Check out these updated headlines on CORE's home page:
- Tom Davis Elected CORE Board Chair
- Robb Davis Receives 2005 Dory Storms Award
- Eurohealth Publishes Doctors of the World TB Case Study
- 2005 Malaria Report Cites Progress
- CORE To Exhibit at 2005 Global Health Council Conference
- MIHV Family Planning Case Study Showcased at GHC Conference
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CORE 2005 Spring Meeting Report
More than 120 health and development professionals attended CORE's 2005 Spring Membership Meeting, April 18-22 in West Point, NY, to discuss methodologies and strategies for scaling up global child health programs; exchange technical information; and discuss new strategic directions for CORE. The agenda booklet, a participant list, and meeting powerpoint presentations are now available online.
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Dory Storms Award Update
CORE is pleased to announce that outgoing CORE Board Chair Robb Davis is the 2005 recipient of the Dory Storms Award, given annually to recognize leadership and courage in improving the health of the poorest-of-the-poor mothers, children and infants in underserved communities throughout the world. Biographies and photos of current and past award honorees are available on the CORE site.
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Curamericas' CBIO Methodology Resource Guide
Over the past 20 years, Curamericas has developed and tested a model of health service delivery called the Census-Based, Impact-Oriented (CBIO) approach. The approach is a community-based primary health care model that allows local health care staff to better understand and more effectively treat the most common causes of sickness and death within their communities. Curamericas' CBIO Resource Guide, produced with support from CORE, provides information on where, when and how to implement the strategy.
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World Relief Case Study: Malaria Control in Mozambique
This World Relief/CORE case study titled "Community-based Solutions for Effective Malaria Control: Lessons from Mozambique" looks at World Relief's use of the volunteer-driven "Care Group" model to build health system and community capacity for malaria control in Gaza Province, Mozambique.
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CORE Uganda Field Story/Global HealthLink Article
Global HealthLink, the magazine of the Global Health Council, featured excerpts from a CORE field story on home-based management of malarial fever in rural Uganda in its March/April 2005 issue.
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Nutrition Working Group Web Page Redesign
CORE recently redesigned its Nutrition Working Group web page to streamline access to tools, resources, reports, and useful links, and provide timely information on Working Group activities. Web page resources address topics such as micronutrient deficiency, breastfeeding and the PD/Hearth approach. The redesign is the first in a series of eight Working Group web page redesigns scheduled in coming weeks.
As part of this effort, CORE recently posted new content in response to common questions + concerns related to implementation of PD/Hearth programs, including the following:
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The CORE Group, a membership association of international nongovernmental organizations registered in the United States, promotes and improves the health and well being of children and women in developing countries through collaborative NGO action and learning. Visit us at www.coregroup.org.
