SOS Welcomes Freweini Mebrahtu 2019 CNN Hero of the Year!
SOS is proud and honored to announce our new Humanitarian Ambassador, Freweini Mebrahtu! Ms. Mebrahtu, or Winnie as we’ve grown fond of calling her, will …
Local nonprofit donates supplies to southern Indiana students wanting to enter the medical field (Source: WDRB)
June 10, 2021 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A local nonprofit made a major donation to help local students with dreams of entering the medical field. …
Louisville nonprofit brings much-needed supplies to Ashland (Source: WOWK)
October 12, 2021 ASHLAND, KY (WOWK) — “It is almost like Christmas early for us. To know now that we can tell our boards, ‘Hey, …
Humanitarian groups sending aid from Louisville to Haiti (Source: WDRB)
August 19, 2021 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — From Louisville to Haiti, help is on the way. Three Louisville humanitarian organizations are working with UPS to …
Teachers say medical supplies donated by SOS will give students more hands-on learning (Source: WDRB)
July 22, 2021 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Free medical supplies given to teachers will help students get a more hands-on learning experience. About 25 high …
Norton Helathcare and SOS team up to send critical medical supplies to India (Source: WLKY)
June 7, 2021 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Norton Healthcare is teaming up with the local nonprofit SOS to send critical medical supplies and equipment to India …
COVID-19 pandemic leads to major backsliding on childhood vaccinations, new WHO, UNICEF data shows (Source: UNICEF)
July 15, 2021 GENEVA/NEW YORK — 23 million children missed out on basic vaccines through routine immunization services in 2020 – 3.7 million more than …
WHO: Vaccine Inequity ‘Demonstrates Disregard for the World’s Poorest’ (Source: VOA)
October 30, 2021 The World Health Organization has written an open letter to the heads of state gathered in Rome for the G-20 meeting, urging …
The WHO is seeking a new treaty on handling future pandemics. It could be a hard sell (Source: npr)
November 28, 2021 The World Health Organization is convening a special session of its governing body, the World Health Assembly, to start talks on a …