March 24, 2012
Greetings!
I wanted to share my excitement about this recent message from Partners In Health, one of Global Grandmothers recommended charities:
It gives us great joy to share the news that our Partners In Health co-founder and dear friend, Dr. Jim Kim, has been selected by President Obama as the United States' nominee for the Presidency of the World Bank.
Jim is an inspired choice to lead the World Bank. Having seen him work in settings from inner-city Boston to the slums of Peru, from Haiti to Rwanda to the prisons of Siberia, we know that for three decades Jim has committed himself to breaking the cycle of poverty and disease. This has been his goal as a physician, a teacher, a policy maker, and a university president; it was ever his goal as a founder and director of Partners In Health, which now operates in more than a dozen countries.
I had heard about Dr. Kim's selection but did not realize this was the same man that I had read about in Mountains Beyond Mountains, the fascinating book about the founding of Partners In Health. That book describes Dr. Kim's deep commitment to eliminating tuberculosis for the globe's poorest citizens and makes it clear that he is an immensely talented and compassionate person.
A good day for the globe, and for Global Grandmothers! Dr. Kim inspires us all.
Diana
Diana McDonough President, Global Grandmothers
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