All three of my kids had the flu and strep throat in the last 6 weeks. It felt like we were back in preschool. Other than missing Christmas, New Year’s, a few birthdays and collectively a couple weeks of school it was all so minor. No one contracted pneumonia. No one got dehydrated and passed out. No …
Last Thursday I found myself in the same room as Bill Gates, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and Afghan President Hamid Karzai among other world leaders and VIPs who’d gathered at the United Nations for basically a pep rally to eradiate polio. Finally eradicate polio. In lieu of driving carpool and microwaving dinner I sat beside my fellow UN Foundation colleagues and …
What do you get when you mix activists, social media and a good portion of global perspective? Moments Matter mobile App. Have a favorite milestone? The Social Good Summit 2012. It’s “where big ideas meet new media to create innovative solutions” as Mashable one of the co-hosts put it. This past weekend the United Nations Foundation, Mashable and other …
Shot@Life: The Stats Let’s forget breastfeeding and noted mayors who act like boobs for one moment and take a look at a public health effort designed to save children’s lives that refreshingly is backed by solid empirical evidence and ultimately will make a big difference in the lives of families around the world – none other than the …
Pertussis, aka whooping cough. Get to know it. You may be seeing or hearing it soon at a playground or pediatric ER near you. By hearing, I mean the horrible gasping of breath following a coughing fit. An infection can last for 10 weeks. WEEKS. The good news. The World Health …