A Celebration of Women cares for the Women of our World in Nepal. NEPALGANJ, Nepal — UNFPA It is especially dark tonight, with the monsoon rain coming down, not hard but constant. The evening birds have taken refuge in their tree nests all around, and the only sounds are the far-off murmur of conversations, the occasional but insistent barking of dogs and the eerie crow of large black birds that fill the compound. The calm and quiet night disguises the adversities here. The … [Read more...]
AIDS.gov – Michelle Samplin-Salgado : Lessons for the mHealth Summit (+ Podcast)
November 17, 2010 by
Lessons for the mHealth HIV Community At last week's mHealth Summit, we had the opportunity to connect with many of our Federal and community partners about how to leverage the mobile web to improve health outcomes. Lessons for the mHealth HIV Community By Jeremy Vanderlan, Lead Programmer, and Michelle Samplin-Salgado, New Media Strategist, AIDS.gov Gwynne Kostin, GSA At last week’s mHealth Summit , we had the opportunity to connect with many of our Federal and community partners … [Read more...]
Afghanistan, Empowering Women for Rural Health
October 8, 2010 by
Empowering Women for Rural Health More than 21,000 community health workers provide better access to health services for rural families in Afghanistan. Istalef, Kabul Province, Afghanistan Empowering Women for Rural Health Success Story Dr. Suraya Dalil, Acting Minister of Public Health and Dr. Laurent Zessler, UNFPA Representative to Afghanistan at a joint press conference held in 2010 on UNFPA's US$6.1 million assistance to the Ministry of Public Health for support to … [Read more...]
Arthritis – Women's Health
September 20, 2010 by
Arthritis Arthritis is a disease that involves inflammation of one or more joints. ("Arthr" refers to joints, and "itis" to inflammation.) Joint inflammation is the body's reaction to various disease processes. These include mechanical injury to a joint (including fracture), the presence of an infection (usually caused by bacteria or viruses), an attack on the joints by the body itself (an autoimmune disease), or accumulated "wear and tear" on joints. With some injuries and … [Read more...]
Arthritis – Women’s Health
September 20, 2010 by
Arthritis Arthritis is a disease that involves inflammation of one or more joints. ("Arthr" refers to joints, and "itis" to inflammation.) Joint inflammation is the body's reaction to various disease processes. These include mechanical injury to a joint (including fracture), the presence of an infection (usually caused by bacteria or viruses), an attack on the joints by the body itself (an autoimmune disease), or accumulated "wear and tear" on joints. With some injuries and … [Read more...]
