Impatient Optimists
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Nana A.Y. Twum-Danso

Title Senior Program Officer
Organization Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Dr. Nana A. Y. Twum-Danso is a Senior Program Officer in the Maternal, Newborn, & Child Health Team of the Family Health Division.

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The Tree of (Newborn) Life

April 15, 2013 / Wendy Prosser, Nana A.Y. Twum-Danso

Globally, seven million children less than five years old die every year; 40 percent of these deaths occur during the 28 days after birth. Why do so many newborns in poor rural communities die? What are they dying from? What can be done to reduce these risks?

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Raising the Voices of African Women

August 21, 2012 / Nana A.Y. Twum-Danso, Gary Darmstadt, Wendy Prosser

Regardless of the origin of these voices and the differences in opinion, these are the voices we need to hear and respect. These are the voices for which we must provide space.

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  • "Our desire to bring every good thing to our children is a force for good throughout the world. It’s what propels societies forward." —Melinda Gates

  • The Global Fund has helped to deliver more than 190 million bed nets to protect families from malaria.

  • "The world faces a clear choice. If we invest relatively small amounts, many more poor farmers will be able to feed their families." —Bill Gates, 2012 Annual Letter

  • "When it come to global health, Bill and I are optimists—but we're impatient optimists. Tremendous progress is being made. But there is still so much we're impatient to see done." —Melinda French Gates

  • In Senegal, 80% of households now have a bed net, helping the number of malaria cases there drop 50% in a single year.

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