<rss xmlns:a10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Gates Foundation Blog Post Filtered Feed</title><link>http://www.impatientoptimists.org/</link><description>URL filterable feed of blog posts</description><language>en</language><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{42C53484-25AC-4754-A38C-DF2F0546EBDA}</guid><link>http://www.impatientoptimists.org/Posts/2013/05/In-an-Unpredictable-HIV-Vaccine-Search-Hope-Still-Reigns</link><a10:author><a10:name>Mitchell Warren</a10:name></a10:author><title>In an Unpredictable HIV Vaccine Search, Hope Still Reigns</title><description>&lt;div style="text-align: left; "&gt;&lt;a href="/Posts/2013/05/In-an-Unpredictable-HIV-Vaccine-Search-Hope-Still-Reigns"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.impatientoptimists.org/~/media/Blog/Images/BlogPosts/List Archive Thumbnail/S/SF SI/sf00003fdf8ef150bfc454197d7c4e8f26d2efe__autocropped_lat_autocropped.jpg?w=110" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nothing about AIDS vaccine research and development has ever been easy or straightforward except for one simple truth: to end the AIDS epidemic we will ultimately need an effective vaccine.&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:34:19 -0700</pubDate><numberOfComments>0</numberOfComments><author>Mitchell Warren</author><postImage type="rollup">http://www.impatientoptimists.org/~/media/Blog/Images/BlogPosts/List Archive Thumbnail/S/SF SI/sf00003fdf8ef150bfc454197d7c4e8f26d2efe__autocropped_lat_autocropped.jpg?w=110</postImage><topic>HIV/AIDS|Vaccines</topic><program>Health</program></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{DB15E2F8-6B4B-4C5D-B4A5-F9088403C181}</guid><link>http://www.impatientoptimists.org/Posts/2013/05/Cervical-Cancer-Vaccine-Success-Brings-Hope-to-Millions-of-Women</link><a10:author><a10:name>Dagfinn Høybråten</a10:name></a10:author><title>Cervical Cancer Vaccine Success Brings Hope to Millions of Women</title><description>&lt;div style="text-align: left; "&gt;&lt;a href="/Posts/2013/05/Cervical-Cancer-Vaccine-Success-Brings-Hope-to-Millions-of-Women"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.impatientoptimists.org/~/media/Blog/Images/BlogPosts/List Archive Thumbnail/H/HP HZ/hpvvaccineinfographic1600sourc5a4602b4ee544da3a02c3de0722ef582__autocropped_lat_autocropped.jpg?w=110" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;From this week, the GAVI Alliance, a public-private partnership that supports vaccination in developing countries, will help countries to introduce the HPV vaccine. By 2020, we estimate that countries will have immunised more than 30 million girls in 40
 countries against this silent killer.&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 08:00:00 -0700</pubDate><numberOfComments>1</numberOfComments><author>Dagfinn Høybråten</author><postImage type="rollup">http://www.impatientoptimists.org/~/media/Blog/Images/BlogPosts/List Archive Thumbnail/H/HP HZ/hpvvaccineinfographic1600sourc5a4602b4ee544da3a02c3de0722ef582__autocropped_lat_autocropped.jpg?w=110</postImage><topic>Vaccines</topic><campaign>Vaccines Save Lives</campaign><program>Health</program></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{3CE7652B-7130-4E11-91C6-DBCA03607FFB}</guid><link>http://www.impatientoptimists.org/Posts/2013/05/Double-Dose-of-Diarrhea-News</link><a10:author><a10:name>Orin Levine</a10:name></a10:author><title>Double Dose of Diarrhea News</title><description>&lt;div style="text-align: left; "&gt;&lt;a href="/Posts/2013/05/Double-Dose-of-Diarrhea-News"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.impatientoptimists.org/~/media/Blog/Images/BlogPosts/List Archive Thumbnail/G/GA GE/gemsinfographicfinal900p9b2546a6900b420686fbfd65954f9fcapng_png_autocropped_lat_autocropped.jpg?w=110" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;In just one week, we’ve learned that the leading causes of childhood diarrheal disease include a vaccine preventable target – rotavirus - and that a new rotavirus vaccine, developed by Indian scientists works better than expected and will be made available
