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Nurses Should Be Backbone of ARV Treatment
Source: Inter Press Service
by Kristin Palitza DURBAN, Apr 2 (IPS) - Effectively scaling up South Africans’ access to antiretroviral (ARV) treatment will require decentralisation of health services from hospitals to clinics and allowing nurses to manage and eventually to initiate ARV treatment and care. Doctors, researchers and activists…
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Congress expands AmeriCorps volunteer program
Source: Associated Press
By Ann Sanner WASHINGTON--Tens of thousands of Americans, from teenagers to baby boomers, soon will get a fresh chance to lend a helping hand in a time of need. The House voted 275-149 Tuesday for a $5.7 billion bill that triples positions in the Clinton-eraAmeriCorps program,…
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Don't discount the value or distress of nonprofits
by John M. Bridgeland and Bruce Reed The economic downturn has prompted congressional action to shore up the financial sector and get credit flowing. What's been missing is a concerted effort to respond to a quiet crisis in America - the plight of the nonprofit…
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Help others to see
Source: Canberra Times (Australia)
NINE-year-old Malo was born with congenital cataracts, a clouding in both his eyes. His condition meant he could not go out in the fields with his Mum, or play in the bright sun with other children. By holding his head close to the page and…
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Panel OKs new sex-education plan for schools
Source: The Associated Press
RALEIGH -- Sex education for North Carolina adolescents would be expanded to include giving parents the option of a curriculum that stresses abstinence but also discusses contraception under legislation that passed an early hurdle this week. The House Education Committee voted 32-21 along party lines…
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UCSF Receives $125 Million for New Medical Center at Mission Bay
Source: The University of California, San Francisco
By Robin Hindery UCSF has received one of the largest gifts in its 145-year history $125 million as the lead funding for a state-of-the-art medical center at the Mission Bay campus. The transformative donation injects a shot of adrenaline into an ambitious project that will…
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Housing slump changing options for older Americans
Source: NY Newsday
Aging in place has become the only possibility for many as the weakened economy erodes real estate values and retirement savings by MARK MILLER For a growing number of older Americans, the housing slump has changed the concept of "aging in place" from a lifestyle…
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Obama Says He Is Open to Altering Health Plan
Source: The New York Times
Original Source By ROBERT PEAR and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG WASHINGTON — President Obama vowed Thursday to end a decades-long stalemate on overhauling the health care system, and he indicated for the first time that he was open to compromise on details of the proposal he…
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Large Foundations Fall Short in Supporting Vulnerable Groups
Source: National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
Washington, D.C. - The nation's largest foundations only gave $1 out of $3 to benefit the economically and socially disadvantaged, according to the Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best: Benchmarks to Assess and Enhance Grantmaker Impact, released yesterday by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy.…
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Gates Foundation Awards $100 Million to Help Women Prevent HIV Infection
Source: Philanthropy News Digest
Original Source The International Partnership for Microbicides in Silver Spring, Maryland, has announced a $100 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in support of its work to develop microbicides that give women in developing countries the power to protect themselves against HIV…
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