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    TIME’s Alex Perry Casts a Wide Net in Global Fight Against Malaria

    “Poverty doesn’t just hurt the poor, it hurts everyone” ~ Alex Perry Last Thursday, several of my colleagues and I heard Alex Perry, TIME’s South African bureau chief, speak about the global fight against malaria. His talk was appropriately held at Seattle BioMed, where scientists...

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    Why Vaccines Demand More Public Conversation

    Vaccines are “magical.” Vaccines are “the most effective public health tool.” Vaccines are a “smart investment.” Vaccines “save lives.” These were the messages reinforced by politicians as well as key global health influencers and leaders earlier this month at the GAVI pledging conference where world...

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  • Rachel Jones

    Tips & Insight for Pitching African Media

    Did you know that 9.7 million children die each year, the majority of whom are under the age of five due to common and preventable diseases?  In Ethiopia, one in eight children die before reaching their fifth birthday (source: UNICEF/Save the Children). Powerful and tangible,...

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    What’s All this Talk About Vaccines?

    Let’s talk about vaccines, not the indie English rock band, but the thing that saves lives. Last week I attended a World Affairs Council event on what media emphasizes as a controversial issue; the value of vaccines. I listened to a panel of vaccine experts...

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    A Supermodel’s Lesson About the Power of Communication

    “This is not an issue about statistics, but about women,” explained supermodel Christy Turlington Burns after noting that more than 500,000 women die every year from giving birth – making it one of the leading causes of mortality and a pressing global health issue. I had the...

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