 to children in poor countries for a price of just $1.00 per dose.&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 10:42:00 -0700</pubDate><numberOfComments>0</numberOfComments><author>Orin Levine</author><postImage type="rollup">http://www.impatientoptimists.org/~/media/Blog/Images/BlogPosts/List Archive Thumbnail/G/GA GE/gemsinfographicfinal900p9b2546a6900b420686fbfd65954f9fcapng_png_autocropped_lat_autocropped.jpg?w=110</postImage><topic>Vaccines|Maternal, Newborn, &amp;amp; Child Health|Neglected Diseases</topic><program>Health</program></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{F3977C13-733F-4BBF-90B6-18091BE68D2F}</guid><link>http://www.impatientoptimists.org/Posts/2013/05/Happy-Anniversary-to-the-Miracle-of-Vaccines</link><a10:author><a10:name>Anant Shah</a10:name></a10:author><title>Happy Anniversary to the Miracle of Vaccines</title><description>&lt;div style="text-align: left; "&gt;&lt;a href="/Posts/2013/05/Happy-Anniversary-to-the-Miracle-of-Vaccines"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.impatientoptimists.org/~/media/Blog/Images/BlogPosts/List Archive Thumbnail/Other/Other/116e india resulta5b66117eea7486190498873deff7f13__autocropped_lat_autocropped.jpg?w=110" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;217 years ago today, May 14, Edward Jenner vaccinated a young, eight-year-old James Phipps against smallpox. That moment marked a new chapter for humanity, with the first person on the planet ever being immunized. I could not have imagined a more befitting
 way to honor and celebrate that anniversary than today’s announcement in Delhi on India’s progress toward the development of a rotavirus vaccine.&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 05:18:20 -0700</pubDate><numberOfComments>2</numberOfComments><author>Anant Shah</author><postImage type="rollup">http://www.impatientoptimists.org/~/media/Blog/Images/BlogPosts/List Archive Thumbnail/Other/Other/116e india resulta5b66117eea7486190498873deff7f13__autocropped_lat_autocropped.jpg?w=110</postImage><topic>Vaccines|Diarrhea|Maternal, Newborn, &amp;amp; Child Health</topic><program>Health</program></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{D19D2399-A8F4-407E-98E8-35CBE54BB222}</guid><link>http://www.impatientoptimists.org/Posts/2013/05/Three-Reasons-to-Celebrate-Women-Working-to-End-Polio-This-Mothers-Day</link><a10:author><a10:name>Ananda Bandyopadhyay</a10:name></a10:author><title>Three Reasons to Celebrate Women Working to End Polio, This Mother’s Day </title><description>&lt;div style="text-align: left; "&gt;&lt;a href="/Posts/2013/05/Three-Reasons-to-Celebrate-Women-Working-to-End-Polio-This-Mothers-Day"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.impatientoptimists.org/~/media/Blog/Images/BlogPosts/List Archive Thumbnail/P/PJ PO/polio00bb7d90f8814508aa660b8066925884__autocropped_lat_autocropped.jpg?w=110" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;As we celebrate the Mother’s Day in 2013, we have reasons to feel more grateful than ever to the women who have been at the fore-front of the epic battle against polio in protecting the future of their children and their community. Three examples stand
 out to me. &lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 11:22:00 -0700</pubDate><numberOfComments>4</numberOfComments><author>Ananda Bandyopadhyay</author><postImage type="rollup">http://www.impatientoptimists.org/~/media/Blog/Images/BlogPosts/List Archive Thumbnail/P/PJ PO/polio00bb7d90f8814508aa660b8066925884__autocropped_lat_autocropped.jpg?w=110</postImage><topic>Polio|Vaccines</topic><program>Health</program></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{A0B11B9B-6D2A-42D5-960C-1EC730F83167}</guid><link>http://www.impatientoptimists.org/Posts/2013/05/Africa-and-China-Improving-Health-Together</link><a10:author><a10:name>Ray Yip</a10:name></a10:author><title>Africa and China: Improving Health Together </title><description>&lt;div style="text-align: left; "&gt;&lt;a href="/Posts/2013/05/Africa-and-China-Improving-Health-Together"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.impatientoptimists.org/~/media/Blog/Images/BlogPosts/List Archive Thumbnail/Other/Other/960x440progresspromiseinnigeriaaltpp1609940817f1c1c5e47e19356a8a3e67cf88b__autocropped_lat_autocropped.jpg?w=110" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chinese innovation has much to offer African countries. And there are immense opportunities for China and Africa to partner on urgent health and development issues, from improving access to immunization to fighting HIV/AIDS and neglected infectious diseases.
