My Week in New York for UN and Social Good Week

Posted by Jennifer James on October 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

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During UN Week I was hosted in New York by Vestergaard Frasen, a Europe-based international company specialising in emergency response and disease control products, and attended amazing Social Good events thanks to ONE.

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Christy Turlington Burns and Heather Armstrong on Maternal Health

Posted by Jennifer James on September 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Maternal Health Conversation - Christy Turlington Burns, Heather Armstrong

One of the most underfunded and under-serviced problems in the world is maternal health. The numbers are staggering when it comes to the amount of women who die in childbirth every day. The great news is most of these problems are wholly preventable. It is a matter of whether or not the world cares enough to make these problems vanish.

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Million Moms Challenge Launches in Times Square

Posted by Jennifer James on September 19, 2011 · 2 Comments 

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I am in New York for Social Good Week while the UN General Assembly is in town to convene talks about non-communicable diseases and their effects on global health. I have a full slate of events, launches, parties, panels, and interviews so be sure to follow my posts this week. Today ABC News and the UN Foundation launched the Million Moms Challenge (www.millionmomschallenge.com) that charges moms around the world to connect around the issue of maternal and child health. The Million Moms Challenge was created to make a difference in the lives of moms and children who need the most help. In fact, for the first 100,000 sign ups, Johnson & Johnson will donate $100,000…

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