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1. PSI Fights Female Genital Cutting in Mali

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   BAMAKO, Mali, August 28, 2008 — More than 85% of Malian women undergo female genital cutting (FGC). And no law exists to confront this fact even though legislation against the practice was passed in 2002. FGC can cause maternal and infant mortality, infection, sterility,...

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2. PSI Commits to Improving Health at Clinton Global Initiative

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   PSI CLO and Senior Vice President, Sally Cowal, greets President Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative.

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3. PSI CLO Speaks on Capitol Hill about Safe Water

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   PSI Senior VP and CLO, Sally Cowal, addresses the issues of safe water on Capitol Hill. WASHINGTON, DC, September 23, 2008 — Sally Cowal, PSI's Senior Vice President and Chief Liaison Officer, joined Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR) and other speakers at a briefing on "...

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4. PSI, UNICEF Partner on Early Cholera Relief

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   A PSI/Zimbabwe outreach worker shows residents of Chitungwiza how to dose drinking water correctly with water treatment tablets. CHITUNGWIZA, Zimbabwe, September 4, 2008 — PSI/Zimbabwe’s Farai Chieza received an urgent call from UNICEF Zimbabwe with news of a cholera...

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5. Point-of-Use Water Treatment Tablets Now Available in Sudan

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   Mr. Christopher Datta, U.S. Consul General for Juba, Southern Sudan, demonstrates how to properly wash hands under the guidance of PSI Sudan Community Outreach Officer Carol Aporo at the Sept. 2 launch of WaterGuard.

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