Cambodia Breast Cancer Initiative Breast cancer related mortality remains devastatingly high in the developing world due to limited awareness of self-screening practices, low access to diagnostic technology and cost of oncology medicines. The Cambodia Breast Cancer Initiative is an ongoing partnership between AstraZeneca, AmeriCares and Sihanouk Center
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$6 Billion of Health and Hope By: Dale Hanson Bourke MAP International was founded 63 years ago with a simple purpose: provide medicines to those in need, especially in resource-poor countries. It all started as boxes of donated medicine stacked up in the medical office of MAP
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IMA, partners respond to famine in South Sudan As dire as the situation is in South Sudan, it’s about to get worse. The rainy season is expected to begin any day now, and the flooding will multiply suffering in the world’s newest country. After the rain starts,
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President George W. Bush Shows Public Support for President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) President George W. Bush is urging lawmakers to continue support for President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), an initiative he founded during his presidency to fight the AIDS epidemic in Africa.
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Members Respond to Devastating Landslides in Colombia Major landslides struck Colombia on April 1. The landslides occurred in the city of Mocoa in the province of Putumayo. 254 people were killed, including 62 children. Rainfall the night before was almost half of what Mocoa typically receives in
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PQMD Member Johnson & Johnson Seeks Global Community Impact Contributions Fund Lead Job Description Requisition ID: 6425170328 Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies is currently recruiting for a Global Community Impact, Contributions Fund Lead. The position will be based in New Brunswick, NJ. Caring for the world,
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Collaboration – The Key To Solving Global Health Inequality, Finds London Conference By IHP, Apr 11 2017 08:36AM An international forum on Global Aid and Access for Health has presented a challenge to companies, NGOs, academics and governments to work together to end a lack of access
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Health and Hope in Cameroon Heart to Heart International (HHI) and BD (Becton Dickinson) are engaged in a three-year program to improve access to health and strengthen healthcare in the community of Fotabong, Cameroon. Introduced to the community by Dr. John Nkengasong, Director of Africa Centers for
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Leaving a Legacy of Healthcare in Madagascar In Malagasy (the language of Madagascar) the word for cute is mafatifaty, and two-year-old Elvie is no exception. Elvie’s cuteness is fully matched by her determined spirit. She was born with a clubfoot – her left foot turned inward. But
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Casa de la Amistad Convenes Pediatric Cancer Forum AbbVie Foundation and Direct Relief Support Improved Access for Underserved Mexican Children MEXICO CITY, Feb. 8, 2017— Casa de la Amistad para Niños con Cáncer I.A.P convened business, government and humanitarian leaders to discuss the state of cancer care
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