By Dr. Judy Monroe, president and CEO of the CDC Foundation For many, Zika virus has fallen off the radar since the height of the outbreak in the western hemisphere in 2015–17 as the news ...
Photo Above: Dr. Mark Thorson of Haiti’s Children presents Dr. Philippe Seneque with a MAP International Mission Pack. Each pack contains treatments to serve the needs of 750 people. Dr. Philippe is the only doctor ...
By Joseph Bresee, MD, Director of the Partnership for Influenza Vaccine Introduction at The Task Force for Global Health. The development of a universal influenza vaccine has long been a public health goal, but it has ...
By Judy Monroe, MD, president and CEO of the CDC Foundation We recently marked the second month since the beginning of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). While this latest outbreak ...
By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President MedShare is celebrating our 20th anniversary this year and, fittingly, we just reached our 20 millionth patient! The dedication and generosity of our donors, volunteers, staff, and global advocates ...
By Michelle Panneton, MPH, senior program officer for the CDC Foundation In 2015, Bloomberg Philanthropies launched the Data for Health Initiative (D4H) to help governments build sustainable capacity to gather and use scientific data to ...
By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President Each year MedShare organizes an Impact Trip to a country we serve as a way to give Board members, staff, donors, potential donors, and supporters a way to see ...
By Jennie Ward-Robinson, PhD, President & CEO, Uniting for Health Innovation As we near the end of the first decade of the 21st century, we can clearly see that while a host of medical triumphs have led ...
By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President As an organization that depends on volunteers, National Volunteer Week is a special celebration for MedShare. Our work is made possible by generous individuals who give their time and ...
MAP International, funded by a grant from Georgia Baptist Healthcare Ministry Foundation (GBHCMF), announces the Atlanta launch of its pilot program to expand access to medicine in Georgia. The first such partnership established in Atlanta with ...
By Judy Monroe, MD, president and CEO of the CDC Foundation I know from my own experience in primary care and public health that it’s not a matter of if a community will need to ...
By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President On International Women’s Day, MedShare partnered with King & Spalding for a national event. Offices across the country raised funds and volunteered in support of 2 Million Mothers. Spanning ...
By: Alison Fussell, Executive Director, Childspring International There is nothing sweeter than helping a child in need, especially when you’re lucky enough to do so with such an inspiring team. With all the myriad problems ...
Photo above: Debris continues to litter many streets in Puerto Rico as this photo from late January 2018 shows. By Laura Angel, vice president for advancement for the CDC Foundation Downed power lines, destroyed buildings, stacks ...
By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President Just over a year ago, nine developing nations committed to cutting preventable maternal and neonatal deaths in half. Bangladesh, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda ...
By Dave Ross, ScD, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Task Force for Global Health This month, we will move into a larger headquarters in downtown Decatur to meet the growing needs of our programs and ...
Photo above: Through the Zika Contraception Access Network, the CDC Foundation and partners rapidly established a network of physicians at clinics across Puerto Rico trained to provide the full range of FDA-approved, reversible contraceptive methods ...
Photo Above: MAP International Board Chair Phil Mazzilli and MAP CEO Steve Stirling recently visited hospitals and clinics in Haiti to survey how medicines and health supplies were being used to help Haitians. Imagine your ...
By Judy Monroe, MD, president and CEO of the CDC Foundation According to the World Health Organization, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) kill 40 million people each year, equivalent to 70 percent of all deaths globally. To ...
By Charles Redding 2017 has been a difficult year for many. Outbreaks of infectious diseases like cholera and diphtheria have ravaged medically underserved communities in multiple countries. Poor healthcare in refugee camps has caused complications ...
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