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| 2012 DECEMBER
Dec. 24, 2012
In Haiti, a Mission of Religion and Medicine for Father Rick
The Rev. Rick Frechette went to Haiti 25 years ago on a religious mission to shelter families "broken by tragedy." In his mid-40s, he decided to become a doctor and built a modern pediatric medicine facility. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports as part of our Agents for Change series on the challenges Frechette has faced.
   
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| Dec. 20, 2012
Understanding Why Delivering Aid Can Be a Dangerous Endeavor
While aid groups operate with apolitical, humanitarian intentions, workers trying to bring relief in the middle of conflicts often find themselves in danger. Ray Suarez talks to Joel Charny of InterAction about the recent deaths of health workers trying to eradicate polio in Pakistan and the "erosion of safety" for aid groups.
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| Dec. 20, 2012
Program on Polio Eradication Suspended in Pakistan After 9 Aid Workers Killed
At least nine people have been killed for their involvement in Pakistan's polio eradication campaign to deliver vaccines to 33 million children. The World Health Organization and UNICEF announced a temporary suspension of the vaccination campaign due to safety concerns. Tom Clarke of Independent Television News reports.
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| Dec. 13, 2012
How Infections Can Trigger Cancer
In North America, only one in 25 cancers can be blamed on infectious agents. In developing countries, it's one of every four cancers, according to a recent study in the medical journal The Lancet Oncology.
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| Dec. 12, 2012
Fighting Cholera, A Dose at a Time
As the death toll from cholera continues to mount in Haiti, results from a successful pilot project to vaccinate 100,000 Haitians for cholera are providing some hope for Haitians and international health officials. This story continues NewsHour's coverage about on-going efforts to treat cholera and improve sanitation in Haiti.
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| Dec. 12, 2012
In India, A Secret Weapon Against Cancer: Vinegar
Since the invention of the Pap smear, deaths from cervical cancer in the United States have plummeted. In India, a simpler test is being performed that may achieve similar results. The secret ingredient: common household vinegar.
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| Dec. 11, 2012
Living With Breast Cancer Where Treatment Is Scarce
Cancer care is a new concept in many countries such as Haiti. With the poor dealing with all sorts of other health problems, there has been little interest in cancer treatment among local and international health experts and organizations, which often makes treatment difficult or nonexistent. PRI's Joanne Silberner reports.
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| Dec. 10, 2012
Cancer's New Battleground: The Developing World
While America has been "waging war on cancer" for more than 40 years, a greater number of people die from cancer in low- and middle-income countries than from TB, HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. PRI investigates the political, cultural, and logistical obstacles that make tackling cancer so difficult across most of the globe.
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| Dec. 4, 2012
Long After Earthquake, Haiti Still Feels Devastating Effects of Cholera Epidemic
Ten months after Haiti struggled to recover from a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake, the nation suffered a public health epidemic. Cholera appeared for the first time in 100 years, making 600,000 Haitians ill and leaving 7,500 dead so far. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.
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| NOVEMBER
Nov. 30, 2012
2012 World AIDS Day: Strides Taken Towards Cure, But Daunting Hurdles Remain
In 2012, 34 million people are living with AIDS worldwide. That's both good news and bad news. Ray Suarez talks to National Institutes of Health's Dr. Anthony Fauci about accomplishments by the medical and public health communities to address HIV/AIDS and what must be done in the future to continue curtailing transmission.
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| Nov. 30, 2012
Is the World Any Closer to Ending AIDS?
An AIDS-free generation? Sounds hopeful enough, but if the latest HIV catchphrase has you gazing optimistically at today's youth, you might want to look a bit further down the line.
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| Nov. 30, 2012
Promoting Safe Sex With Posters on World AIDS Day
Originally developed for public health campaigns to promote HIV testing, safe sex, and better knowledge of the virus and disease, Dr. Atwater began collecting the posters for their social and cultural importance. After years of collecting from all over the world, he donated all the posters to the University of Rochester.
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| Nov. 2, 2012
Health Care Workers Brace for New Cholera Outbreaks in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Hurricane Sandy might have saved its fullest fury for America's mid-Atlantic coast, but its earlier blows in the Caribbean wreaked havoc in Haiti.
