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South African Children's Hospital Closed Under Apartheid To Reopen
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September 26, 2012
Jason Beaubien, NPR
A large children's hospital in Durban, South Africa, is being rebuilt two decades after it closed owing to apartheid. It opened in 1931 as a facility for all races, but racial tensions in the 1980s forced its closure.
A large children's hospital in Durban, South Africa, is being rebuilt two decades after it closed owing to apartheid. It opened in 1931 as a facility for all races, but racial tensions in the 1980s forced its closure.
Making a Campaign Commitment to an AIDS-Free Generation
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September 26, 2012
The Huffington Post
It's fall in Washington, the time when global health advocates usually make a final push to address critical health initiatives in the dwindling days of the Congressional session.
It's fall in Washington, the time when global health advocates usually make a final push to address critical health initiatives in the dwindling days of the Congressional session.
Frank Tanner, CWA Local 9410, Dies from Asbestos-Caused Lung Cancer
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September 25, 2012
On September 16, 2012, Frank Tanner, a long-time member of CWA Local 9410, San Francisco, California, and employee of Pacific Telephone succumbed to asbestos-caused lung cancer.
Can Mobile Phones Help Fight Pediatric AIDS?
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September 25, 2012
Mashable
Can mobile phones help eliminate pediatric AIDS? ?No,? said Josh Nesbit, CEO of Medic Mobile, not on its own. But it turns out the people who have those mobile devices, Nesbit said, definitely can.
Can mobile phones help eliminate pediatric AIDS? ?No,? said Josh Nesbit, CEO of Medic Mobile, not on its own. But it turns out the people who have those mobile devices, Nesbit said, definitely can.
The Fed Who Took a Risk and Saved Lives
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September 25, 2012
Government Executive
Working with the Partnership for Public Service, we have the privilege of profiling the 2012 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals (a.k.a. the SAMMIES) winners over the next several weeks. We will not only tell their incredible stories of determination and, in many cases, life-changing achievements ? but we?ll also be pulling out key leadership and management tips with a few lessons learned that can be modeled across agencies.
Working with the Partnership for Public Service, we have the privilege of profiling the 2012 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals (a.k.a. the SAMMIES) winners over the next several weeks. We will not only tell their incredible stories of determination and, in many cases, life-changing achievements ? but we?ll also be pulling out key leadership and management tips with a few lessons learned that can be modeled across agencies.