Infant Care In Africa Links

Sierra Leone: Hope of Africa Combating Infant Mortality in Country (AllAfrica.com)

Acting upon critical communications received from Connaught Hospital's Care Manager, Dr. Desmond Olu-Black, through Sierra Leone's Minister of Lands, Country Planning and the Environment, Hope of Africa's Director Abigail Thomas is directing a swift fundraising effort, starting with a formal black tie dinner dance to be held this Saturday, October 11th, 2008, 7:00pm to 1:00am at The Westin ...

ROTATEQ(R) Receives WHO Pre-qualification (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.----ROTATEQ® , the pentavalent rotavirus vaccine from Merck & Co., Inc., that helps prevent rotavirus gastroenteritis in infants and children, has been awarded pre-qualification status by the World Health Organization .

Girl Scouts honored with Gold Stars (Minnetonka Sun-Sailor)

The efforts of 10 Minnetonka Girl Scouts have helped improve diabetes education, increased supplies for a food shelf plagued by a recent flood and created a program to donate sporting equipment to underprivileged kids.

Former Austinite overseeing AIDS research in Africa (Austin American-Statesman)

Dr. Phillip Seidenberg loved working in the emergency room of University Medical Center at Brackenridge in Austin. But the Johnston High School graduate who grew up in Northwest Hills really wanted to live in Africa.

Afghanistan mission to cost Canada $18B: report (CTV Winnipeg)

A report on the fiscal cost of Canada's mission in Afghanistan was released Thursday and its answer -- $18.1 billion -- was immediately political fodder on the campaign trail.