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Protecting Mothers and Children From HIV: A Call to Action

Ambassador Eric Goosby, MD | Posted 08.11.2012 | Impact
Read More: Global Maternal Health, Antiretroviral Drugs, Unaids, Global Health, Mother's Day, Mothers, HIV Cure, HIV Prevention, Antiretroviral Treatment, Health, Born Hiv-Free, Pediatrics, One, HIV/AIDS, Pepfar, Hiv Infections, Global Plan, Health Systems, Mothers Day Every Day, Maternal Health Africa, Mothers2mothers, Health Care, Blc, Public Health, Global Motherhood, Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission, Hiv, Rwanda, Impact News
Ambassador Eric Goosby, MD

Preventing new HIV infections among children is not only the right thing to do, but also a smart investment -- stretching each dollar we invest to save as many lives as we can, both today and tomorrow. This is a hopeful moment in global health.

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Giving Mothers a Very Special Gift

Ambassador Eric Goosby, MD | Posted 07.12.2012 | Impact
Read More: HIV/AIDS, Unaids, Pepfar, Mothers2mothers, Aids, Global Plan, Mothers Day Every Day, Global Health, Antiretroviral Treatment, HIV Cure, Maternal Health Africa, Hiv Infections, Public Health, Hiv, Global Maternal Health, Health Systems, Global Motherhood, Maternal Health, Mothers Day, White Ribbon Alliance, Mothers, HIV Prevention, Maternal and Child Health, Health Care, Blc, Rwanda, Antiretroviral Drugs, Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission, Born Hiv-Free, One, Pediatrics, Children's Health, Impact News
Ambassador Eric Goosby, MD

What is the greatest gift we can give a mother this Mother's Day? There are many answers, but one is a healthy life for her and her child. This Mother's Day, let's sharpen our resolve to ensure mothers everywhere have children who are born HIV-free.

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Engineering a Healthy Tomorrow for the Poorest Billion

Muhammad H. Zaman | Posted 04.02.2012 | Impact
Read More: Neglected-Tropical-Diseases, Medical Devices, Biomedical-Engineering, London-Declaration, Africa, Innovation, Higher Education, Health Systems, Grand Challenges Explorations, Global Motherhood, Impact News
Muhammad H. Zaman

It is not everyday that you hear the words big Pharma, billionaires, philanthropists and eradication of diseases in the same sentence. Well, Monday, January 30th was one such spectacular day.

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Cory Booker's Blizzard: A Prediction for Global Health Prosperity in 2011

Kate Otto | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Childcount+, DataDyne.Org, Cory Booker, Ict, Instedd, Mhealth, Dimagi, Global Health, Health Systems, Ehealth, New Years Resolutions, Medic Mobile, Frontlinesms, Openmrs, Impact News
Kate Otto

Newark Mayor Cory Booker's success in handling last week's blizzard fuels the optimism with which I predict global health prosperity in 2011.

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