July 2010 - Global Health - The Network of Care

Gift Cards for Haitian Hospitals

By at least one metric, the Hopital Adventiste d'Haiti is quite well-equipped. Its storerooms are filled with wheelchairs, hygiene kits, a thousand-gallon box of dishrags, dozens of laryngoscopes and a 20-year supply of rubbing alcohol and peroxide...

Published Sat, Jul 31 2010 6:22 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Will Congress Vote to Empower Haitians?

Unless Haitian farmers and other small business owners have the opportunity to generate revenue and create jobs, the recovery from last January's catastrophic earthquake will continue to flounder. The Haiti Empowerment, Assistance and Rebuilding Read...

Published Fri, Jul 30 2010 12:12 PM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

The World's Poor, Waiting For a U.S. Climate Bill

Villagers in Latin America have no voice in the U.S. Senate. And when it comes to climate change, that's too bad. Last week, the U.S. Senate failed to pass a climate bill that called for caps on greenhouse gas emissions. Proponents failed to round...

Published Fri, Jul 30 2010 6:36 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Send a Greeting Card, Educate an Orphan

You've read the headlines: Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest rate of primary school enrollment of anywhere in the world. In many countries, fully one in four children aren't enrolled in school at all. A shortage of teachers, school fees, distance...

Published Thu, Jul 29 2010 12:25 PM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

In a Landmark Move, Darfur Rebels Agree to Protect Children

In what could be a vital step toward improving the welfare of children in Darfur, a Sudanese rebel group has signed a deal with the United Nations — agreeing to leave children out of its warfare. Will this move actually stop the use of child soldiers...

Published Thu, Jul 29 2010 6:40 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

The UN Calls Water a Human Right

Activists around the world are raising a glass today — of clear, cold water — after the UN today declared that access to clean water and sanitation is a human right. Without water, the average person wouldn't last more than a handful of days (or less...

Published Wed, Jul 28 2010 12:55 PM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Somalia's Problem Isn't Al Shabab, Food Security Is

Or at least, it's a big part of it. And this shouldn't be a little-known fact. It's been true for almost as long as some Change.org readers have been alive, according to the United Nations. And the issue recently surfaced on CNN, as well....

Published Wed, Jul 28 2010 6:00 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

The Link Between Tax Reform and Malaria

When it comes to the fight against malaria, don't just think about white-robed scientists or larger-than-life figures like Bill Gates, the presidents of Tanzania and Uganda argue in a new Wall Street Journal op-ed . Consider, instead, the role of...

Published Tue, Jul 27 2010 2:17 PM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

What Would James Cameron Think of Brazil's Forest Communities?

After the glow from Avatar faded, many of the movie's junkies found themselves depressed, knowing that they'd never get to experience the beauty of the world of Pandora firsthand. Actually, they can. It's a world that's home to the Ambé...

Published Tue, Jul 27 2010 7:12 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

When Did HIV Prevention Go Retro?

Any child of the 80s or early 90s should intuitively feel the improvement that’s been made on HIV/AIDS around the world. If you’re my age, or a little older, you remember Ryan White, and now you’re old enough to know why: He was the kid who got AIDS from...

Published Mon, Jul 26 2010 11:58 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Why the U.S. Shouldn't Discriminate Against Immigrants With Tuberculosis

As if the debate over immigration reform wasn't tense enough, these days, U.S. public health officials are growing increasingly concerned about the possibility that undocumented Mexican immigrants are entering the U.S. with drug-resistant forms of...

Published Mon, Jul 26 2010 6:15 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Building Brazil's Future, Brick By Eco-Brick

The path to fix Brazil’s housing shortage is paved with bricks. Well, kind of. For years, Brazil has seen its population significantly grow, which has squeezed access to housing in many of its cities. Though the country experienced a major economic makeover...

Published Sat, Jul 24 2010 6:56 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

In the Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Losing the Battle Against Addiction

I haven't heard yet whether delegates at this week's International AIDS conference — slogan, "Right Here, Right Now" — ever broke into any rousing choruses in the key of Jesus Jones. Given broad fears that the war on HIV/AIDS is falling...

Published Fri, Jul 23 2010 12:38 PM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

How a Salad Spinner Could Save Lives

Cleaning leafy greens isn’t the only way a salad spinner can help promote health. Now, thanks to a couple of innovative undergrads, this old kitchen tool is learning new tricks. When Lila Kerr and Lauren Theis enrolled in their Introduction to Bioengineering...

Published Fri, Jul 23 2010 7:00 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Tree Poaching on the Decline

If the Amazon has traditionally been known as the "earth's lungs," in recent decades, the green reservoir has begun to look badly moth-eaten and scarred. The good news, though, says one London-based think tank, is that such deforestation...

Published Thu, Jul 22 2010 2:20 PM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

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