 This kind of cooperation between developing countries and emerging economies is incredibly important, particularly as traditional sources of assistance are coming under pressure.&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 02:55:29 -0700</pubDate><numberOfComments>3</numberOfComments><author>Ray Yip</author><postImage type="rollup">http://www.impatientoptimists.org/~/media/Blog/Images/BlogPosts/List Archive Thumbnail/Other/Other/960x440progresspromiseinnigeriaaltpp1609940817f1c1c5e47e19356a8a3e67cf88b__autocropped_lat_autocropped.jpg?w=110</postImage><topic>Vaccines|Polio</topic><program>Health</program></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{E9512EBE-2AB2-4C2C-B656-DF15EF04C861}</guid><link>http://www.impatientoptimists.org/Posts/2013/05/Lets-Take-the-Neglect-out-of-Neglected-Tropical-Diseases</link><a10:author><a10:name>Julie Jacobson, Sandra Laney</a10:name></a10:author><title>Let’s Take the “Neglect” out of Neglected Tropical Diseases </title><description>&lt;div style="text-align: left; "&gt;&lt;a href="/Posts/2013/05/Lets-Take-the-Neglect-out-of-Neglected-Tropical-Diseases"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.impatientoptimists.org/~/media/Blog/Images/BlogPosts/List Archive Thumbnail/G/GA GE/gce round 11 ntd blo1e555fadd2804ef2aadb01ae43f77170__autocropped_lat_autocropped.jpg?w=110" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;In March, we issued a second call for proposals under GCE Round 11 focused on identifying new approaches to the detection, treatment and control of a specific set of NTDs. Specifically, we want your help is discovering better ways to identify and reduce
 the burden of onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis (LF), soil transmitted helminths (STH), and schistosomiasis.&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 01:49:00 -0700</pubDate><numberOfComments>1</numberOfComments><author>Julie Jacobson, Sandra Laney</author><postImage type="rollup">http://www.impatientoptimists.org/~/media/Blog/Images/BlogPosts/List Archive Thumbnail/G/GA GE/gce round 11 ntd blo1e555fadd2804ef2aadb01ae43f77170__autocropped_lat_autocropped.jpg?w=110</postImage><topic>Neglected Diseases|Vaccines|Maternal, Newborn, &amp;amp; Child Health</topic><program>Health</program></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{05D1D6A0-F312-48B5-97AE-08496AB8B4B3}</guid><link>http://www.impatientoptimists.org/Posts/2013/04/Muslims-Can-Lead-the-Fight-Against-Polio</link><a10:author><a10:name>Ayesha Malik</a10:name></a10:author><title>Muslims Can Lead the Fight Against Polio</title><description>&lt;div style="text-align: left; "&gt;&lt;a href="/Posts/2013/04/Muslims-Can-Lead-the-Fight-Against-Polio"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.impatientoptimists.org/~/media/Blog/Images/BlogPosts/List Archive Thumbnail/G/GA GE/gaviexhibitionimmunisa013f5744dda03f2c62a87b6c0f2359dd0fcceedfc12afd48f0afb46e48fd4d5c57__autocropped_lat_autocropped.jpg?w=110" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now there are only three countries in the world affected by polio - Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan – all Muslim-majority countries. As Muslims, we should be the pioneers of safeguarding human welfare and now we have been given this opportunity to contribute
