Health & Medicine
GlobalPost
September 29, 2016
Updated
09/29/2016 - 3:00pm
Sections of Ukraine's national medicine cabinets have been running empty since the country's conflict with Russia began. As a result, diseases that were under control for many decades are making a comeback.
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Lifestyle & Belief
So, how long have you been harassing women like this?
PRI's The World
November 12, 2013
Updated
For women in Egypt, harassment on the street is a constant. Reporter Julia Simon got so tired of it that one day, she decided to interview the man harassing her.
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Development & Education
How to help Nepal: 10 vetted charities doing relief work following the earthquakes
PRI's The World
April 25, 2015
Updated
Tuesday's 7.3 ''aftershock'' in Nepal has raised the death toll in the series of quakes that began on April 25 in the Himalayan nation. Here are vetted charities you can donate to if you want to help.
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Health & Medicine
This Nigerian doctor runs his hospital on corn cobs and used bike parts
PRI's The World
January 09, 2014
At rural hospitals in Africa, you'll often see high-tech medical equipment discarded and unused. In places where electricity is unreliable and spare parts are unavailable, expensive devices can quickly become worthless. So Dr. Oluyombo Awojobi designs and builds his own low-tech devices to keep his hospital running.
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Development & Education
This Ethiopian village has gained wealth, but has bred hostility
PRI's The World
December 12, 2013
In the impoverished countryside of Ethiopia, the village of Awra Amba stands out. This bustling community has grown wealthier than its neighbors by questioning tenets of local culture.
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Health & Medicine
How Cuba is leading the international fight against Ebola
PRI's The World
October 17, 2014
It was a rare political moment: the US Secretary of State paying a compliment to Cuba. But that’s what happened Friday when John Kerry commended Cuba's role in West Africa, where the island nation has sent more health workers than any other country — and plans to send even more in the coming weeks.
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Business, Finance & Economics
Does Haiti really need luxury hotels?
PRI's The World
November 25, 2013
As Port-au-Prince continues its slow pace of reconstruction after the 2010 earthquake, some prominent new buildings have already gone up: high-end hotels.
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Development & Education
As the Ebola crisis rages, West African villagers are warned away from fruit bats
PRI's The World
August 13, 2014
Scientists are warning West African villagers to stop hunting bush meat and to stay away from fruit bats as they circle in a possible animal source for the latest Ebola outbreak. The Ebola virus lives in fruit bats, scientists believe, and is threatening communities who are already facing the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history.
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Health & Medicine
Global Implications of HIV Infected Baby Deemed to be Cured
PRI's The World
March 04, 2013
Scientists say a girl born with HIV two-and-a-half years ago appears to have been cured. Though the apparent breakthrough is limited to one infant case, the news may give hope to the millions of people living with the HIV virus around the globe.
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Development & Education
Let's talk: How can technology change the lives of people in poverty?
PRI's The World
April 08, 2014
Modern technology has tremendous power to improve lives in the developing world. Why does it often fail to do so? Take part in a discussion with professionals working in the field.
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Health & Medicine
Controlling AIDS by treating AIDS
PRI's The World
December 01, 2014
Can we treat our way out of the AIDS epidemic? On World AIDS Day we're partnering up with The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health for a discussion about the "treatment as prevention" strategy for eradicating AIDS.