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Wednesday, February 28th, 2018 at 3:42 pm
ICM is pleased to announce that the six-month results of a large scale randomized controlled trial on ICM’s Transform program were released on February 19th as a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper. This paper was also reviewed by the Economist in the Feb 22nd print edition – read it here. The study was also mentioned in this article...
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Monday, June 12th, 2017 at 6:04 pm
ICM’s research on the treatment strategy of feeding malnourished children living in ultra poverty is reaching the ears of academics in the AsiaPacific region. Last month, ICM’s Director of Research, Dr Lincoln Lau, spoke at the 1st Southeast Asia Public Health Nutrition (SEA-PHN) Conference in conjunction with the Nutrition Society of Malaysia’s 32nd Annual Scientific Conference. Held in...
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Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 at 4:48 pm
On November 8, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan (known as Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines) ripped through central Philippines, causing death and destruction in its path. It is estimated that more than 6,300 people were killed with thousands more injured, and millions made homeless. It was the strongest typhoon ever to make landfall – powerful winds and storm surges smashed...
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Friday, September 7th, 2012 at 11:00 am
Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacteria that can infect any organ of the body and is highly contagious; and when left untreated, can cause death. It is curable with a regime of antibiotics over the period of at least 6 months, however stigma and access to the tests and medications are common barriers to the successful...
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Friday, August 24th, 2012 at 9:12 am
by Helen Turner, ICM COO After successful trials during 2011/12 ICM has been able to develop a training model to incorporate the values, health and livelihood training for the parents of the Malnourished Children Outreach (MCO) participants. It is an exciting model involving local community members represented by the local Church Pastor and three Church...
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Thursday, May 17th, 2012 at 10:54 am
We are happy to announce that ICM’s first kindergarten students have crossed the outstanding milestone of graduating from grade 6! ICM began operating kindergartens in 2006 and now, seven years later, ten tenacious young people have received their elementary school diplomas, many graduating with honors! In the last seven years, ICM’s Jumpstart Kindergartens and subsequent...
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Friday, October 7th, 2011 at 7:10 pm
Submitted by Helen Turner, ICM COO // Photos by Bens King, ICM Graphic Designer ICM’s Philippine Executive Committee joined Cross International’s Leadership Conference September 6th– 7th at a retreat center in Tagaytay, Philippines. The focus of the conference was to develop collaborative ways to address the complex problem of poverty in the Philippines. The conference...
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