Friday, April 23, 2010
Support Doctors Without Borders
There are more than 33 million people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, the majority of them in sub-Saharan Africa. Doctors Without Borders began treating people living with HIV in the 1990s and started antiretroviral treatment programs in Cameroon, Thailand, and South Africa in 2000. MSF now operates HIV/AIDS programs in 32 countries and provides ARV treatment to more than 100,000 HIV-positive patients—including 7,000 children.
Doctors without borders rejects the idea that poor countries deserve third-rate medical care and strives to provide high-quality care to patients and to improve the organization's practices. Through the Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines and, in recent years, in partnership with the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, this work has helped lower the price of HIV/AIDS treatment and has stimulated research and development for medicines to treat malaria and neglected diseases like sleeping sickness and kala azar.
Donate today to help these people get the drugs they desperately need!
Doctors without borders rejects the idea that poor countries deserve third-rate medical care and strives to provide high-quality care to patients and to improve the organization's practices. Through the Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines and, in recent years, in partnership with the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, this work has helped lower the price of HIV/AIDS treatment and has stimulated research and development for medicines to treat malaria and neglected diseases like sleeping sickness and kala azar.
Donate today to help these people get the drugs they desperately need!
Earth Day Celebrates 40 Years
40 Years ago, Senator Gaylord Nelson was troubled by the idea that the state of our planet was not an issue. Then, over a period time, he started Earth Day, which celebrated it's 40th birthday yesterday. (To read more on the start of Earth Day, click here)
Earth Justice is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth, and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment, throughout the whole year.
Just because Earth Day has passed us by, does not mean we can ignore the planet. Everyone could make easy sacrifices each day to help out planet. It's as simple as recycling a can instead of throwing it in the trash, avoid lingering in the shower, or even bringing reusable bags to the grocery store.
These things are not a huge inconvience and could make a huge difference if everyone participated. Click here for more easy tips to help the planet.
Earth Justice is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth, and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment, throughout the whole year.
Just because Earth Day has passed us by, does not mean we can ignore the planet. Everyone could make easy sacrifices each day to help out planet. It's as simple as recycling a can instead of throwing it in the trash, avoid lingering in the shower, or even bringing reusable bags to the grocery store.
These things are not a huge inconvience and could make a huge difference if everyone participated. Click here for more easy tips to help the planet.
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