By 2015 2.4 billion people will still lack access to proper sanitation - that's one-third of the world's population. In a new joint report by the WHO … [Read more...]
May 3, 2013
We’re Joining UNICEF USA for an Important Discussion About Women and Girls
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Next Monday, May 6 from 2 - 3 PM EST we will join UNICEF USA's CEO Caryl M. Stern and their Deputy Director of Programmes, Survival, Growth and … [Read more...]
Apr 15, 2013
Key Tweets From the Global Newborn Health Conference
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Today marks the start of the first ever Global Newborn Health Conference. Thus far conference-goers have heard opening remarks from high level … [Read more...]
Feb 20, 2013
New Media Journalists Travel to India, Report on Child Survival
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Caption: Women and Children’s Hospital in Mumbai, India: A child is pictured at Cama Hospital, a major hospital for women and children, in Mumbai, … [Read more...]
Feb 8, 2013
Day 2 Social Media Highlights from India’s Child Survival Summit #C2AIndia
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If you missed our piece about Day 1 of India's Child Survival Summit on the Gates Foundation blog, Impatient Optimists, you can read it at The Most … [Read more...]
Feb 6, 2013
Putting an End to Female Genital Mutilation
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Today marks the annual International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation. Each year February 6th is spent by leading NGOs and … [Read more...]
Jan 17, 2013
Under Five Child Survival Under Microscope at Summit
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This week child survival is under critical review in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the African Leadership for Child Survival – A Promise Renewed … [Read more...]
Nov 8, 2012
Former Somali Child Soldiers Turned Over to UNICEF
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There are over 300,000 children who are engaged in warfare and combat around the world according to UNICEF. This is despite 2002's Optional Protocol … [Read more...]
Oct 4, 2012
One Simple Way to Teach Your Kids to Give This Halloween
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Halloween, like many holidays, is a day of getting for kids - getting candy, small toys, sweets, cupcakes, you name it. Anything with sugar in it is … [Read more...]
Apr 18, 2012
Ghana Set to Roll Out Two Vaccines Next Week
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Starting on April 21 through April 28 the world will celebrate World Immunization Month. It's a pivotal time for global health to celebrate milestones … [Read more...]
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