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Countries / Nepal

Looking for Bold New Partners to Join the Fight Against Malnutrition

March 29, 2018 / Kamel Chida

Despite significant progress in recent decades, malnutrition is still a huge barrier to children’s health and development around the world. The numbers speak for themselves: poor nutrition is an underlying cause of nearly half of child deaths, and leads to stunted development in 155 million children each year.

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Our Response to the Earthquake in Nepal

April 29, 2015 / Amanda Lanzarone

We’re announcing two emergency response grants totaling $1 million dollars to meet the critical needs of those affected by the earthquake.

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The Case for a Safe Space: Libraries Empower Women In Asia

December 08, 2014 / Tina Sciabica

Libraries are a solution: they offer an "integrated delivery" model that provides women with a safe space and access to essential information on health, livelihoods, rights, and more.

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Three Ways for Health Workers to Mitigate a Hidden Global Crisis

January 30, 2014 / Susan W. Hayes

Equipping health workers with burn prevention, training and treatment in countries like Nepal helping to save and improve lives affected by an underreported crisis in global health.

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Can Changing Behavior Save Newborn Lives?

October 16, 2013 / Gary Darmstadt, Wolfgang Munar

Why do millions of infants continue to die needlessly each year when tools are available to save them? Two approaches have emerged recently to saving newborn lives using behavior change in communities with high rates of newborn death.

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  • "I am convinced that through the telling of stories, we discover what connects us." —Melinda Gates

  • "Our young people are the future. We must provide for them. We must give them the positive leadership they are asking for." —Grace Murray Hopper

  • "The number of people dying from AIDS has gone down by more than 20% in the last five years, to fewer than 2 million annually. Given the lives that at stake, I'm impatient enough that I'm willing to be viewed as a troublemaker by those happy with the status quo." —Bill Gates

  • "I have an optimistic view of human nature. For the most part, I believe people are good, that we want to help our neighbors. I believe people want to be good citizens. When they see a problem, they want to fix it." —William H. Gates, Sr.

  • The Global Fund has helped to deliver more than 190 million bed nets to protect families from malaria.

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