Reclaiming America’s Youth and Recovering Our Economy
by Chelsea Clinton
Crime and ennui in Columbia Heights, D.C., overwhelmed the adolescence of Elmer Diaz, a first-generation immigrant from El Salvador. He was always bright, but with his hard-working parents constantly away from home, Elmer’s life became entwined with gangs. He also got into drugs. Then he dropped out of high school.
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Clinton Health Access Initiative
What I Saw and Learned in Southeast Asia and Why I Left Inspired
Over last week, I traveled across Southeast Asia, delivering clean water as part of Procter & Gamble’s Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) commitment in Myanmar, attending the Women Deliver conference in Kuala Lumpur and ending my trip in Cambodia...
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CHAI and the IKEA Foundation Team Up to Save Children’s Lives
In the developing world, diarrhea is the second biggest killer of children under 5, and is responsible for 800,000 deaths a year. The majority of these deaths are preventable with simple, effective, and affordable treatment – but less than 1 percent of children are actually receiving them.
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Early Diagnosis Programs Save Infant Lives in Nigeria
This World AIDS Day, we’re reflecting on progress made since the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) began working 10 years ago – and focusing on the vital work that remains to achieve an AIDS-free generation. Maternal and child health programs...
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World AIDS Day: 25 Years of Progress
Today is the 25th World AIDS Day – our pandemic is now old enough to have reached such a milestone. As I think back over the past 25 years, I will always remember the spring of 1996, when I was working as a clinician in Lesotho. It was the moment when we began to realize the terrible impact that HIV would have...
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The Government of Nigeria Launches "Saving One Million Lives" with support from CHAI
Today in Nigeria, an estimated one million mothers and children die each year from preventable deaths. Through Saving One Million Lives, Nigeria’s Ministry of Health has set new goals to improve quality health care in 2013 and save the lives of one million...
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