From: https://www.macfound.org/press/semifinalist-perspectives/hope-missing-link/ Every day I go to work and am faced with tiny babies in need of life-saving care. As a physician, I know how to best care for these small and sick newborns, but I have to watch them struggle unnecessarily. It is heartbreaking. We know what causes our babies to die. We know what interventions can save their lives – the technology. Last month, I attended Malawi’s Paediatric and Child Health Associ

From: http://www.houstonchronicle.com When Emily Johnson walked across the stage Friday at Rice University's commencement, her mom Mary's face beamed with pride. This is the dream of mothers everywhere - to see their children finish college healthy, happy and ready to make a difference. Though she just graduated from college, in many ways Emily's life has come full circle. When she was born six weeks too early in a hospital in Englewood, Colo., Emily was placed on a breathing