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Welcome to Impatient Optimists

In my work at the foundation, I’m proud to highlight voices of the global effort to alleviate poverty, promote health, and ensure that every student in the U.S. has an effective teacher. Witnessing this life-saving work firsthand has made me an optimist.

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India Promotes Home-Based Newborn Care

This month the Government of India (GOI) made a landmark decision to provide an incentive payment to accredited social health activists (ASHAs) to conduct routine home-based newborn care. Why is it so momentous?

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Simple Solutions Save Lives

Safeguarding the health of mothers and children must be one of the world’s most urgent priorities. Fortunately, we are seeing some great progress.

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In Bangladesh, Empowering Villagers to Save Infant Lives

As a gynecologist in Bangladesh, Dr. Ferdousi Begum saw firsthand the effects of that country’s staggering infant mortality rate.

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