 towards something miraculous, we must support it wholeheartedly.&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:21:00 -0700</pubDate><numberOfComments>4</numberOfComments><author>Ayesha Malik</author><postImage type="rollup">http://www.impatientoptimists.org/~/media/Blog/Images/BlogPosts/List Archive Thumbnail/G/GA GE/gaviexhibitionimmunisa013f5744dda03f2c62a87b6c0f2359dd0fcceedfc12afd48f0afb46e48fd4d5c57__autocropped_lat_autocropped.jpg?w=110</postImage><topic>Polio|Vaccines</topic><program>Health</program></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{361C0D9D-A853-4BE1-861F-FC21D889266D}</guid><link>http://www.impatientoptimists.org/Posts/2013/04/Alwaleed-Bin-Talal-Foundations</link><a10:author><a10:name>Gates Foundation</a10:name></a10:author><title>Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundations</title><description>&lt;div style="text-align: left; "&gt;&lt;a href="/Posts/2013/04/Alwaleed-Bin-Talal-Foundations"&gt;&lt;img src="" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;يعتبر الأمير الوليد بن طلال آل سعود ناشطاً عالمياً في مجال الأعمال الخيرية منذ 30 عاماً، حيث أسس في عام 2009 مؤسسات الوليد بن طلال كمظلة تجمع كافة نشاطاته الخيرية. وأعلنت مؤسسات بن طلال هذا الشهر عن التزامها بتخصيص 30 مليون دولار للقضاء على شلل الأطفال
 العالمي. وبالإضافة إلى ذلك، وقعت مؤسسة غيتس ومؤسسات الوليد بن طلال مذكرة تعاون تمهد الطريق لشراكة طويلة الأمد في مجال القضاء على شلل الأطفال. وتتبنى مؤسسات بن طلال رؤية &amp;quot;التزام بلا حدود&amp;quot;، حيث تعتبر مكافحة شلل الأطفال مثالاً عن الجهود العالمية التي تبذل بدون
 أي حدود. فالفيروس لا يحترم الحدود، والسبيل الوحيد لتحقيق النصر العظيم المتمثل بالقضاء على هذا المرض يكمن في جمع الخبرات والموارد من جميع البلدان والمناطق. كما تسهم مشاركة مؤسسات الوليد بن طلال في هذه المبادرة في تعزيز سمعتها القوية في المنطقة، لاسيما وأن المملكة
 العربية السعودية قريبة نسبياً من دولتي أفغانستان وباكستان المصنفتين ضمن الدول الثلاث المتبقية التي ينتشر فيها شلل الأطفال في العالم.&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:52:00 -0700</pubDate><numberOfComments>1</numberOfComments><author>Gates Foundation</author><postImage type="author"></postImage><topic>Vaccines</topic><program>Health</program></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{EAD76121-5857-4966-9216-8F6D4E015750}</guid><link>http://www.impatientoptimists.org/Posts/2013/04/Khalifa-bin-Zayed-al-Nahyan-Foundation</link><a10:author><a10:name>Gates Foundation</a10:name></a10:author><title>Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan Foundation</title><description>&lt;div style="text-align: left; "&gt;&lt;a href="/Posts/2013/04/Khalifa-bin-Zayed-al-Nahyan-Foundation"&gt;&lt;img src="" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;أسس صاحب السمو الشيخ خليفة بن زايد آل نهيان، رئيس الدولة، في عام 2007 مؤسسة خليفة بن زايد آل نهيان للأعمال الإنسانية لدعم المبادرات الرائدة التي تهدف إلى تعزيز رفاه المجتمع في الإمارات والشرق الأوسط والعالم أجمع. وبعد فترة قصيرة من تأسيسها، بادرت مؤسسة
 غيتس إلى التواصل معها لمناقشة سبل التعاون المشترك بين المؤسستين. ونحن قمنا باختيار التحالف العالمي لتحسين التغذية، الذي تجمعه شراكة طويلة الأمد مع مؤسسة غيتس، كمؤسسة تنسجم مهمتها مع مهمة مؤسسة خليفة بن زايد آل نهيان للأعمال الإنسانية. ومنذ ذلك الوقت، ساهمت
 مؤسسة خليفة بمساعدات بلغت 15 مليون دولار أمريكي لصالح التحالف. فالتغذية حالة طارئة غير مرئية، حيث من الصعب أن نرى الضرر الذي تلحقه. وكذلك، فإنه من السهل أن نرى الأمراض الحادة مثل الملاريا. لكن سوء التغذية يضعف جهاز المناعة لدى الأطفال، مما يجعلهم أكثر عرضة
 للمرض. كما أنه يعيق نمو جهازهم العصبي والجسدي، مما يضعف قدرتهم على العيش حياة صحية ومنتجة.&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:38:55 -0700</pubDate><numberOfComments>1</numberOfComments><author>Gates Foundation</author><postImage type="author"></postImage><topic>Vaccines</topic><program>Health</program></item></channel></rss>