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See event detailsWorld Breastfeeding Week 2014: An Opportunity for Donors to Support Child Survival
From Priorities to Impact: Our take on “Smart Aid for the World’s Poor”
In Smart Aid for the World’s Poor, Matt Ridley, author of The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves and a member of the British House…
See event details2014 Lipman Family Prize Winner: Breakthrough
The Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize at the University of Pennsylvania is an annual global prize that celebrates leadership and innovation among social…
See event detailsWorld Malaria Day 2014: Invest in the future. Defeat malaria.
In recent years, malaria has been established as a global priority for health and development. Effective, low-cost tools, along with a growing consensus on…
See event detailsA Global Public Health Toolkit for Donors: Saving Children’s Lives through Community Case Management
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See event detailsSaving Children’s Lives: Reducing Malnutrition in the Developing World
Part of our series Saving Children’s Lives: A Global Public Health Toolkit for Donors One in four children around the world is malnourished, with…
See event detailsSaving Lives Through Childhood Vaccines: Q&A with Andrea Gay of the United Nations Foundation
Can we eliminate measles? Andrea Gay, Executive Director of Children’s Health at the United Nations Foundation, certainly believes it is possible. An expert on…
See event detailsImproving Child Health & Nutrition with Care Group Programs: Q&A w/Tom Davis of Food for the Hungry
Carol McLaughlin, Research Director Can community volunteers bring about sustainable behavior change? Tom Davis, Chief Program Officer of Food for the Hungry, says…
See event detailsWorld Malaria Day 2013 – How Can I Help?
Thursday, April 25th is World Malaria Day. We can celebrate the progress that has been made—such as 1.1 million lives saved over the past decade1—and…
See event detailsAccess to medication is a start, but long term change is needed for the poor (Part 3)
The Clinton Global Initiative, UN Summit on Millennium Development Goals, and TEDxChange are only one week away. We present this series of five daily blogs on Neglected…
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