Health Jul 05 New Indonesia Law: Allow Breastfeeding, or Face Punishment Watch a slide show on teaching the importance of breastfeeding: In the United States, the breast milk versus formula debate tends to center on what works best for the mom and what is most nutritious for the baby. In…
Health Jun 28 High Food Prices Hit Small Indonesian Town Hard View a slide show from Marunda, Indonesia: The NewsHour's global health team is in Indonesia shooting a series that will air in July. One of the topics the team is covering is the global hike in food prices and…
Health Jun 24 Indonesians Looking for Improvement at Home, Watching U.S. Closely The NewsHour's global health team is currently in Indonesia, home to the world's largest Muslim population, to produce a series of stories that will air next month. We're looking at rising food prices, care for the mentally ill, democratic reforms…
Health Dec 22 Cuba Offers Poor Medical Students a Free Ride On Wednesday's NewsHour, Ray Suarez wraps up his series on Cuba with a look at its medical diplomacy efforts around the world. HAVANA, Cuba | In an old naval academy on Havana's western shore, thousands of low-income students…
Health Dec 21 In Photos: Scenes from Cuba The second installment in a three-part Global Health series on Cuba airs Tuesday on the NewsHour. View photos from the team's trip through Havana below and tune in to learn more about Cuba's universal health care system and the…
Economy Dec 20 Cubans Look to Break Down Misconceptions During The PBS NewsHour's recent trip to Cuba, we asked people what they thought was the biggest misconception Americans have about Cuba. Here are some of the people we met and their responses: Antonio Perez is a 37-year-old security…