Thursday, December 16, 2010

Be the Change: Save a Life

For about 10 years I worked at Jhpiego, an affiliate of The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. I worked as a technical editor, mainly working on their maternal and newborn health materials, and it is this organization that made possible my carpet-buying adventures in Afghanistan and the acquisition of the prized flying monkey, Bob.

I just found out from a friend still at Jhpiego that their work in Afghanistan will be featured on this special on global health by ABC's 20/20 tomorrow, December 17.  UPDATE 12/18: Apparently this will be an ongoing series, and so last night's episode didn't include the feature on Jhpiego. I'll try to find out when that episode will air so I can let you know!



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Click HERE to watch the preview.

If you get a chance, please tune in to watch it. The preview looks fantastic.
Written especially for you by Melissa around 9:27 AM
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4 comments:

  1. AJDecember 16, 2010 at 5:25 PM

    Wow! One more reason I faithfully follow your blog. AJ

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  2. AnnDecember 18, 2010 at 7:48 AM

    That must have been a fascinating job, Melissa. Am annoyed with myself for forgetting to dvr the program. Fingers crossed it's available on demand.

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  3. MelissaDecember 18, 2010 at 8:15 AM

    It was an amazing job! I'm lucky that I still get to work with similar organizations and some of the same people as a freelance editor.
    I also didn't get to watch it--I forgot that it was my husband's office Christmas party last night, and I'm not smart enough to figure out our DVR. So I was relieved to hear from a friend that Jhpiego's story will be featured at a later date. I'll let you know when!

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  4. JeremyDecember 20, 2010 at 11:36 AM

    Come play the global health challenges now in GiG -- inspired by the ABC News series Be the Change Save a Life. Buy, sell and create solutions to the world's challenges in GiG and ask your friends to join in. And give us ideas for future health challenges by posting on our Facebook wall…Find us at facebook.com/globalinnovationgame

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