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The MacArthur Foundation has awarded $100 million to Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committtee to create a version of Sesame Street aimed at Syrian refugee children. Above: Characters from the Afghani version of the show that premiered this year. Rahmat Gul/AP hide caption
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About 180,000 babies develop hydrocephalus each year in sub-Saharan Africa. Baby Faridah received treatment for the deadly condition this year at the CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda in Mbale, Uganda. Christopher Mullen, CURE International hide caption