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| Nov. 2, 2012
Haiti Battles Hurricane Sandy and Cholera
More than 50 people have died in Haiti from Hurricane Sandy, which hit the Caribbean island in late October, washing away crops and threatening to worsen a cholera epidemic.
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| OCTOBER
Oct. 31, 2012
China's Chances of Kicking a Growing Smoking Habit
When China's top politicians gather early next month to pick the country's new leaders, one issue likely to be missing from the agenda is the single largest killer of Chinese people -- smoking. But could upcoming leadership changes help curb the national addiction?
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| Oct. 29, 2012
As Diets Change in Greece, Obesity Becomes Growing Problem
In the next installment of the "Food for 9 Billion" series, Jon Miller of Homelands Productions examines how Greece has come to have one of the world's highest obesity rates despite a native diet that is extremely healthy.
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| Oct. 5, 2012
In Africa, MTV Series 'Shuga' Promotes HIV Prevention Among Youth
Love. Sex. Money. This is the stuff hit television shows are made of. Add stellar production, a good-looking cast, a strong plot and a setting in a cosmopolitan city -- namely Nairobi -- and you get "Shuga," the MTV show that took Africa by storm while weaving messages of sexual health and HIV prevention among African youth.
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| Oct. 1, 2012
In 'Half the Sky,' Transforming Limitations on Women's Opportunities Worldwide
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof says in some global conflicts men have turned "women's bodies into weapons of war." Jeffrey Brown talks to Kristof and his wife and "Half the Sky" co-author Sheryl WuDunn about violence and survival in the new documentary based on their book.
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| Oct. 1, 2012
Meet Agnes: Orphan, Student, Survivor of Sexual Violence in Sierra Leone
Watch one girl's long road from abuse to survival, school and safety in Sierra Leone in the documentary "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide" Oct. 1-2 on PBS.
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| SEPTEMBER
Sept. 27, 2012
A Future Without AIDS? Global Health Leaders Point to Education, Prevention
If you're old enough, you can remember when you first heard about a disease found among young men in New York and San Francisco. Today, global health leaders have hope for a future without AIDS.
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| Sept. 26, 2012
Global Health Leaders Have Vision for World Without AIDS
Ray Suarez moderates a panel of global health leaders as they discuss the future of combating AIDS. Watch a live stream from the event at Columbia University in New York from noon to 3 p.m. ET.
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| AUGUST
Aug. 20, 2012
Where 'Smoke-Free' Isn't the Norm: Global Tobacco Use Booms in Developing World
The British medical journal The Lancet studied 14 developing nations and found that nearly half of men and 11 percent of women in those countries use tobacco, mostly smoke products. Jeffrey Brown talks to State University of New York at Buffalo's Gary Giovino about why some cultures don't specifically encourage quitting.
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| JULY
July 27, 2012
AIDS Conference Ends With Hopes for Cure High, But Short of 'Victory Lap'
The International AIDS Conference in Washington wrapped Friday with a new phrase on the lips of many: "functional cure." But just how close is the world to an AIDS-free generation? Ray Suarez discusses the gaps between aspirations and hard realities to cure AIDS with Science magazine's Jon Cohen and GlobalPost's John Donnelly.
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| July 25, 2012
Worst Place to Receive HIV Treatment?
Science magazine's Jon Cohen speaks with Jackie Judd of the Kaiser Family Foundation about preliminary science that may show why East Africans could be at a disadvantage when being treated for HIV.
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| July 24, 2012
Should 'Poor Countries' Be Doing More to Finance Their HIV Fights?
Science Magazine reporter Jon Cohen speaks with the Kaiser Family Foundation's Jackie Judd about a call today for a new approach to financing the global HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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| July 20, 2012
In Tanzania, HIV at a Crossroads
The U.S. will launch a series of HIV prevention strategies to test whether an AIDS-free generation is really possible. Will this be a breakthrough moment?
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| July 20, 2012
HIV Stigma Lingers as Churches Battle Epidemic
In two very different places -- Zimbabwe and Washington, D.C. -- Christian pastors have taken a leading role in the fight against HIV. But in both, some are wondering whether they should be doing more to help reduce the stigma.
