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It's the holiday season in the USA, and we're delighted to share that our partner Muso has received the 2024 Kristof #HolidayImpactPrize, an initiative led by New York Times Columnist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Nicholas Kristof. In many low and middle-income countries, millions face the devasting reality of dying while waiting for healthcare. Yet, many of the diseases that claim lives—like diarrhoea, pneumonia, malaria, and malnutrition—are treatable with timely diagnosis and intervention 🩺 🏥 Over the next five years, Muso will bring early access to quality healthcare to over 1 million people across Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, and Zambia. One of the ways they achieve this is through an incredible network of community health workers—primarily local women—who are trained, supervised, and equipped with diagnostic tools and medicines, all guided by a cutting-edge smartphone app. In communities where Muso operates, there's been a staggering 63% reduction in child mortality rates and a 54% increase in the likelihood of mothers giving birth in health facilities. https://lnkd.in/eXqeFFsS #HealthcareForAll #GlobalHealth #KristofHolidayImpactPrize

Findings of Muso's latest study demonstrated the largest and fastest decline in under-five mortality ever recorded in a conflict zone. This year, Muso has been selected by The New York Times columnist Nick Kristof to receive the prestigious #HolidayImpactPrize, which recognizes high-impact organizations addressing the world’s most pressing challenges. Kristof Impact Initiative Learn more about Muso’s transformative work: https://lnkd.in/dWccu-fz #RightCareRightTime

With respect to the 2-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Nick Kristof the one line story is: Muso achieved the lowest child mortality rates in Sub-Saharan Africa for five consecutive years, with a remarkable tenfold decline, then *reduced* child death during active conflict. 👏 👏 👏  

“Muso is a triumph of public #health nerdiness, with programs designed by experts, tested in the field and then rigorously measured for #impact... The cost of bringing one more person into the Muso health care network is only $22 per year.” With these words, Nick Kristof recently announced Muso as one of the three recipients of his 2024 Holiday Impact Prize. This prestigious recognition testifies to Muso’s remarkable growth over the past two decades, from a single site in peri-urban #Mali to providing life-saving care to over half a million patients today. We vigorously endorse Kristof’s accolade! Read his column forming part of the The New York Times Opinion’s 2024 Giving Guide below: https://lnkd.in/dS96F2US Ari Johnson Nazanine Nasseri Scheuer Kristof Impact Initiative

Driving out the darkness, indeed. Celebrating a well-deserved highlight of Muso's tireless work in the NYT today!

This is so wonderful! Muso and Ari Johnson along with Nazanine Nasseri Scheuer and Christina Stellini are doing great things to advance healthcare. Great to see Muso acknowledged in this way by Nick Kristof and the #HolidayImpactPrize.

⚡️When friends do awesome things⚡️ Congratulations to Ari Johnson, founder of Muso, and Dena Trujillo, CEO of Crisis Text Line for being named by Nicholas Kristof on the 2024 Holiday Impact Gift list in the The New York Times. And bravo to Fistula Foundation and Reach Out and Read too! — Give the gift of social change. — 📰 IDEAS THAT PUSH BACK THE DARKNESS - https://lnkd.in/eKM3y9Sx 🏆KRISTOF HOLIDAY IMPACT PRIZE — https://lnkd.in/eDqv5CDQ #FundWhatWorks #philanthropy VisionSpring

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that." ~ Rev. Martin Luther King. Thank you to Nick Kristof, 2-time Pulitzer Prize Winner and columnist at The New York Times, for recognizing Muso community partners, our team, and our health care providers, with the 2024 Kristof Holiday Impact Prize. Read his column, Gift Ideas That Push Back the Darkness, here. https://lnkd.in/gWZdpesZ We are living through a dark moment. The world faces more armed conflict than at any time since World War II. This when we are most needed: our action, our commitment, our care matters. When armed conflict broke out in central Mali, our community partners achieved a 63% reduction in child deaths, compared to peacetime. They proved that care can be more powerful than war. Join our community of action (link in the comments) as we aim to provide rapid health care for more than 600,000 people directly, and to 60 million people through policy change and national health care reforms. Let's push back the darkness together. Congratulations to team Muso, and to our inspiring fellow prize winners this year, Fistula Foundation, Reach Out and Read, and Crisis Text Line! Dena Trujillo Nancy Lublin Dr. Esther Njoroge-Muriithi MBChB, MPH Marty Martinez Kristof Impact Initiative Focusing Philanthropy Larry Gilson Whitney Schaefer

✨ We’re thrilled to announce the 2024 #HolidayImpactPrize honorees! This year, Nick Kristof at The New York Times is recommending four incredible organizations making a difference: 💙 Fistula Foundation – Healing women across Asia and Africa suffering from devastating childbirth injuries, restoring health and dignity. ⛑️ Muso – Bringing life-saving healthcare to people's doorsteps in communities with some of the highest child mortality rates in the world. 📚 Reach Out and Read – Promoting early literacy across the country through free books and guidance at pediatric visits. 🌟 Crisis Text Line – Harnessing the power of volunteers to provide 24/7 mental health support via text in the U.S. Let’s change and save lives together! 💙 👉 Learn more and become a donor or volunteer! https://lnkd.in/gDXV5Q_5 #KristofImpactPrize #HolidayImpact #MakeADifference #SupportNonprofits

The New York Times columnist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Nick Kristof, has selected Muso as a recipient of the #HolidayImpactPrize! This annual award honors organizations creating lasting, positive change in the world. Now more than ever, we must address the urgent need for timely, quality health care for all. Kristof Impact Initiative Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dWccu-fz #RightCareRightTime