Tag Archives: Millennium Development Goal

Women Are Heroes

Posted on October 21, 2010 by

The power of the photograph and film is evident here. From this year’s TED Prize winner, JR. Engaging, emotional, inspiring. Watch it now. The 10 City Bridge Run aims to influence child mortality through a creative process of inquiry. This … Continue reading →

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Winning the war against child mortality

Posted on October 21, 2010 by

The Loveable and Avuncular Hans Rosling returns to give another outstanding TED Talk about how we are winning the war against child mortality. Hans is a brilliant communicator and makes the complex simple. This 15 minute is worth watch to … Continue reading →

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21 Days To Go: 8 MDG. MDG 7- Environmental Sustainability

Posted on October 19, 2010 by

Working toward the start of the G20 Summit in Seoul when I will set of with the first steps of the 10 City Bridge Run. 240 km ahead of me across 10 cities in 10 countries within the space of … Continue reading →

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A Different Perspective

Posted on October 19, 2010 by

Yesterday I posted a blog titled: Did the Government Let Us Down? where I questioned claims that had been made that not enough had been given by own government toward the Global Fund which contributes towards the eradication of diseases: in … Continue reading →

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Half the world’s population is at risk of malaria (3 Days to Go) : 8 MDG.

Posted on October 11, 2010 by

Today with three days to go, the focus is on Millennium Development Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Disease. The United Nations has set three targets for this Millennium Development Goal: Halt and begin to reverse, by 2015, the spread of … Continue reading →

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Benjamin

Posted on October 10, 2010 by

    This morning I met Benjamin for the first time. He is less than 20 days old and the son of good friends Dave and Janet. Everyone is happy and healthy. Benjamin is a beautiful baby. Dave is a … Continue reading →

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Four Days to Go! 8 MDG: MDG 5: Improve Maternal Health

Posted on October 10, 2010 by

AT only 15 days old, Louis Paul Coutts-Trotter carries the weight of a nation. He’s the son of ALP Member for Sydney Tanya Plibersek. Welcome to a wonderful world Louis! More than 350,000 women die annually from complications during pregnancy or … Continue reading →

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The Near Bank of the Bridge: Wrap up from New York

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

So what came out of the United Nations High-Level Summit to discuss the Millennium Development Goals late last month? The irony of spending a lot of money for people to gather together and talk about poverty is something I am … Continue reading →

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6 Days to Go. 8 MDG: MDG 3- Promote Gender Equity and Empower Women

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

Spotlight on gender equity and empowerment of women today. Yesterday, my good friend Tiffany sent me through a video The Girl Effect: The Clock is Ticking. Worth a look- go on, check it out and I will wait here until … Continue reading →

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The Girl Effect: The Clock is Ticking

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

My friend Tiffany sent me a wonderful link from The Girl Effect called The Clock is Ticking. Watch it for yourself- it is its own explanation. Tomorrow I will put focus on Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 3: Eliminate gender disparity … Continue reading →

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