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CardioStart International (CardioStart) is a nonprofit that uses a global network of medical professionals to provide free heart surgery and associated medical care to patients in underserved countries of the world. CardioStart (offices in Florida, Oregon and the U.K.) was founded by a group of medical professionals who realized that heart and cardiac care in underdeveloped [...]

How do gasoline prices in the U.S.A. compare to countries around the world? An October, 2007 report by Reuters compiled a list of gasoline prices in many of the countries around the world.  Norway came in with the highest gasoline cost. Venezuela had the lowest cost.
*Local currencies have been converted to dollars, and litres have [...]

The International Center for Equal Healthcare Access (ICEHA) is a New York-based nonprofit (office in London also) that focuses its efforts on training healthcare providers in resource-poor countries on the proper ways of treating HIV and infectious diseases.
While antiretroviral (anti-AIDS) medication is become more widely available in the developing world, the human resources to administer [...]

How “Happy” is your country? The World Database of Happiness Project has an ongoing project to survey people in countries around the world and rates their average happiness (’enjoy their life-as-a-whole) on a scale of 0 to 10. Denmark was rated as the happiest country.
The project, founded in 1980, is a nonprofit project supported by [...]

Minnesota-based nonprofit Mano a Mano Medical Resources (Mano a Mano) was founded in 1994 by a group of volunteers who have been providing American donated medical supplies, instruments and equipment to non-profit hospitals and clinics in Bolivia that serve the poor. Almost 95% of rural Bolivians live below the poverty level.
Since 1997, Mano a Mano [...]

What are the most popular dog breeds in America? The American Kennel Club (AKC) just announced its 2007 results of the most popular breeds in American as measured by their registration statistics. The Labrador Retriever retains its top spot for 17 years in a row. See the full Top 10 below.

Atlanta, Georgia-based The Carter Center (TCC) in partnership with Emory University was founded as a nonprofit in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter to advance human rights and alleviate unnecessary human suffering.
TCC has helped to improve the quality of life for people in more than 70 countries in Africa, [...]

Kids With A Cause (KWAC) is a Los Angeles-based charity whose members are young performers in the Entertainment Industry (film, television, stage and music), such as Hilary Duff, who donate their time and talent to bring hope and happiness to children in the USA and around the world suffering from poverty, lack of education or health-related [...]