Americares Distributes Zika-Protective Clothing for Expectant Mothers Patients of the Americares Family Clinic in Santiago de Maria, El Salvador, have been the recipients of the revolutionary shirts crafted from bio-repellent-treated textile in order to defend expectant mothers from the mosquitos that spread the dreaded Zika virus. Maternova
Read more →Rwanda Benefits from World’s First Drone Delivery System On October 13th, the world’s first ever drone delivery system was launched in Rwanda, thanks to a partnership between UPS, Zipline and Gavi (the Vaccine Alliance). This new delivery system has the potential to address one of the core
Read more →Operation Smile and AbbVie: Partners in Creating Healthier Lives for Children with Cleft In the Philippines, 5-year-old Niño is playful, energetic and makes everyone around him laugh with his games and smiles. His mother says she’s happy. Niño has been surrounded by a loving family who tries not
Read more →Rage Against The Busted Medical Machines September 8, 201610:27 AM ET Commentary NAHID BHADELIA “Oh, we have a hematology analyzer but it stopped working,” the lab technician said as he pointed to a covered tabletop medical equipment in the corner used to measure blood count levels —
Read more →CMMB Announces $500 million Commitment to UN’s SDGs PQMD member CMMB-Healthier Lives Worldwide today announced they are committing $500 million to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A long-time advocate of serving vulnerable populations, women and children in particular, this new partnership will serve to support
Read more →PQMD Members Participate in Neglected Tropical Disease Forum Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have long-faced supply chain challenges given the nature of balancing medical needs caused by these devastating diseases with the difficulty of managing donation delivery logistics often to remote locations. Four PQMD members joined with two
Read more →BMS Foundation Supports Washington AIDS Project Washington AIDS project uses home visits, pop-up clinics to get HIV patients back into care with Foundation support. If HIV-positive patients in the greater Washington, D.C., area cannot get to their treatment, the treatment will come to them. That’s the focus
Read more →Baxter Addresses Community Needs Baxter Addresses Community Needs for Charitable Giving and Educational Partnerships DEERFIELD, Ill., April 10, 2014 – Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) announced educational collaborations with local institutions to prepare the current and future workforce for careers, and was recently recognized for safety performance.
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