Deborah Phillips
Oct 29, 2012
Malawi was a groundbreaker: The first developing country where research definitively proved that rotavirus vaccines will save lives in the world's most challenging settings. A study in Malawi and South Africa garnered the first figures on
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Aug 27, 2012
Where else but a Toilet Fair could one encounter an evening of stimulating conversation… about poop? The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation proudly presented the chance to mingle with some of the most innovative, creative minds applying their
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Aug 17, 2012
Everywhere we went in Zambia, there were reminders of water. There were the fantastic and inspiring people we met working on WASH programs, of course, whose magnitude and potential—and impact already—is certainly worth notice. But there were
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Jul 23, 2012
Restful nights mean better tomorrows for families, communities, and nations. Rotavirus vaccines are one of the latest tools for moms globally.
Precious sleep. From birth, it is essential to our health and well-being. And no one knows this more
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Jul 13, 2012
Ten years of development work, and this week marked my first visit to an African health care clinic. The waiting room was tiny, tight, and filled with weary anxiety. The bottom line being that, despite my own excitement, the women and children in
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May 07, 2012
A one-one-one chat with Mickey Mouse… cookies for breakfast… that GI Joe paratrooper… a sweeter, quieter (maybe non-existent?) little sister…. Remember the things you yearned for when you were five? Every kid deserves the simple wishes that go
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Dec 07, 2011
A young inpatient recovers from severe diarrhea, a bandage on his small hand the remnant of emergency IV rehydration.
By the second open-air hospital, I knew better than to look for water fountains. The sealed plastic bottles conspicuously tucked
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Feb 02, 2011
I typically wouldn't consider having to “go” a cause for celebration.
But having a place to “go”—whenever, wherever—now there's a reason to rejoice. Last November, I was on hand as WaterAid and the King County Library system brought this message to
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