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| July 19, 2012
In Washington, a Focus on Testing and Fighting Stigma in the Fight Against HIV
AIDS is not a foreign sickness to the residents of Washington, D.C. According to U.N. statistics, the HIV infection rate there is higher than five countries in Africa. Ray Suarez assesses the challenges in testing for HIV and treating AIDS in the nation's capital.
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| July 19, 2012
Infection Rates Down, Drug Access Up and Optimism High Before AIDS Conference
Some 25,000 scientists, political leaders, and advocates are expected to gather in Washington, D.C., next week for the world's largest AIDS meeting. Gwen Ifill talks with UNAIDS' Michel Sidibe about the successes and continuing challenges to treat and prevent HIV and AIDS.
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| July 19, 2012
HIV Behind Bars: How Prisons and Jails Are Battling an Epidemic
In two very different places - Washington, D.C., and Bulawayo, Zimbabwe - correctional facilities are facing remarkably similar challenges containing the HIV/AIDS epidemic and treating its victims.
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| July 18, 2012
UNAIDS Head: African Countries Tackling HIV But Still Need Drugs
A new report on the global toll of AIDS finds real reason for optimism as researchers, politicians and patients prepare for the international AIDS conference in Washington, D.C., next week.
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| July 18, 2012
The Forgotten Orphans: From D.C. to Zimbabwe
One is the capital of United States, the other an impoverished nation in sub-Saharan Africa. In both places, children who lost their parents to the HIV/AIDS epidemic struggle against similar challenges.
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| July 18, 2012
Neglected by Foreign Aid, Zimbabwe Still Makes Strides in HIV Fight
Despite being largely left behind by PEPFAR, Zimbabwe has still managed to reduce its HIV prevalence rate.
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| July 10, 2012
How Does the HIV/AIDS Rate in D.C. Compare?
As the nation's capital prepares for the International AIDS Conference July 22-27, the PBS NewsHour and GlobalPost have teamed up to trace how new medical breakthroughs and methodologies being employed in southern Africa are creating a 'turning point' in the effort to curb HIV infection rates.
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| July 5, 2012
Why a U.S. Circumcision Push Failed in Swaziland
In the country with the highest HIV infection rate in the world, a U.S. effort to circumcise 80 percent of all men aged 15 to 49 in a year ended with roughly a quarter undergoing the procedure. What went wrong?
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| JUNE
June 12, 2012
Groups Fighting HIV in D.C. Find Lessons in Africa
Part Two: Washington's HIV infection rates are comparable to many African countries, which have provided critical insight into the epidemic.
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| June 11, 2012
What D.C. is Learning from Africa in the Fight Against AIDS
As the U.S. capital prepares for the International AIDS Conference in July, the PBS NewsHour and GlobalPost have teamed up for a series examining how strategies being employed in Africa are creating a "turning point" in the effort to lower HIV infection rates and are now being used in some U.S. cities, including Washington, D.C.
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| June 8, 2012
In El Salvador, Tooth Decay Epidemic Blamed on Junk Food, Lack of Information
From El Salvador, graduates of the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism -- producer Roberto Daza and correspondent Carl Nasman -- report on an epidemic of tooth decay across the countryside, blamed largely on junk food, soda and a lack of education about dental care.
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| MAY
May 18, 2012
USAID Administrator: Food Security a 'Grand' But 'Achievable' Goal
President Obama outlined Friday a private-public partnership to work on global poverty issues ahead of the Group of Eight summit in Camp David this weekend. Ray Suarez and USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah discuss the initiative to lift millions out of poverty and hunger through farming partnerships.
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| May 17, 2012
Combating Hardship in Rural Thailand
From Thailand, special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on one social entrepreneur's efforts to combat hardships and instill a new way of thinking in the rural regions of the relatively prosperous country.
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| May 15, 2012
How to Better Treat Trauma Injuries in the Developing World
At San Francisco General Hospital, surgeons from developing countries are learning the latest techniques from top U.S. specialists. With just over 100 orthopedic surgeons serving the 80 million people of Kenya and Tanzania, it's admittedly a small step. But doctors there say it's a worthy one. Spencer Michels reports.
