A great compilation of what mothers in the developing world need.

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The NYT on Dr. Margaret Chan, who has battled H1N1, SARS, and avian flu:

"Rules adopted in 2005 by the W.H.O., based in Geneva, have made Dr. Chan perhaps the most powerful international public health official in history. She no longer must beg for cooperation from national authorities but can demand information about threats to global health."

And Dr. Chan says, "With any new disease, it’s difficult to understand the full picture. One has to be modest to understand that we are competing against an enemy, the virus. And trying to understand it and reduce the anxiety of the world and reduce the suffering of people, that’s not easy."

We've already established Obama as 'Doctor Obama', 'The One', etc. Is Margaret Chan the world's 'Wonder Woman'?

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In India, the mobile phone "crystalizes a cultural moment".

From the article:
"But it is also that the cellphone appeals deeply to the Indian psychology, to the spreading desire for personal space and voice, not in defiance of the family and tribe, but in the chaotic midst of it."

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I recently discovered Camfed, an organization that is fighting HIV/AIDS and poverty by empowering girls in Africa.

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Life Expectancy at Birth in Africa from 1960 - 2004 from UUorld Inc on Vimeo.

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The Gates Foundation recently announced its winners for round two of the Grand Challenges competition. Many of these solutions are humbling.