The recipient of this year’s International Award from the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta, Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,, faces on a daily basis the […]
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Refugee Resettlement Agency Eyeing ‘Contingency Plan’ for Trump Presidency
At least one Atlanta-based refugee resettlement agency is forming a “contingency plan” for a possible Donald Trump presidency, given the billionaire businessman’s proposals to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the U.S. and […]
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Consul General: Brazil Taking Extreme Precautions at Olympic Sites, Fighting Zika With U.S. Help
Brazil’s northeast has been at the epicenter of an outbreak of the Zika virus which is threatening travel to Latin America at an important time for the country. The CDC […]
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Georgia State Professor Keeps Eye on Zika While Planning Brazil Initiatives
A Georgia State University professor’s efforts to intensify ties with northeastern Brazil have a timing problem: the area is one of the hardest-hit by the mosquito-borne Zika virus now spreading […]
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Carter Visits U.K., Welcomes More Funding for Final Push to Wipe Out Guinea Worm
Jimmy Carter is in the United Kingdom this week drumming up further support for his Atlanta-based nonprofit’s efforts to wipe out tropical diseases. The former U.S. president gave a nearly […]