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12-31-14
PT Freeport Indonesia, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Works to Reduce Incidences of Malaria Through a Comprehensive Public Health Program in Papua, Indonesia
In its continued efforts to wipe out malaria and prevent the spread of malaria disease by anopheles mosquitoes in the Mimika Regency in Papua, Indonesia, PT Freeport Indonesia, in conjunction with local institutions, recently distributed mosquito nets and sprayed insecticide in the hom...
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12-19-14
Creating an Accessible Care Model for Improving Healthcare in India
Vaatsalya, one of the most innovative companies in India has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA). The company has made a commitment to improve the quality of the life by improving access to affordable health options by scaling up their model of affordable and primary and secondary healthcar...
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12-01-14
Houston Organization Kicks Off One-Of-A-Kind Kids’ Health Program
Fly Movement, a kids’ wellness program that gives fitness bands to third graders, kicked off on October 27 at KIPP Dream Prep in Houston and is seeing its first signs of success.
Fly Movement is a new kids’ fitness program tha...
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11-20-14
CVS Health and its Foundation Commit More Than $1 Million in Grants to Support Tobacco Cessation Programs
CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today announced that the company and its foundation has committed to invest more than $1 million in grants to support tobacco cessation and prevention programs. The grants will be distributed to leading health care and community partners working to promote tobacc...
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11-17-14
Global Pro Bono is Moving the Needle on Maternal Health | Wednesday, November 19 at 1:00 PM EST | Upcoming #3BLchat
Mark Your Calendars!
Date: Wednesday, November 19"¨
Time: 1:00 pm, ET
According to many leading organizations in global health, including the Public Health Institute, 2014 presented 3 major megatrends in h...
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11-12-14
Combatting Health Risks and Promoting Better Hand Washing and Hygiene
Saraya Co. Ltd, a Japanese manufacturer of hygiene and sanitation products, joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) with an initiative to decrease healthcare associated infections in Uganda.
Saraya brings alcohol-based hand rub products to East Africa in an effort to reduce the spread of...
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11-12-14
Better Health East Bay and Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Invest $2 Million to Strengthen Health Care Safety Net for Underserved
Working collaboratively with Dr. Jeffrey Brenner and the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Partners, Better Health East Bay and Sutter Health’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center have announced a combined $2.1 million investment to strengthen a system of care that supports the health needs of underser...
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10-29-14
DNV GL Addresses Urgent Hospital Infection Concerns With New Managing Infection Risk Certification Program
Today DNV GL announced a new certification program aimed at transforming hospitals’ approach to managing infection risk. DNV GL certified Sentara Leigh and Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospitals in Virginia as the first two Centers of Excellence for its Managing Infection Risk (MIR) ...
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10-24-14
CVS Health and Direct Relief Partner to Donate $1 Million in Flu Shot Vouchers to Uninsured Patients of Community Health Clinics
CVS Health and Direct Relief announced today that they have partnered to provide $1 million in flu shot vouchers to community health clinic patients in underserved communities who lack health insurance. Nearly 100 participating clinics will identify uninsured individuals from their exi...
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10-10-14
EmblemHealth Supports Medically Underserved Young Adults Through Partnership with Children’s Health Fund
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For Tuesday, October 14 at 12:00 pm
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A special event will be held to celebrate EmblemHealth’s support of Children’s Health Fund’s mobile medical program. Through CBS EcoMedia’s WellnessAd program, EmblemHealth wi...
