 | India Children's Health 'Ignored'
9 May 2008 | Asia
More than half of Indian children under the age of five do not get the health care they need, according to a report by Save the Children.
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| HIV Funding Priority Shift Call
9 May 2008 | North America
Funding for HIV prevention is being wasted on strategies which have little impact, say US researchers who call for a "dramatic shift" in priorities.
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| Mexican Farms Employ Kids Illegally, U.N. Says
9 May 2008 | Latin America
Adriana Salgado, 10, spends her days in a field in northwestern Mexico, picking spinach, cabbage and other vegetables that fill American salad bowls.
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| Real Simple Magazine Highlights 3 Member Organizations
9 May 2008 | Global
In its May, 2008 issue, Real Simple magazine notes the top 10 "fastest-growing charities" as identified by Charity Navigator.
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| 2008 International Literacy Prizes: Call for Nominations
9 May 2008 | Global
UNESCO’s Member States are invited to submit projects and programmes for the 2008 International Literacy Prizes.
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| Free AIDS Drugs Slash Death Rate in Malawi Study
9 May 2008 | Africa
Providing free AIDS drugs to people in northern Malawi has slashed adult mortality rates, vindicating a recent ramp-up in treatment in poor parts of rural Africa, researchers said.
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| Public Launch for the NGO Code of Conduct for Health Systems Strengthening
8 May 2008 | Global
On May 29th at 3pm EDT, the NGO Code of Conduct for Health Systems Strengthening will be formally announced at a press conference in conjunction with the upcoming Global Health Council Conference.
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| 2009 Ford Motor Company International Fellowship - Apply Now
8 May 2008 | Global
The 2009 Ford Motor Company International Fellowship of the 92nd Street Y is now accepting applications.
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| Global: Six Million Children "Need Not Die Every Year"
8 May 2008 | Global
More than six million children could be saved from death every year if funding were increased to improve community-level health services in the developing world.
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| South Africa: Court Ruling on Water Sets "Global Precedent"
8 May 2008 | Africa
A landmark High Court ruling against a multimillion-dollar prepaid water scheme in South Africa's largest township, Soweto, has been heralded as a global precedent in the struggle for the basic human right to water.
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