Gebre’s approach to women’s rights is a lesson in change
Financial Times October 6, 2016 Bogaletch Gebre has improved millions of lives in Ethiopia one respectful conversation at a time GO TO ARTICLE Change agent: ‘When one door is closed, […]
Category Archives: Public health
An African trailblazer: Health care in Rwanda
The Economist September 17, 2016 How a poor country brought health insurance to 91% of the population MUSHISHIRO STANDING outside her home in central Rwanda, 19-year-old Ernestine Ituze describes falling […]
Bangladesh Tanneries Fined, Ordered to Move
Voice of America June 21, 2016 DHAKA— Amid rows of low buildings in this corner of Dhaka, the stench of flesh hangs in the air. On the street, a man pushes […]
China Blocks UN Resolution to Curb Lead in Paint
Voice of America May 30, 2016 China blocked a much-anticipated United Nations resolution to curb lead in paint during last-ditch negotiations at the U.N. Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi. A […]
Autism Research’s Overlooked Racial Bias: Despite popular belief, white kids aren’t the only ones on the spectrum.
May 4, 2016 Minority families often miss out on treatment or get left out of research — an ethical failure. New projects are illuminating autism’s diverse shades. http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/05/autism-research-overlooked-racial-bias/481314/ Each Tuesday […]
In Bangladesh, a Half-Century of Saving Lives With Data
New York Times November 17, 2015 NABAKALASH, Bangladesh — Sufia Khatun wears a green sari around her thin 76-year-old frame. Round gold-rimmed glasses perch on her wizened face. When she […]
Micro-insurance offers families in poorer countries protection from destitution
The Guardian September 1, 2015 As day labourers in India’s Maharashtra state, Ayesha Begam and her husband couldn’t afford healthcare, and did not have access to doctors and hospitals. GO […]
Exporting Clothes, Importing Safety
Roads and Kingdoms In an unprecedented campaign, thousands of Bangladesh’s garment factories are struggling to become safe places to work GO TO ARTICLE At a garment factory on the outskirts […]
An Artificial Limb Can Bring Hope — But Who’s Going To Make It?
NPR July 23, 2015 Sultan Mahmud’s pink shorts revealed his new prosthetic leg made of plastic and metal. The boyish 20-year-old gripped a railing and stepped forward with feet in […]
In Bangladesh, Grassroots Efforts to End Violence Against Women
Voice of America May 28, 2015 DHAKA—In Bangladesh, domestic violence against women and girls who live in slum areas is widespread. Efforts to improve the situation are difficult because of […]
