Tuesday, February 23, 2016

"2015 in review:" PIH.org of Boston, Massachusetts, United States for Tuesday, 23 February 2016

 "2015 in review:" PIH.org of Boston, Massachusetts, United States for Tuesday, 23 February 2016


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"Joia's note on Zika" Joey Pierce, Partners In Health of Boston, Massachusetts, United States for Thursday, 18 February 2016
Last week, Dr. Joia Mukherjee sent you an urgent message about the Zika virus—and its spread through Haiti's countryside.
We need to raise $100,000 to fund our initial response to this outbreak—and we've still got $18,000 to go.
Please consider an urgent gift of $15 or more today:
http://act.pih.org/fight-zika
Thank you,
Joey Pierce
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Hello—
Last month, the Zika virus struck Haiti's impoverished countryside. Today, this mosquito-borne disease is spreading ruthlessly—posing grave danger to mothers and children where we work.
Our colleagues in Haiti need support to educate families, distribute potent bug spray, and provide crucial health care to people exposed to the epidemic, potentially linked to tragic birth defects.
We need your help to get started. And at this time, we need to raise $100,000 to fund our initial response. Would you consider a gift today?
Every year, 32,000 expectant moms in Haiti turn to PIH for care. These women face particular danger today.
Zika is potentially linked to babies born with underdeveloped brains and tiny heads—a birth defect called microcephaly.
Your gift today can help prevent this suffering—and provide follow-up care for affected families.
Together, we will spread information and provide insect repellent—a basic protection that you or I could buy at the corner store.
We will ramp up family planning services—so every woman can choose to prevent pregnancy while the virus threatens her community.
And, of course, we will continue to offer high-quality health care across Haiti, to treat more people, pregnant or not, suffering from Zika. That includes high-level maternal care—so every woman has the opportunity for a healthy pregnancy.
We need you to make it happen. Join us with a gift today:
http://act.pih.org/fight-zika
Thank you for your partnership in responding to this crisis.
Joia
Dr. Joia Mukherjee
Chief Medical Officer
Partners In Health
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888 Commonwealth Avenue, 3rd Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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