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Upcoming WHO Resolution must galvanize action to tackle preventable Maternal and Child Mortality

Geneva (Switzerland), May 22:  The Global progress on improving maternal, newborn, and child survival has stalled. In an article published in The Lancet, Ali Hajji Adam, Ministry of Health, Somalia (AHA) and Mekdes Dab, Ministry of Health, Ethiopia stated that many regions of the world continue to experience persistently high rates of maternal and child mortality, and despite improvements […]

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Girl Effect Announces Appointment of Alex Kuruvilla to the Global Board of Directors

Alex Kuruvilla joins the global Board of Directors of the international nonprofit that builds media and creates content empowering young women to make choices and changes during critical years. New Delhi [India], February 8: Girl Effect is an international nonprofit organization that builds media and creates content girls want, trust, and need. Reaching millions of […]

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The most franchised company in the world isn’t McDonald’s or Starbucks

Despite the seeming ubiquity of McDonald’s Golden Arches and the Starbucks’ twin-tailed mermaid, sandwich chain Subway actually has the most locations of any restaurant worldwide. In 2017, Subway had 43,912 stores around the world, beating second-place McDonald’s at 37,241 and third-place Starbucks at 27,339 locations. This number, however, belies the economic reality: while McDonald’s and […]