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EDITORIAL: The power of touch — Campaigns you should be aware of

November 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Who knew a touch could do so much? It can, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). According to WHO, more than 150,000 newborns die every year across China. This has prompted a WHO campaign on Weibo (somewhat similar to China’s version of Twitter). The campaign, called “First Embrace” and launched by WHO’s Regional Office […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2015, China, Dr Bernhard Schwartl, First Embrace, Seattle, Seattle Big Give, University Christian Church, Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, WHO, Western Pacific

Seattle nonprofit, Gates Foundation, and Chinese manufacturer promote life-saving vaccine

November 8, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) gave a stamp of approval for a Chinese-made vaccine against Japanese encephalitis (JE), a disease that plagues mostly children in poor rural communities in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. Seattle’s PATH (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health) had been searching for ways to develop a low-cost vaccine […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2013, Bill Gates, CDIBP, Cambodia, China, Chinese, Gates Foundation, India, JE, Nepal, North Korea, PATH, SA, Seattle, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Vol 32 No 46 | November 9 - November 15, WHO, Western Pacific

Diabetes becoming a global epidemic, but also hits close to home with Asian Americans

February 16, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jeffrey Osborn Northwest Asian Weekly Diabetes is a disease that is quickly becoming a global epidemic. In recent history, diabetes has become the focus of numerous medical studies. Alarmingly, those that are Asian American or who live in Asian countries are some of the highest at-risk people in the world.

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: 2012, Asian Americans, BBC, Caribbean, China, Chinese Americans, Huan Zhou, India, Jeffrey Osborn, Middle East, North Africa, North American, The Health Issue, United States, Vietnamese, Vol 31 No 8 | February 18 - February 24, Western Pacific, William Hsu

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