By: Olusimbo Ige, MD,MS,MPH, Executive Director, Global Health Unit, Global Ministries When Jean Shailunga of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) contracted cholera, he was more fortunate than many of his neighbors in the rural community of the North Katanga Province. The change-maker for Shailunga was the 16-day cholera treatment he received at a Kizanga […]
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Show Your Love For Puerto Rico And USVI While Tripling Your Donation
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 of debris and massive infrastructure challenges. This description may bring to mind the immediate aftermath of a natural disaster. But […]
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Give Thanks by Giving Back
By Charles Redding “Help needs to get into people’s hands now. Not tomorrow, not later. Now.” Yulín Cruz, Mayor of San Juan A few weeks ago, the Mayor of San Juan begged for assistance after reporting that two people had died in the hospital because there was no power. Since then, we’ve gotten reports of […]
