“Does anyone have any antibiotics I can borrow? My husband is sick and has an important presentation for work, but the doctor here won't prescribe them.” “My child has a sore throat with fever. I'm sure it's strep throat, but the doctor is making us wait! Does anyone have any amoxicillin they don't need?”
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Out of sight, out of mind. Isn’t that how much of life works, when the issue is not a quick fix? You will be reading this in October, after National Suicide Prevention Month in the United States has ended. September 10 was Worldwide Suicide Prevention Day, so for a brief moment this year, a...
Tanzania is a country in East Africa, including the three spice islands of Zanzibar, Mafia and Pemba. Tanzania is located immediately south of the Equator. The country is the site of Africa’s highest and lowest points: Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 meters) above sea level and the Bed of Lake Tanganyika (352 meters) below sea level, respectively. The literary...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and several FAWCO clubs participate in the Heart Pillow Project; here is news from two of them.
Georgia Kallis reported that AWO Greece has been sewing, stuffing, and delivering their AWOG Heart Pillows since...
Of the 7.7 billion people living on this planet, over five billion have access to a working mobile phone.[1] Reasonably priced phones are compact and have efficient battery life, multimedia support and interactive user interfaces. In developed countries, mobile phones have exceeded other communication devices and become a gateway to personal entertainment, photography and as a portal for...
Climate change is a critical issue facing the world today, and many see it as an existential crisis. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for a special UN Climate Action Summit, where leaders from government and business would outline their actions to address this threat, even going beyond what was first agreed upon at the Paris Climate Agreement. The Paris...
Last month there were climate strikes around the world, and almost eight million people walked out on the streets of the entire globe, more than four million (and counting!) of them in Europe. Following the lead of young people, the Global Climate Strike from September 20–27 showed how many people are determined, powerful and committed to demanding climate action. To see...
