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DRAWING A BETTER WORLD
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DR. PITTENDRIGH RECEIVES THE OSMUN AWARD
This past month, SAWBO team member, and co-Director, Dr. Barry Pittendrigh received the John V. Osmun Alumni Professional Achievement Award in Entomology from Purdue University, in part, for his work with SAWBO. The rest of the SAWBO team would like to congratulate Barry for this award.
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ANIMATIONS IN OUR VIDEO LIBRARY
We have over 500 different animations in our Video Library, with over 50 different topics, in more than 100 languages variants. Here are two animations that we would like everyone to share this month:
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CHOLERA IN CREOLE ACCENT FROM HAITI
Cholera is an intenstinal infection. Haiti is in the middle of a Cholera outbreak due to Hurricane Matthew. This animation shows how to prevent cholera using simple techniques.
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CHOLERA IN FRENCH ACCENT FROM HAITI
Transmission of cholera primarily occurs by consumption of contaminated food or drinking water. This is very common after natural disasters such as a hurricane or earthquake.
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WE ARE WORKING ON IT
These are some of the projects we are working on that will be available soon in our Video Library. Please help us work faster and reach our goals. A donation of any amount is greatly appreciated, and goes a long way towards ensuring the completion of these and other projects.
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SHARING KNOWLEDGE USING THE SAWBO DEPLOYER APP
This animation will show how the SAWBO Deployer app can travel with our collaborators to help spread knowledge to many people and communities across the globe.
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LUNG CANCER SCREENING AND PREVENTION
In collaboration with University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), we are creating a lung cancer animation that talks about screening and prevention techniques.
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HIP DYSPLASIA
Hip dysplasia is a problem from birth where the hip joint has not formed properly. Over time, children born with a dislocated hip will have a limp. If diagnosed early, this condition is very easily treated.
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CHOLERA IN HAITI - REUTERS
"The scale of a cholera outbreak in Haiti after Hurricane Matthew may be underreported because remote areas are cut off, (...) adding protests over slow aid made the problem worse."
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ZIKA SPENDING PRIORITIES OUTLINED
"U.S. health officials outlined on Tuesday how they planned to divide up $1.1 billion in funds approved by Congress to fight the Zika virus, (...)"
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SAWBO RELEASES ALL OF OUR ANIMATIONS FREELY FOR ANY EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. IF YOU HAVE THE MEANS TO DONATE, PLEASE CLICK HERE. YOUR DONATION WILL HELP US CONTINUE TO MAKE CONTENT AND TO PROVIDE THAT CONTENT FREELY TO THE WORLD.
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