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| May 9, 2012
For Cambodian Street Kids, Friends International Works to Redefine Normal
From Cambodia, special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on one group, Friends International, and its efforts to help homeless children and their families have a brighter future through education, shelter and health services.
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| May 8, 2012
The Best and Worst Places to Be a Mom
Norway is the healthiest country in the world to be a mother, according to a new report released by the international non-profit Save the Children. The worst: West Africa's Niger. Gwen Ifill and Save the Children President Carolyn Miles discuss what countries are best and worst at creating healthy children and mothers.
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| May 8, 2012
Norway's Moms Have It Good
Norway is the best country in the world to be a mother, according to a new report from the international nonprofit Save the Children.
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| May 7, 2012
Best and Worst Countries for Moms
Save the Children Report: Best and Worst Countries to be a Mom
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| APRIL
April 25, 2012
Why Clean, Safe Water Is Still Out of Reach for Liberia
Since 1980, Liberia has tackled a cycle of civil war, claiming over 200,000 lives while developing an impossible water crisis. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, correspondent Steve Sapienza and two local journalists unearth why the government and aid agencies can't crack the country's water problems.
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| April 25, 2012
In Liberia, Political Battles Center on Water Access
Finding a reliable source of water in Liberia is a challenge even for residents of the country's bustling capital, but many say the government focuses on short-term projects for political gain rather than the country's critical need for water and sanitation.
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| April 19, 2012
Solar Suitcase Report Spurs Gifts to Aid Baby Deliveries in Developing World
Correspondent Spencer Michels recently reported on the California nonprofit We Care Solar, which developed a "solar suitcase" to provide lights and communications equipment in delivery rooms and health care facilities in developing countries. Co-founder Dr. Laura Stachel reports that NewsHour viewers were quick to offer support.
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| April 11, 2012
Will Water Pumps Bring Peace to Ivory Coast?
Part of a partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, special correspondent Steve Sapienza reports from the West African nation of Ivory Coast and explains how committees set up to maintain access to water are helping bring together communities divided along ethnic lines and plagued by the unrest of a civil war.
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| April 10, 2012
'Tinderbox': How Colonialism Shaped the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Ray Suarez speaks with authors Craig Timberg and Daniel Halperin about how "shadows of colonialism" hang over the spread of HIV from Africa. The topic is explored in their book "Tinderbox: How the West Sparked the AIDS Epidemic and How the World Can Finally Overcome it."
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| April 4, 2012
'Solar Suitcase' Sheds Light on Darkened Delivery Rooms
After witnessing the consequences of power outages in Nigeria's health facilities, obstetrician Dr. Laura Stachel came up with a solution: a suitcase containing elements to produce and store solar energy. Spencer Michels reports on the life-saving device that aims to reduce maternal mortality rates in the developing world.
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| April 4, 2012
Saving Lives With Solar Power
When Laura Stachel witnessed the difficulties Nigerian maternity wards faced due to the lack of a reliable electricity source, she and her husband founded We Care Solar to bring solar-powered lights to hospitals across the developing world.
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| April 4, 2012
Solar Suitcase: Saving Lives with Solar Power
Dr. Laura Stachel and her husband founded We Care Solar to help bring light to the estimated 300,000 hospitals and clinics in the developing world that don't have reliable sources of electricity. Our slideshow highlights Stachel's work toward equipping remote clinics with solar suitcases that bring light to dark delivery rooms.
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| April 3, 2012
Food for 9 Billion: Business Fund Puts African Farmers on Road to Market
In Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi, a new approach to small-scale farming has spread to more than 100,000 families in just four years. Part of the Food for 9 Billion series, Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on an organization called One Acre Fund that brings struggling farmers together, offering them training, resources and market access.
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| MARCH
March 23, 2012
Doctor's World Bank Nomination Signals Renewed Development Focus
President Obama announced on Friday that he was nominating Jim Yong Kim, president of Dartmouth College, to become the next president of the World Bank. Ray Suarez examines the selection.
