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Bill Frist. MD on Thu, 09/04/2008 - 9:19pmSeptember 4, 2008
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A few years back, I was in Southern Sudan.
Late one afternoon, walking down a dusty, rural road — a family approached – a mother with a yellow jug of water on her head and a baby swaddled across her back.
She was following two young children … who were playfully spinning an old bicycle wheel with a stick. The children came over and greeted me.
The older child said, “My name is America.” I said, “America? I love your name that’s where I’m from. How did you get your name …”America?”
Thousands of Gulf Coast Families Evacuate As Hurricane Gustav Approaches
Bill Frist. MD on Mon, 09/01/2008 - 9:38amWestport, Conn. (August 31, 2008) — With the imminent landfall of Hurricane Gustav, Save the Children emergency response teams are assisting the agency's Gulf Coast staff in helping thousands of children and families as they arrive at evacuation shelters throughout Louisiana and Mississippi.
According to the National Hurricane Center, Gustav could make landfall as a category 3 or 4 on the US Gulf Coast late Monday or Tuesday.
“BABYLAND” reported by Elizabeth Vargas Airing on “20/20,” FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 10 PM
Jenny Dyer on Fri, 08/22/2008 - 9:52amElizabeth Vargas, co-anchor of ABC News’ 20/20 and outstanding moderator at Save the Children State of the World’s Mothers 5/28 panel in New York, has brought a program of interest to our attention. This Friday, 8/22, at 10 pm ET, she is reporting on infant mortality in the US. While Save the Children is not directly mentioned, Elizabeth tells us that her experience with State of the World’s Mothers Report and Save the Children strengthened her commitment to raise awareness of such an important issue.
Save the Children's Emergency Response in Georgia
Bill Frist. MD on Wed, 08/13/2008 - 9:33pmAs you may know, an armed conflict broke out on August 7 in South Ossetia between Georgia and Russia-backed South Ossetian military. UNHCR estimates that more than 100,000 children and families have been displaced from their homes since the fighting began a week ago. Many of these families are sheltering with families and friends, while others are sheltering at schools, which are closed for summer break. Our staff report that that the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) officially registered with the government climbed to 18,000 today from 2,000 yesterday.
Hope through Healing Hands on Facebook
Jenny Dyer on Tue, 08/12/2008 - 5:28pm Find Hope through Healing Hands on Facebook to learn more about upcoming events, latest news, and discuss your own thoughts on global health and peace. This is a great space to let us know what you are doing in your community to promote awareness and advocacy for global poverty and disease. Join as a fan and stay connected.Meeting with President Kagame, Rwanda
Bill Frist. MD on Wed, 08/06/2008 - 5:10pm
On Friday afternoon, July 18th, we arrived in Kigali tired and a little dizzy after eight hours of flying across East Africa in a Cessna Caravan at 13,000 feet. Rwanda signaled itself from the sky as we crossed the Akagera River, which forms the boundary between Tanzania and Rwanda. It is in fact the southernmost tributary of the White Nile.
21 July 2008: Health, Medicine as Currency for Peace
Bill Frist. MD on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 9:04pm
Masaka Health Clinic, outside Kigali, serves a community of about 27,000. The American taxpayer through PEPFAR provides over half of its budget. Children’s deaths have been cut by a third, thousands are alive today because of treatment with ARVs for HIV, and the malaria death rate has been cut by a third.
20 July 2008: Church, Gorillas, and the Economic Pie
Bill Frist. MD on Wed, 07/23/2008 - 7:56pmSAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST-CATHEDRAL
19 July 2008: Nyandugu Coffee Washing Station
Bill Frist. MD on Mon, 07/21/2008 - 10:05pm
How in the world can you take an economy in which over 50% of the population is under the poverty level, is landlocked, ranks somewhere around 160th out of 180 countries on the “Developmental Scale,” and even think about “making extreme poverty history?” as we in ONE like to say.
