Health and Wellness
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02-21-17
First Comprehensive Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Initiative Launched in Africa
His Excellency the President Lieutenant General Dr. Seretse Khama Ian Khama of the Republic of Botswana, the Honorable Minister Dorcas Makgato of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers (TXCH) and Baylor College of M...
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02-10-17
GSK Creates a New Business Model with Innovative Marketing and Sales Practices
The pharmaceutical company ranks first in both trust and customer value, according to a survey of 4,000 US healthcare professionals. Tom Idle reports…
It is hard to think of a more contentious business practice than the one historically used to sell pharmaceuticals. For the past 50 years,...
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02-08-17
Blue Cross Foundation Announces Grant Awards For Innovation
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation has announced the first three grant awards from its New Horizons grant f...
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02-06-17
Anthem Blue Cross And Blue Shield Foundation Committed $1.8 Million To Improving Health And Strengthening Colorado Communities In 2016
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield today announced that its foundation and 2,000 associates in Colorado contributed $1.8 million and 2,100 volunteer hours to health-related causes and community events in 2016.
“We’ve had deep roots in communities throughout Colorado for 79 years,” said Mike...
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02-03-17
IFPMA and the IAEA Through Its Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT) Join Forces to Make a Difference in Comprehensive Cancer Control
The IAEA and IFPMA announced today that they will join forces in the area of comprehensive cancer control. This new collaboration is centered on helping to ensure cancer is a health priority at national and global levels, and supporting stronger health system capacities to ensure overall cancer i...
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01-30-17
New Management Tool for Improving Worker and Women's Health in Factories
A new guidebook to help factories improve worker health and manage their health activities as a basic management function was released today by the Levi Strauss Foundation and the Evidence Project/Meridian Group Int...
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01-26-17
Anthem and its Foundation Tackle Some of Missouri’s Most Complex Health Needs in 2016
Everyday countless nonprofits across the country are working hard to improve the health of our communities. The Anthem Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Anthem, Inc. recognizes the impact these organizations are making and shares a common goal for a healthier generation of Americans. Through i...
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01-12-17
1000 Disabled Africans to Receive Free Treatment in India Through the #OperationRehab Initiative
#OperationRehab aims to revolutionise the delivery of healthcare and education to disabled people in Africa by offering free or heavily subsidised medical treatment, rehabilitation, education and skills development to thousands of disabled Africans over the next few years, starti...
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01-05-17
Water For People to Help over 100,000 Ugandans Gain Access to Safe Drinking Water Thanks to Grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
(Marketwired) - Water For People believes every person around the world deserves lasting access to safe water, and to help realize this vision it has received a three-year, $3 million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation in support of its work in the rural Kamwenge District of ...