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| March 15, 2012
What's Causing Water Shortages in Ghana, Nigeria?
Two journalists investigate the challenges of bringing the most basic necessity to the people of Ghana and Nigeria: clean, safe water. As part of a collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, special correspondent Steve Sapienza followed them as they searched for what's causing the water shortages.
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| March 7, 2012
'The Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman': Healing the Eastern Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo is the worst place on earth to be a woman, according to the United Nations. Regional war and rape leave an estimated 1,000 or more women assaulted every day. One organization, HEAL Africa, helps women manage their traumatic injuries holistically. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.
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| March 7, 2012
Anonciata's Story: Seeking Healing After Congo's Brutal Civil War
Few nations are more endowed with mineral resources than the Democratic Republic of Congo and none has endured a more staggering human cost in the scramble for these riches. The death toll from two decades of civil war -- 5 million -- is second in recent history only to the Holocaust. But what's it like to survive?
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| March 5, 2012
Hans Rosling Brings Life, Humor, Sword-Swallowing to Global Health Statistics
Hans Rosling, co-founder of the Gapminder Foundation, visualizes global health trends and population numbers -- transforming dry poverty and development statistics into Internet sensations. In addition to his focus on the developing world and data visualization, the Swede happens to swallow swords. Ray Suarez reports.
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| FEBRUARY
Feb. 28, 2012
Ethiopia: A Battle for Land and Water
A controversial resettlement program in Ethiopia is the latest battleground in the global race to secure prized farmland and water. Correspondent Cassandra Herrman reports as part of the Food for 9 Billion series, a NewsHour partnership with the Center for Investigative Reporting, Homelands Productions and Marketplace.
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| Feb. 20, 2012
India Close to Eradicating Polio, But Challenges Still Remain
Health officials in India are close to wiping out polio, a disease forgotten in most of the world but still endemic in some developing countries. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on India's challenge to remain vigilant in its campaign to immunize children one mouthful at a time.
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| Feb. 20, 2012
A Look at the World's 'Forgotten' Diseases
With news that India is close to eradicating polio, eyes turn to other endemic diseases, such as measles and river blindness, that countries are battling.
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| Feb. 16, 2012
Chronic Malnutrition a 'Hidden Crisis'
About 2 million children who are malnourished die each year worldwide, according to a United Nations estimate. Yet aid organizations say it's tough to attract attention to the issue of chronic malnutrition in a preventative way -- before it becomes severe and life-threatening.
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| JANUARY
Jan. 30, 2012
Hans Rosling Brings Life, Humor, Sword-Swallowing to Global Health Statistics
Hans Rosling, co-founder of the Gapminder Foundation, visualizes global health trends and population numbers -- transforming dry poverty and development statistics into Internet sensations. In addition to his focus on the developing world and data visualization, the Swede happens to swallow swords. Ray Suarez reports.
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| Jan. 30, 2012
Experts Weigh in on Bird Flu Research
The Newshour asked three experts to weigh in on the bird flu research debate.
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| Jan. 23, 2012
Food for 9 Billion: Turning the Population Tide in the Philippines
While Philippine leaders debate, poor fishing families embrace birth control to ease pressure on over-fished reefs. Part of a new project called Food for 9 Billion that looks at the challenges of feeding the world in a time of social and environmental change, Sam Eaton of Homelands Productions reports.
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| Jan. 13, 2012
Global Health Week in Tweets
Each week the NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse from the world of health and development.
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| Jan. 12, 2012
On Second Anniversary of Earthquake, Cholera Continues to Cripple Haiti
With more than 7,000 dead and half a million people sickened, a U.N. health agency is calling the cholera outbreak in Haiti "one of the largest epidemics of the disease in modern history to affect a single country."
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| Jan. 11, 2012
Two Years Later, Haitian Amputees Still Have a Long Way to Go
Two years ago, a devastating earthquake in Haiti killed more than 200,000 people and caused injuries that required amputations for another 4,000 people.
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| Jan. 9, 2012
Global Health Week in Tweets
There was a lot of news in the world of health and development last week. Check out the NewsHour global health unit's highlights from the Twitterverse.
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