lives. In fact, Gates uses measurement in business as an example of its parallel importance in global … Continue reading Bill Gates On the Importance of Measurement in Global Health #BillsLetter

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Blog, Children, Clean Water and Sanitation, Communicable Disease, Poverty, Women and Girls

News on Haiti’s Current Reconstruction Achievements, Setbacks

Nearly three years after the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, Haiti on January 12, 2010 and killed over 300,000 people there are significant signs of improvements in the reconstruction of the world’s poorest country despite subsequent natural disasters after the quake, notably hurricanes Issac and Sandy. However, when you read and hear multiple accounts from the ground progress is slow-going and there is still … Continue reading News on Haiti’s Current Reconstruction Achievements, Setbacks

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Africa, Blog, Communicable Disease, Covered Events, Reporting, Women and Girls

Ethiopia’s Health Care Model, Workers

Ethiopia has its health care flaws and challenges, but what it seems to have captured is an appreciation for simplicity. Ethiopia’s health care system is very easy to understand, even though implementation and results are not easily achievable. This week I am in Ethiopia with Save the Children and its new campaign Every Beat Matters to observe frontline health workers and the programs that help … Continue reading Ethiopia’s Health Care Model, Workers

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Africa, Asia, Blog, Charity, Children, Communicable Disease, Environment and Climate, HIV / AIDS, Malaria/ Tuberculosis, Maternal Health, Non-Communicable Disease, Poverty, South America

10 Global Development Stories to be Thankful For

Typically when we think of global development we focus on everything that is wrong because the challenges are so great. Rarely are the successes celebrated because with every move towards a goal there is still so much to do. Today we are featuring those stories that have been more about success than failure; more about moving forward than moving backward even if the net result … Continue reading 10 Global Development Stories to be Thankful For

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World Pneumonia Day – Why and How to Help

Today is World Pneumonia Day. Why? Pneumonia is the leading killer of children under five. 1.3 million people dies of pneumonia last year and 1 in 8 children were a part of those mortality figures according to worldpneumoniaday.org. Pneumonia is an infectious, bacterial disease that adversely affects one’s lungs. How can pneumonia be prevented? Vaccines against pneumococcus, Hib, pertussis, and measles can prevent a significant portion … Continue reading World Pneumonia Day – Why and How to Help

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Blog, Charity, Clean Water and Sanitation, Communicable Disease, Food Security, Popular Posts

Hurricane Sandy’s Aftermath in Haiti

Hurricane Sandy left death and destruction along its path through the Caribbean and upwards through the northeast United States over the past week. The latest death toll in the United States is nearing 100 and property and environmental damages will cost billions of dollars to repair. But, in Haiti where hurricanes and tropical storms are rife and where development projects remain too few the flooding, … Continue reading Hurricane Sandy’s Aftermath in Haiti

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Blog, Communicable Disease

World Polio Day

Today is World Polio Day. World Polio Day was started by Rotary International and is an  annual day on October 24 where the world comes together to stress the importance of global polio eradication. The good news is polio is nearing complete eradication with only three countries where the paralysing disease is still endemic – Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan. India is currently one-year free from any reported … Continue reading World Polio Day

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[Video] End7 Works to Rid Elephantiasis from Sierra Leone.

Our partner END7 is wotking with Helen Keller International to rid Sierra Leone of elephantiasis, a debilitating disease that causes one’s lower extremities to grow to enormous sizes. Our latest video shows what End7 and Helen Keller International are doing and what you can do to help. Continue reading [Video] End7 Works to Rid Elephantiasis from Sierra Leone.

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Help Free Sierra Leone from Its Elephantiasis Epidemic

When living in tropical and subtropical regions of the world people are susceptible to all manner of diseases from malaria to hookworm. One of the seven most common neglected tropical diseases is elephantiasis, or lymphatic filariasis. To the lay person it is simply called “big foot”. Elephantiasis is caused by female mosquitos biting on its victims and releasing larvae into one’s skin. Those larvae grow … Continue reading Help Free Sierra Leone from Its Elephantiasis Epidemic

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Download New Song “Feel Again”, Support Child Health

Seven million children worldwide die before their 5th birthday each year. These early deaths are caused largely by preventable diseases like malaria, pneumonia and diarrhea and neonatal complications. This September Save the Children, the leading, independent organization that creates lasting change for children in need in the United States and 120 countries around the world, and the Ad Council will officially launch the Every Beat Matters … Continue reading Download New Song “Feel Again”, Support Child Health

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Africa, Blog, Communicable Disease, HIV / AIDS, Maternal Health, Updates

New Partner Update: mothers2mothers

In order to prevent babies from being born with HIV massive outreach must take place in order to encourage HIV-positive women to take the necessary drugs to ensure their babies are born HIV-negative. Today no child should be born with HIV. That is why we are excited to partner with mothers2mothers! From mothers2mothers: mothers2mothers was founded in 2001 to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV and sustain the … Continue reading New Partner Update: mothers2mothers

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How to Help End Seven Tropical Diseases

Our friends and partners at END 7 are on a mission to end seven tropical diseases by 2020. This week they have rallied celebrity support to help raise awareness about some of these neglected diseases like  hookworm, river blindness, and schistosomiasis. According to Red Pages, Katy Perry, Slash, Ewan McGregor, Stella McCartney, Alyssa Milano, Danny DeVito, Amos Lee, Norah Jones, Tom Felton, MC Hammer, Aaron … Continue reading How to Help End Seven Tropical Diseases

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New Partner Announcement: End7

We are extremely happy to partner with an extremely important campaign initiative, End7, that will help save children from seven of the most debilitating and deadly tropical diseases on the planet. End7 is on a mission to see the end of 7 Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) by 2020. And they want you to be part of it. 1 in 6 people worldwide, including over half a … Continue reading New Partner Announcement: End7

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Telling Stories from Africa: Holly Pavlika Visits Tanzania With Shot@Life

Holly Pavlika, the President of MOMentum/Big Fuel and marketing to moms expert is in Tanzania this week with Shot@Life where she serves as a Shot@Life Champion. Shot@Life educates, connects and empowers Americans to champion vaccines as one of the most cost-effective ways to save children’s lives in developing countries. (Disclosure: Shot@Life is a partner Mom Bloggers for Social Good). After overcoming a rough start to her journey in Africa Pavlika is now sharing poignant stories and social … Continue reading Telling Stories from Africa: Holly Pavlika Visits Tanzania With Shot@Life

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