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Climbing Kilimanjaro: Please do Something about Deadly Drinking Water

Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 12.14.2009 | Green

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Joseph B. Treaster

Greg Allgood will do almost anything to draw attention to the huge number of poor people - more than 1 billion - whose only drinking water is loaded with bacteria and viruses.

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Ted Turner Passed Money Around "Like a Joint"; Wishes He Could Reclaim "Fluffy" CNN

bloomberg.com | Brett Pulley and Anita Sharpe | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Philanthropy, Time Warner, Turner Enterprises, Cnn, United Nations Foundation, Jane Fonda, Ted's Montana Grill, Time Warner AOL, Ted Turner, Business News

Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Ted Turner, the cable television pioneer who became one of the richest Americans, recalls the pain of losing his job at Time Wa...

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'Idol Gives Back' Returns in 2010

Posted 10.06.2009 | Impact

Read More: United Nations Foundation, Feeding America, Idol Gives Back, Children's Health Fund, Charity, American Idol, Malaria No More, Save the Children, Impact News

After a hiatus in 2009, "Idol Gives Back," American Idol's annual special benefit show, is returning for a third year. The charity special features p...

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World Health Day: Mobile Technology Revolutionizes Healthcare Delivery In Developing World

Huffington Post Contributor | Dr. Daniel J. Carucci | Posted 05.08.2009 | World

Read More: Developing World, Health Care Systems, United Nations Alliance, Health Workers, World Health Day, Millenium Development Goals, Third World, Contagious Diseases, United Nations Foundation, Technology in Developing World, World Health Organization, Healthcare, Mhealth, World News

In places where there are few cars, where roads remain unpaved, where basic infrastructure services such as clean water and electricity are scant, mob...

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Malaria Kills. Nets Save Lives.

Kathy Bushkin Calvin | Posted 10.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Kenya, Sudan, Health, United Nations Foundation, Malaria, Bed Nets, Uganda, Nothing but Nets, Refugees, Living News
Kathy Bushkin Calvin

As an immediate, easy, and inexpensive way to tackle the disease, bed nets are an ideal remedy for this population in particular and are an indispensable component in the broader fight against malaria.

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