26 June 2015
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Reformed Drug Shops Can Widen Access to Healthcare
Many people in developing countries — up to 82 per cent in Sub-Saharan Africa — seek healthcare and medicines from retail drug shops.
25 June 2015
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U.S. funding for HIV treatment linked with employment gains in sub-Saharan Africa
Since 2003, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has provided billions of US tax dollars to expand HIV treatment, care, and prevention programs, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa. According to the Institute of Medicine, PEPFAR’s $54 billion authorization from 2003-2013 constitutes the “largest global health initiative focused on a single disease ever undertaken.” PEPFAR has generated significant health gains, sharply reducing HIV-related and all-cause mortality.
24 June 2015
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Liberia: Staying at zero Ebola transmission
Over a month has passed since Ebola transmission ceased in Liberia. This hard-fought achievement is still being celebrated across the country, where nearly 11 000 people became infected with the virus and 4 800 died. Liberia is still urging communities not to let their guard down until Ebola is gone from the region and is working closely with WHO and other partners to keep Ebola from reemerging, especially in neighbouring countries.
23 June 2015
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Nurses Are Global Citizens and Community Heroes
Community health workers (CHWs) are the current development darlings. They are the topic of panels and publications from one continent to the next. Not only are they an off-the-books cadre of health worker available to do the least desirable work in the most remote areas, many do it for free or for simple incentives. They are reaching that last mile, where need is so great.
22 June 2015
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Will climate change render the sustainable development goals impossible?
Evidence suggests that changes to the climate could undermine efforts to achieve many of the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in the world's Least Developed Countries.
19 June 2015
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Zimbabwe’s waste land
Even 15 years after the inception of Zimbabwe’s “fast-track land reform”, the nation’s farmers still cannot feed the people. Zimbabwe used to be the region’s bread basket. Nonetheless, reform has not been a complete failure according to some experts.
18 June 2015
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Industrial Fisheries Crowd out Artisanal Fisherpersons in South America
Millions of families on South America’s Pacific coast have long depended on artisanal fishing for a living. But they have been increasingly being pushed aside by the industrial fisheries that have made this region a major player in the global seafood industry.
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