These are some of the links that I have saved at the Make NOISE for the Millennium Development Goals Diigo Group page with some of them having been featured in this blog. Seems like a quick and easy way to promote them again. Most of the comments are from the sites themselves, not me.
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Nets Save Lives | Nothing But Nets Campaign
Simply put, malaria kills. Nets can save lives. Here are some harsh realities about malaria:
Fact: Malaria is preventable, but causes nearly 500 million illnesses each year and kills more than 1 million of those who become infected.
Fact: Ninety percent of deaths caused by malaria occur in Africa, where the disease is a leading killer of children. Every 30 seconds a child in Africa dies from malaria.
Fact: Malaria is the #1 killer of refugees in Africa. Two-thirds of the 33 million refugees worldwide live in malaria endemic countries.
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Measles Initiative
Launched in 2001, the Measles Initiative is a partnership — led by the American Red Cross, United Nations Foundation, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UNICEF and World Health Organization — committed to reducing measles deaths worldwide.The Measles Initiative founding partners provide technical and financial support to governments and communities conducting mass vaccination campaigns, improving routine immunization services, and establishing effective disease surveillance. To date, the partnership has invested US $670 million in measles control activities, helping to save an estimated 4.3 million lives.
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Global Polio Eradication
The goal of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative is to ensure that no child will ever again know the crippling effects of polio. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is the largest public health initiative the world has ever known.
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U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs
The Committee that will be reviewing the Foreign Assistance Act which is an important component in America's effort to help in achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
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USAID: USAID History
On September 4, 1961, the Congress passed the Foreign Assistance Act, which reorganized the U.S. foreign assistance programs including separating military and non-military aid. The Act mandated the creation of an agency to administer economic assistance programs, and on November 3, 1961, President John F. Kennedy established the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
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United Nations Foundation » Achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goals: Progress Through Partnerships
UN Foundation CEO Kathy Bushkin Calvin testified on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight. The subject of her testimony: how cross-sector partnerships are advancing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
