A Great Mother's Day Gift
May 11 2008
Today we celebrate a fundamental human emotion: the love between a mother and child. But if flowers and a sentimental card are all that interests you this Mother's Day, stop reading now.
Day for Healthier Mothers
May 11 2008
In this country and most of the world, preserving the health of mothers and their children requires more than a greeting card. It will take renewed commitment to basic health care practices and fairness.
It's not one of those so-what days. This Sunday, and surely no one needs to be reminded, is Mother's Day. A day when perhaps more greeting cards will be opened and telephone calls made than any other day of the year.
Kids at risk globally
May 07 2008
Nearly 27,000 infants and children under age 5 around the world die daily - or almost 10 million a year - for reasons as preventable as keeping an infant's head warm.
Child health care lacking for many group says
May 06 2008
Inexpensive medical care for such easily treatable diseases as pneumonia and diarrhea could save the lives of millions of children worldwide every year, particularly in poor undeveloped countries, a U.S.-based charity said in a report Tuesday.
Panel examines international health crisis
Apr 02 2008
Eminent leaders in various scientific fields shared their views on the partnership between academia and industry as well as the ways both the public and private sectors can promote global health at a symposium yesterday afternoon in Dodds Auditorium.
Frist to Receive Humanitarian Award
Mar 27 2008
Dr. Bill Frist, former U.S. Senate majority leader, will be honored by Physicians for Peace for his work on global health, the group announced.
Frist tells congress of his new campaign
Mar 14 2008
It was a homecoming of sorts: Bill Frist's first time back before Congress since he retired from the U.S. Senate more than a year ago. But more importantly, Frist's return to Capitol Hill on Thursday was a carefully orchestrated campaign to draw attention to a moral and humanitarian concern: reducing child mortality around the world.
When former Sen. Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., left office in 2006, he searched for a cause to champion that he said "would make the biggest impact on changing the course of humanity."
History will judge us on our fight against AIDS
Mar 04 2008
More than 33 million people throughout the world live with HIV/AIDS. The disease accounted for more than 2 million deaths last year, and an additional 2.5 million new victims were infected in 2007 alone.