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Helene Gayle
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Helene D. Gayle, president and CEO of CARE USA, heads one of the premier international humanitarian organizations, with programs in more than 70 countries to end poverty. An internationally recognized expert on health, global development and humanitarian issues, Dr. Gayle spent 20 years with the Centers for Disease Control, focused primarily on combating HIV/AIDS. Dr. Gayle then directed the HIV, TB and Reproductive Health Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Named one of Newsweek’s 10 “Women in Leadership” in October 2008 and the Wall Street Journal’s “50 Women to Watch” in 2006, Dr. Gayle serves on several boards, including the Center for Strategic and International Studies, ONE, the American Museum of Natural History, the Institute of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Gayle earned a B.A. in psychology at Barnard College, an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.P.H. from Johns Hopkins University.

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Men and Boys Are Key to Empowering Women and Girls

(15) Comments | Posted May 31, 2013 | 11:36 AM

Since I joined CARE in 2006, I've observed an extraordinary shift in the way people think about global poverty and what it will take to solve it. With the help of the development community, policy makers, academia, and social media, the message that girls and women are key to lifting...

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Stand Up for Moms and Babies Around the World

(2) Comments | Posted May 7, 2012 | 11:02 AM

The Huffington Post's Global Motherhood section joins Mothers Day Every Day, an initiative of the White Ribbon Alliance and CARE, in a countdown to Mother's Day. Pulling together diverse voices, Mothers Day Every Day is raising awareness and calling for greater U.S. leadership to...

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Mother's Day: A Countdown to Make Mother's Day Every Day

(2) Comments | Posted May 9, 2010 | 7:00 AM

The Huffington Post's Living section joins the Mothers Day Every Day, a joint campaign of the White Ribbon Alliance and CARE, in a daily countdown to Mothers Day with special voices working to help save the lives of mothers and newborns around the world. Mothers Day Every Day...

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Of Pandemics and a Global Pledge to Moms and Newborns

(0) Comments | Posted May 10, 2009 | 9:00 AM

Progress is being made to save the lives of mothers and newborns around the world. Still, every minute, a woman dies of complications in pregnancy and childbirth, leaving her baby more likely to die within two years. Most of these deaths could be prevented. Join The Huffington Post and the...

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