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The Global Moms Relay is Coming Soon!

The Global Moms Relay will launch on March 7, in time to celebrate International Women’s Day, and highlights amazing mothers through Mothers’ Day on May 11. Here is one of our favorites from last year's relay!

Closer to a World Without Measles

The symptoms for measles are varied and we can easily forget that this disease is still taking the lives of children -- especially those under the age of five -- around the world. So what is the state of measles today?

Newsday Tuesday – Preventable Diseases Making a Scary Come-Back

“For most of us, measles and whooping cough are diseases of the past. You get a few shots as a kid and then hardly think ...

Solving the World’s Health Problems in 20 Years!

Our goals as mothers are to keep our kids healthy and strong, and give them the best future we possibly can. Mothers everywhere have these same goals. Recently I was able to attend a briefing at the United Nations about how the global solutions for health are coming together.

Newsday Tuesday – Text Messages Help the Fight Against Malnutrition in Malawi

Each week in Malawi’s rural district of Chikwawa, more than 200 mothers bring their children (under age 5) to the Makwira Health Center for a monthly check-in. The children are weighed and their height and arm circumferences are measured. The measurements are then sent to a central hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi’s capital city, via SMS text message.

Show Your Love to the World!

What better time to show some love than Valentine’s Day? Here are some ways you can give mothers and children a little extra support:

Paving a New Path for Maasai Girls through Education

Every year on February 6, the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) draws attention to FGM and for direct action to end this harmful practice.

NewsDay Tuesday: Scientists Need Your Help with Cancer Research

How an inter-galatic space game is helping in the fight against cancer.