http://youtu.be/Q3J-yqsF5uM Upon hearing the story of Jack Andraka, a 15-year old teenager who developed a quick, easy and simple way for the early detection of pancreatic cancer, I started to think of the many ways that young people are contributing to our global progress. Jack’s story is inspiring, not just because it’s going to revolutionize…
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From January 14th to May 31st, the Children’s Prize asked the world a simple question: how many children’s lives can you save from preventable causes? The best answer will win $1 Million. In this video, we’ve compiled our 1st round highlights. There were 565 proposal submissions from 70 countries around he world. All of these…
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As the Children’s Prize approaches its last week, we’d like to highlight our mission of saving lives around the world, including from accidental deaths. According to CDC data from 2009, accidental deaths including motor vehicle accidents, suffocation, drowning, poisoning, fire/burns and falls account for the largest number of child deaths in the United States every…
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As we briefly shift to local health, it was surprising to read about malaria cases in Miami. Miami-Dade has the largest foreign-born population in the United States, making it one of the most international communities. The diversity found in Miami-Dade is attributed not only to its foreign-born residents, but also to its tourists and visitors.…
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Happy Mother’s Day from the Children’s Prize! Mothers across the globe share an unspoken and profound bond. The bond between mother and child. Women are the bearers of life and this Mother’s Day serves to remind us of the (human rights and maternal health) concerns that directly impact women, mothers. http://youtu.be/_tS5qQxmZSs http://youtu.be/LXmPHJWGbqE http://youtu.be/WtvzuLuQ1zg Video material…
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What does being a mother mean to you? As part of their #FirstMoments campaign, Save the Children and several celebrity moms that include Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Connelly and Allyson Hannigan join with celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe and moms worldwide to relate the thoughts they experienced prior to giving birth. Even with resources available to them,…
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The Children’s Prize has received malaria proposals from eight countries that are listed within the top 17 as having the largest number of malaria deaths, according to the World Malaria Report. However, malaria proposals have not been received from Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote d’Ivoire and Mozambique. These three countries are among the top six…
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**Please click the right arrow for all the details… With 38 days to go, the Children’s Prize has reached over 150 countries. We’re excited to have hundreds of proposals submitted from 45 countries as of April 24th! The top five countries submitting are: 1. Kenya 2. Uganda 3. India 4. United States 5. Nigeria Of…
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World Immunization Week 2013 is an initiative by the World Health Organization (WHO) dedicated to raising public awareness of how immunization saves lives around the world. Every year, millions of children could be spared an unnecessary death from measles, pneumonia, diarrhea, polio, diphtheria, tetanus and other preventable diseases if we could simply get them the…
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