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| |  | | | | February 8—Chlorhexidine Umbilical Cord Care Can Save Newborn Lives, New Lancet Articles January 23—Non-certified providers provide initial care in Bangladesh, new study coming out of JiVitA-3. January 10, 2012—Vitamin A supplementation in preschool children and risk of hearing loss as adolescents and young adults in rural Nepal, new study published in BMJ December 16, 2011—New Issue of The Globe now online November 28—Socioeconomic status may explain racial disparities in diet, exercise, and weight, new study published in Journal of the American Dietetic Association November 11—Johns Hopkins Global Center for Childhood Obesity Established November 7—eHealth Call to Action: Evaluation Needed on Global eHealth and mHealth Initiatives October 27—Gairdner award winner, Chair Robert Black, credited with saving millions of children. Story in Toronto's Globe and Mail. September 24—Bill and Melinda Gates Receive Global Health Leadership Award from Department. Watch Melinda Gates's Acceptance Speech.
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| | |  | Robert Black, MD, MPH, professor and chair of the Department of International Health, calls child mortality the “silent problem,” because few Americans realize that 11 million children die every year worldwide. Black wants to make it known that many of these deaths are preventable. |
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