The Impatient Optimists

Health

   
 
   

  • Vaccinators at a railway station in India.

    Q & A: How India Stopped Polio

    January 11, 2013 by Eric Porterfield

    By bringing together a number of these initiatives, some of them had been in place for a number of years, some of them were new – but each one helped India reach a point where they were reaching 99% of the children consistently, and then building on the natural immunity.

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Poverty

   
 
   

Education

   
 
   

Maternal, Newborn, & Child Health

 

17 Mom Bloggers Share Their Favorite Causes for 2013

January 11, 2013 / Jennifer James

17 Mom Bloggers Share Their Favorite Causes for 2013

From organizations that focus on child hunger to childhood vaccinations in developing countries 17 mom bloggers who span the country share their ...

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Postsecondary Education

 

Are You a Next G’Engineer?

January 11, 2013 / Julie Little

Are You a Next G’Engineer?

We’re looking for a few good change agents. The mission: transforming higher education to make it as effective, relevant, accessible, and affordable ...

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Vaccines

 

The Case for Childhood Rotavirus Vaccines

January 11, 2013 / Ciro de Quadros

The Case for Childhood Rotavirus Vaccines

We must commit to redoubling our efforts to ensure the evidence generated through surveillance, clinical trials and impact studies continues to ...

Full Post ›  Tanzania

Maternal, Newborn, & Child Health

 

President Joyce Banda: New Focus on Women’s Health and Empowerment in Malawi

January 10, 2013 / Janet Fleischman

President Joyce Banda: New Focus on Women’s Health and Empowerment in Malawi

An interview with President Joyce Banda, regarding women leaders' role in brining new attention to women's health and empowerment.

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HIV/AIDS

 

An Oscar Nod for David France and How to Survive a Plague

January 10, 2013 / Bryan Callahan

An Oscar Nod for David France and How to Survive a Plague

Exciting news from Hollywood this morning! First-time filmmaker and longtime AIDS journalist David France received an Oscar nomination for his moving ...

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College-Ready Education (U.S.)

 

Without Teachers, the Classroom is Just a Room

January 09, 2013 / Melinda Gates

Without Teachers, the Classroom is Just a Room

One of the things I hear most often when I talk to teachers is that they’re eager for more chances to work together, to learn from each other.

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Maternal, Newborn, & Child Health

 

A New Way to Combat Maternal Mortality in Guatemala's "Corridor of Death"

January 09, 2013 / Wolfgang Munar

A New Way to Combat Maternal Mortality in Guatemala's "Corridor of Death"

PRONTO is a simulation-based training program specifically designed for poor regions that uses low-tech simulation scenarios, like the one described ...

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Vaccines

 

Anthony Lake, Executive Director of UNICEF, on the Best Buy in Global Health

January 08, 2013 / Rahim Kanani

Anthony Lake, Executive Director of UNICEF, on the Best Buy in Global Health

Often, it’s not about inventing new technologies, but repurposing existing ones.

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  • "Our desire to bring every good thing to our children is a force for good throughout the world. It’s what propels societies forward." —Melinda Gates

  • The Global Fund has helped to deliver more than 190 million bed nets to protect families from malaria.

  • "The world faces a clear choice. If we invest relatively small amounts, many more poor farmers will be able to feed their families." —Bill Gates, 2012 Annual Letter

  • "When it come to global health, Bill and I are optimists—but we're impatient optimists. Tremendous progress is being made. But there is still so much we're impatient to see done." —Melinda French Gates

  • In Senegal, 80% of households now have a bed net, helping the number of malaria cases there drop 50% in a single year.

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