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WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Frontline Health Workers Coalition has received a $750,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, awarded to coalition member IntraHealth International, to support the group's mission to urge greater and more strategic U.S. investment in frontline health workers in developing countries. Building this workforce is the most cost-effective way to save lives and foster a healthier, safer, more prosperous world, the...
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Accordia Global Health Foundation, with Diplomatic Chair Hiroshi Inomata, Consul General of Japan in San Francisco; Honorary Congressional Host Congresswoman Barbara Lee; and the Host Committee are proud to present the Accordia 2012 Celebration of Partnership dinner and reception. The Celebration of Partnership is an annual gathering that celebrates Accordia Global Health Foundation's partnerships with our valued supporters,...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new global television message from Celine Dion calls on families to use social media to connect with each other and ask governments to take action to prevent premature births and save babies' lives. The campaign is a joint effort of the March of Dimes, the Partnership for Maternal Newborn and Child Health, Save the Children and the World Health Organization. "I share the fears and concerns of all parents knowing that more...
GENEVA, October 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Publication contains recommendations for governments and other stakeholders to address MNDs - Research in this disease area is complex, time-consuming, and needs to be incentivized - Launch coincides with World Mental Health Day to raise awareness on the burden of mental and neurological disorders on society Today the International Federation of Pharmaceutical...
The burden of epilepsy in poorer parts of the world could be readily alleviated by reducing the preventable causes and improving access to treatment, according to a review article published today in the Lancet. The researchers call for greater recognition from international and national health agencies to address the management of epilepsy in the developing world. Despite being one of the most cost-effective disorders to treat, there are twice as many people living with epilepsy in low-...
The current practice of large donors is forcing the World Health Organization and the World Bank to reflect on how to reform to remain more appealing to the wider set of stakeholders and interests at play, according to Devi Sridhar from the University of Oxford writing in this week's PLOS Medicine. Sridhar argues that since the priorities of funding bodies largely dictate what health issues and diseases are studied, a major challenge in the governance of global health research funding is...
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announces first-ever Commitment to Action with the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) to solve the global problem of maternal mortality and anemia--beginning with Liberia and Uganda. The $1 million, two-year project initially focuses on five villages in Liberia and Uganda--two countries where the epidemics of maternal mortality and anemia are among the worst. Masimo is also working to formalize new partnerships that...
Leaders in cardiovascular disease prevention and control publish paper calling for urgent action to reduce premature mortality by 25 percent by 2025 Agreement by governments, by the end of 2012, on a set of ambitious global targets to curb the growing scourge of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which includes cardiovascular disease (CVD; heart disease and stroke), is critical to avoiding the millions of premature deaths worldwide. This, according to a new paper published by the Global...
UNICEF USA launches new advertising campaign appealing for public involvement to ensure ZERO children die unnecessarily NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The number of under-five child deaths has dropped 27 percent in the last four years - a figure that demonstrates it is possible to radically reduce child mortality, says Caryl Stern, president and CEO of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. "This proves that the simple, affordable interventions championed by UNICEF can make...
GLOBALHealthPR IHSMS 2.0 Initiative Reveals Opportunities for Healthcare Providers, Communicators, Industry and Public Health Advocates to Shift Dialogue Related to Global Health Crisis WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The online dialogue about childhood obesity falls surprisingly short considering its prevalence, according to a recent research initiative sponsored by GLOBALHealthPR. IHSMS, in its second year, is a calculated, cross-cultural social media...
