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		<title>NY Philharmonic Performance for Polio</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/11/16/ny-philharmonic-performance-for-polio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ONE.Partners</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rotary International is teaming up with violin virtuoso and polio survivor Itzhak Perlman and the world-renowned New York Philharmonic to present the Concert to End Polio, a benefit performance supporting the global effort to eradicate this disabling and sometimes fatal childhood disease. 
Polio eradication resonates strongly with Mr. Perlman, who contracted the disease at age [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch Global Pneumonia Summit Live Right Now</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/11/02/watch-global-pneumonia-summit-live-right-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/11/02/watch-global-pneumonia-summit-live-right-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Virginia Simmons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is World Pneumonia Day and you can watch the Global Pneumonia Summit live]]></description>
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		<title>Vaccinations at all-time high</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/10/21/vaccinations-at-all-time-high/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/10/21/vaccinations-at-all-time-high/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nora Coghlan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ONE]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNICEF, the WHO and the World Bank came together today to announce that while more children are being vaccinated than ever before, nearly 24 million of the world’s most at-risk children are still not receiving life-saving vaccinations. Reaching these children will require an estimated $1 billion each year. 
The announcement came today after new data [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO says all children should receive a vaccine to prevent diarrhea</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/05/who-says-all-children-should-receive-a-vaccine-to-prevent-diarrhea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/05/who-says-all-children-should-receive-a-vaccine-to-prevent-diarrhea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa.Fleisher</dc:creator>
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The World Health Organization’s expert advisory panel on immunizations announced today that all children should receive a vaccine that can prevent a severe type of diarrhea and vomiting caused by the rotavirus.
Every year, 600,000 children die from severe diarrhea caused by rotavirus around the world.  Although most of these deaths occur in developing countries, rotavirus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Health Day 2009: Save Lives!  Make Hospitals Safe in Emergencies</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/04/07/world-health-day-2009-save-lives-make-hospitals-safe-in-emergencies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/04/07/world-health-day-2009-save-lives-make-hospitals-safe-in-emergencies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rena Pacheco-Theard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This day is for you, global health.
April 7th, World Health Day, celebrates the importance of health for productive and happy lives.  Every year since 1950, the day highlights a specific health theme that is of priority concern for the World Health Organization (learn about past themes, including climate change, international health security, and maternal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>African First Ladies Health Summit</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/03/25/african-first-ladies-health-summit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/03/25/african-first-ladies-health-summit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret McDonnell</dc:creator>
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First ladies from across Africa will meet with a range of top experts in a first-ever U.S. summit to develop and improve locally-run programs that benefit mothers and children throughout the African continent.  The Leadership for Health Summit, to take place April 20 and 21 in Los Angeles is a joint effort of U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back to the Basics</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2008/10/15/back-to-the-basics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2008/10/15/back-to-the-basics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nora Coghlan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maternal and Child Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Government ministers and global health advocates from across the world are making their way to Almaty, Kazakhstan this week to focus on primary health care. The summit marks the 30th anniversary of the Alma-Ata Conference, which took place in the Kazakhstani city before the collapse of the USSR.
In the years since 1978, Alma-Ata has become [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bloomberg and Gates tackle Tobacco</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2008/07/29/bloomberg-and-gates-tackle-tobacco/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2008/07/29/bloomberg-and-gates-tackle-tobacco/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy Avila</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and philanthropist Bill Gates announced plans to raise $500 million for a campaign used to kick Big Tobacco – you guessed it – in the butt.
This is particularly significant for developing nations, as they are becoming popular targets for cigarette companies’ market demographic.
From the New York Times (Op-ed):
[Bloomberg and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO Warns that Climate Change May Worsen Health Crises</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2008/04/07/who-warns-that-climate-change-may-worsen-health-crises/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2008/04/07/who-warns-that-climate-change-may-worsen-health-crises/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nora Coghlan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate and Development]]></category>
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In commemoration of World Health Day, Dr. Margaret Chan, the director of the World Health Organization, warned that climate change stands to exacerbate health crises in the world’s poorest communities.
Reuters  reported: 
WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said that new patterns of global rainfall, droughts and storms could accelerate the spread of diseases such as malaria [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drug-Resistant TB Rate Rising</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2008/02/29/drug-resistant-tb-rate-rising/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2008/02/29/drug-resistant-tb-rate-rising/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Virginia Simmons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB)]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Health Organization (WHO) published their largest survey ever on multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) on Tuesday. In summary, MDR-TB is more prevalent, and more in need of control,  than ever.
&#8220;TB drug resistance needs a frontal assault. If countries and the international community fail to address it aggressively now we will lose this battle,&#8221; said [...]]]></description>
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