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Water Borne Poverty - A Story in Photos

Posted on August 27, 2007
Previously filed under: South America, Health
Jake Lyell, a photographer from Virginia, documents dire living conditions in Iquitos, Peru, the largest city in the world unreachable by road.
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Keywords: water, South America, sanitation, poverty, Peru, health, disease

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New Frontline in AIDS Awareness

Posted on August 21, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Success Stories
In Benin, young people are using innovative aproaches to increase HIV awareness.
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Keywords: HIV/AIDS, awareness, internet, communication, Africa, prevention, disease

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Shortage of Water Has Serious Health Consequences

Posted on March 30, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Health
Concerns over health increase for many Africans as water scarcity becomes a more significant problem.
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Keywords: water, disease, health, poverty, economy

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Digital Mapping Shows The Way Forward

Posted on March 13, 2007
Previously filed under: Technology
Today's maps are sophisticated tools, helping developing countries track everything from drought to disease.
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Keywords: maps, geography, emergency, disease, technology, mapping

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Worldmapper - The Human Anatomy of a Small Planet

Posted on March 12, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Health
The Worldmapper project gives startling insight into the disparities between rich and poor.
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Keywords: public spending, private spending, mortality, health, disparity, disease, HIV/AIDS

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Better Diagnostics Could Save Thousands of Lives

Posted on February 14, 2007
Previously filed under: Health
Improving diagnostic tests for major diseases could decrease the death toll in the developing world.
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Keywords: Diagnostics, TB, disease, research, health

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Malaria Parasite Has Many Tools to Infect Humans

Posted on December 18, 2006
Previously filed under: North America, Health
New research into the most feared malaria parasite indicates that making an effective malaria vaccine may be even more difficult than scientists had thought.
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Keywords: malaria, parasite, disease, genetic, vaccine, scientists

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Prevention is Still the Only Cure in the Fight Against AIDS

Posted on November 27, 2006
Previously filed under: Africa, Health
As the HIV/AIDS pandemic continues to pose a daunting challenge, more attention needs to be given to prevention - the only true cure.
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Keywords: HIV/AIDS, prevention, Pharmaceutical Industry, disease

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The Sovereignty of Disease

Posted on July 26, 2006
Previously filed under: Asia, Health
Learning from experiences with such diseases as SARS, countries are now working together to determine the locus of disease and the best measures of containment.
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Keywords: SARS, Asia, outbreaks, disease, avian flu

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As Growth Slows, India Awakens to Need for Foreign Investment

International Herald Tribune - Wed, 02/08/2012 - 08:26
India’s central bank and economic analysts predict that growth will fall sharply to 7 percent this fiscal year and remain sluggish.

Social responsibility and a new world order

Washington Post - Innovations - Tue, 02/07/2012 - 07:56
Just before the New Year, the London-based Center for Economics and Business Research announced that Brazil had overtaken the United Kingdom as the world’s sixth largest economy. Furthermore, it predicted that by 2020, India and Russia will also have overtaken all the European economic powers.

Aid for trade policy rears its ugly head

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Mon, 02/06/2012 - 01:41
The UK government's dismay at not being granted the contract for Typhoon fighter jets in India is an indication that its controversial aid for trade policy is still very much alive.

Liberia's battle to put the lights back on

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Sun, 02/05/2012 - 23:00
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has set ambitious targets to restore the country's electricity supply. But will it meet them by 2015?

As Africa's consumers rise, so does inequality

Yale Global Online - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:17
Kenya struggles to spread the wealth from rapid growth.
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