MAP International Helping Save Children from Oral Dehydration By Katie Pace, Marketing Communications Officer, MAP International Today, it’s estimated that 2,195 children will die from diarrhea. That’s just today, 2,195 children. The lives of over two thousand children a day are being lost to a preventable
Read more →The International Medical Corps & AmeriCares partner to assist Yemen in Crisis Civil war sparked in Yemen during March of this year. And since then, over 5,600 people have been killed via the wide-spread conflict. Many more Yemenis – an estimated 21 million, or 3 out
Read more →On November 16th, PQMD member Pfizer, the International Trachoma Initiative, and the International Coalition for Trachoma Control announced the 500 millionth donated dose of Zithromax® Tablets. Zithromax® (azithromycin) is an antibiotic used to treat Trachoma, an infectious and debilitating disease which can ultimately lead to permanent blindness.
Read more →Henry Schein & Alpha Omega a Public-Private Partnership for Holocaust Survivors Henry Schein Cares, the global corporate social responsibility program of Henry Schein, Inc., the world’s largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, medical and animal health practitioners, and the Alpha Omega
Read more →Battling Malnutrition Near South Sudan’s Front Lines To date, IMA and Nile Hope have surpassed nearly all targets for the project. By IMA World Health Mary Akuol was born close to the front lines of conflict in South Sudan’s Jonglei State. The state’s northern areas, including Mary’s
Read more →One Pill Helps Millions of Children Stay in School When school starts in Kumasi, Ghana, students receive pencils, books and a little white pill — Vermox. The pill kills intestinal parasites that rob children of nutrients, creating weakness and even malnutrition. Treatment is simple and effective: Regular
Read more →BD’s Volunteer Service (VST) Program celebrating 10 years BD’s Volunteer Service (VST) Program will be celebrating 10 years of impactful and measurable results this year. The program, designed as a way for BD to share its collective knowledge and give associates an opportunity to serve, is another
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