Brandon with Rep. Joe Wilson and others Instead of attending my lecture and turning in a paper last Monday — I was in a meeting with Rep. Joe Wilson, (R-S.C.). Although I was prepared to debate the issues and reasons for fighting extreme poverty and the spread of preventable diseases, I was pleasantly surprised to [...]
Please welcome Todd Summers to the blog. He’s ONE’s new senior adviser for global health and we’re excited to have him! © The Associated Press 2010 The people that put together “Sesame Street” and Jim Henson’s “The Muppets Show” have been working to create a version in Nigeria called “Sesame Square.” They announced that the [...]
Global cash support to fight AIDS is falling – UNAIDS chief Michel Sidibe said that global contributions to fighting AIDS are dropping for the first time in 15 years amid tough economic times. He called for the creation of cheaper drugs as means to quelling costs. (AFP) New test can diagnose tuberculosis in under two [...]
This month, we’ll be featuring blog posts that help illustrate the Global Fund’s effect on programs that fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria around the world — and the people suffering from these diseases. Last month, we asked our friends on Facebook and Twitter to send in their most burning questions about the Global Fund — [...]
New malaria drug candidate holds promise – Scientists have identified a promising drug that represents an entirely new class of medicines to treat malaria. Further studies are in the works, with the potential of clinical trials later this year. (Gautam Naik, The Wall Street Journal) U.N. delays release of report on possible Congo genocide – [...]
Bwalya Liteta I — along with many of my colleagues at ONE — was shocked and saddened to learn that Bwalya Liteta — the 12-year-old girl featured in the recent HBO documentary “The Lazarus Effect” — passed away on August 14th. As many of you may have seen from our sister organization (RED)‘s website, Bwalya [...]
We are very sorry to announce that Bwalya Liteta, the 12-year-old girl featured in HBO and (RED)’s documentary, “The Lazarus Effect,” passed away on August 14 due to complications from AIDS. We know that many ONE members have been deeply moved by her story and will remember her courage and strength. Our sympathy goes out [...]
ONE is hitting the campaign trail to find out where candidates stand on extreme poverty. Stay tuned for more updates like these from our field team and organizers on the road. Joe Sestak, Pastor Staniz and Amber As a member of Rep. Joe Sestak’s, (D-Pa.), congressional district, my daughter and I were able to catch [...]
The U.N. Summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is less than two weeks away, so what better way to jump into the issues than by – hmm – reading up on them? This week, Melinda French Gates of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is blogging about the MDGs in advance of their TEDxChange [...]
Church La Capilla 20 de Mayo began in 2004 under a small shade tree on the street, with some borrowed chairs and a lot of enthusiasm from neighborhood children. At the time, Pastor Raul was a youth pastor at another church in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. He began visiting the Normandia neighborhood to spend some time with the children, sharing the [...]
The Love Alliance Newsletter #39 www.thelovealliance.net September 1, 2010 School has started or is soon approaching along with fall. We can’t believe it is September already, which means that it is time for our Fourth Annual Fall Cleaning. Check out this month’s Action Project below for more information. LAST MONTH – HAPPENINGS Last month marked [...]
Pink is associated with purity, love and compassion. It communicates gentleness and freshness. Pink represents good health and life, which you offer to children in poverty. My Account l Sponsor a Child l Help Babies and Moms l Crisis Updates Read full original post.
Photo courtesy of CARE This summer, Pakistan experienced the worst flooding in 80 years. Nearly 20 million people – approximately one-ninth of Pakistan’s population – have been displaced by the disaster, leaving millions of people without food, shelter and clean water. The flooding has pretty much destroyed all the things a country needs to function: [...]
ONE members meet up with Sen. Graham’s staff to talk poverty As the ONE congressional district leader for South Carolina’s 5th District, I’m happy to report that our grassroots efforts are picking up steam here in Rock Hill. Local ONE members Alice Burmeister, Rev. Mary Catherine Young and I had the opportunity to sit down [...]
Please welcome Brooke Riley to the ONE Blog. She is our policy team’s most recent addition and will be assisting with global health research. Today is the final day of the groundbreaking Global Maternal Health Conference, the first international technical conference focused exclusively on maternal health. This exciting conference, organized by EngenderHealth’s Maternal Health Task [...]
