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Mandy Moore and PSI Join Nothing But Nets To Save Lives in the Central African Republic
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Washington, DC (July 28, 2010) — Singer, songwriter, and actress Mandy Moore announced today she is joining the UN Foundation’s Nothing But Nets™ campaign to respond to an urgent need for life-saving, anti-malaria bed nets in the Central African Republic—where a child dies...
PSI Board Member Ashley Judd in The New York Times
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JUST before Memorial Day, Ashley Judd graduated from Harvard. In a universitywide commencement ceremony, she shared billing with Rose Kennedy Schlossberg, daughter of Caroline, who was getting her bachelor’s degree, and Meryl Streep, who was awarded an honorary degree. Ms....
PLoS Medicine Journal Publishes PSI Research on Male Circumcision
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World Health Organization (WHO)/Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS) has recommended adult male circumcision (AMC) for the prevention of heterosexually acquired HIV infection in men from communities where HIV is hyperendemic and AMC prevalence is low. The...
PSI Interviews Jennifer Buffett and Maria Eitel - Oprah.com
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Jennifer Buffett and Maria Eitel—two of the most powerful philanthropists in the world—explain how they focus time, energy and millions of dollars on helping women and girls overcome poverty, discrimination and violence around the world.
PSI in the Guardian - Zimbabwe aims to circumcise 80% of young men in drive against HIV
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A big effort is under way to circumcise 80% of young men in Zimbabwe after a study four years ago found that the operation reduced the chance of contracting HIV by 60%. Yet the procedure is still not widely available across sub-Saharan Africa, where HIV prevalence is high,...