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#VegHead Community Unites to Gift Nutritious ‘Veggies Made Great’ to Health Care Workers Nationwide

Merilee Kern · May 07, 2020

::: Throughout May 2020, industry-leading plant-based foods purveyor ‘Veggies Made Great’ is galvanizing its base to nominate health care workers to receive free supply o…

5 Ways Memberships Are Changing Health and Wellness for Everyone

Cher Murphy · August 23, 2016

ONTARIO, California – (August 23, 2016) – A common complaint in most households around the country is that health care expenses are out of control, and for some families…

Rural Women's Empowerment Critical to Sustainable Development

The Editors · October 17, 2016

New York, N.Y. Marking the International Day of Rural Women, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed that rural women are critical to the success of almost…

In Nepal, U.N. Rushes to Replace Quake-Damaged Health Facilities Ahead of Monsoon

The Editors · June 1, 2015

New York, N.Y. The United Nations health agency is racing critical medical supplies to fourteen of Nepal's most earthquake-affected districts in an effort to restore heal…

Japanese-American Doctor's First Visit to Cuba

The Editors · January 28, 2013

By Dr. Kazuko Tatsumura Hillyer. Havana, Cuba. I consider myself such a lucky person. At almost 75, I have visited over 140 countries on all continents, and I have lived…

Obamacare: U.S. Starts Selling Health Insurance to Uninsured

VOA News · October 1, 2013

Washington, D.C. The U.S. has started offering to sell health insurance to millions of people who do not have coverage to help pay their medical bills. Early today, the f…

First 'Davos' for Women's International Development in NYC

Jim Luce · July 1, 2010

New York, N.Y. I met Cecilia Attias, former First Lady of France and founder and executive chair of the Cecilia Attias Foundation for It was extraordinarily successful -…

Goodbye, Western Union? Overseas Remittances Now ATM to ATM

Pierre-Richard Bercy · March 15, 2010

C ash remittances allow people living in cash-hungry countries to receive funds from friends and relatives in cash positive-countries. Before the earthquake in Haiti, Hai…