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OK, it may not be a free ride, but that might be just as well. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nightthree/321826517/in/photostream/">Justin Russell (Flickr)</a>

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Grants these days: Like asking your parents for a car

Funding self-sustaining poverty solutions means attaching strings. We all know it's for the best—but man, sometimes those funders can drive you crazy.

Empty pharmacy shelves in the West African country of Guinea illustrate the problems of medication access in developing countries. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/julien_harneis/4811518231/"> Julien Harneis (flickr)</a>

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What African Clinics Can Learn from Coca-Cola

Even in the most remote parts of Kenya, there are little shops that sell sodas and mobile phone cards. But too often, the pharmacies of the nation's clinics and public hospitals are empty.

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Field 'Schools' Help Farmers Become Sustainable

According to the World Health Organization, field schools will help farmers reduce health and environmental risks in their agricultural practices.

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Global Health

Learn about devastating diseases and chronic health problems that people face all over the world.

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Chronic Diseases and the Developing World

While the impacts of infectious diseases such as AIDS are well known, few are aware of the ways chronic diseases affect populations in the developing world.

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Remember Bird Flu?

While it may appear that bird flu is on the wane, there have been more cases reported in 2006 than in any previous year.

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DDT Still a Danger in Uganda

A Ugandan politician and environmentalist laments his government's decision to use DDT in fighting malaria.

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Academic and Science Community Applauds WTO GMO Ruling

Academics and scientists respond to the World Trade Organization ruling which directs the European Union to end its defacto moratorium on biotechnology-improved crops.

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Developing Countries Lack Medicine

An independent commission discloses the burden of infectious disease faced by developing countries.

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HIV and AIDS Resources on the Web

If you are interested in the global effects of HIV/AIDS, Global Envision recommends these books, articles, and websites.

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SARS Gives China a Lesson in Globalization

China may have begun opening its economy 20 years ago, but SARS has shown that capitalist economic reforms aren't the only criteria for being part of the global economy.

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