Topic: UNICEF - CSMonitor.com

Could India's polio eradication success story be a model for its other health issues?

A large, unprecedentedly coordinated campaign in India has eradicated polio. If no new cases are recorded by the end of this year, India will be officially considered polio-free.

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NYC breastfeeding: a new-old plan to wean the world off formula

UN to start food aid to flooded North Korea as access eases

iPhone and Android apps to help you do some good

Intercountry adoption: Russian parliament ratifies Russia-US pact