World Mar 01 Humanitarian Crisis Grows on Libya-Tunisia Border Stranded Egyptians who have fled Libya protest because of insufficient food, water and shelter, in a camp on March 1, 2010 in Ras Jdir, close to the border between Tunisia and Egypt. (Carlos Spottorno/Getty Images) Tens of thousands of people…
Health Feb 25 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Fungi to Battle Malaria, Lead Poisoning in China Malaria patient in Cambodia. Photo by Talea Miller. Fungus Could Fight Malaria Researchers have genetically modified fungi capable of killing off malaria-causing parasites in mosquitoes, and preventing parasites from developing in the first place. Malaria is transmitted from person to…
Science Feb 24 Mobile Banking Could Be Global Health Tool Cell phone technology is flourishing in developing countries, and health experts are hoping to capitalize on a wave of mobile banking products.
World Feb 22 Preview: Picturesque Guatemala Overwhelmed by Violence, Poverty // Senior correspondent Ray Suarez, just back from a reporting trip, describes Guatemala as a land of exquisite beauty, but also of exquisite agony. Violence against women is systemic and widespread - part of an overall pattern of violence…
Health Feb 18 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Obama Budget Proposal, Mutation May Protect from Cancer Obama Proposes Boost to Global Health Funding President Obama released his fiscal year 2012 budget proposal this week, advocating cuts in foreign aid to some countries, but an increased investment overall for the State Department and the administration's Global…
Health Feb 16 Malnutrition Plagues Guatemala’s Children Guatemala has the highest rate of chronic malnutrition among children in Latin America, and the health consequences continue on through adulthood.
Health Feb 09 From the Field: Opening Horizons for Guatemala’s Girls ANTIGUA, Guatemala– For girls growing up in rural Guatemala, it is not unusual to leave school by the age of 12, marry by 15, and give birth for the first time while still a teenager. About 60 percent of school-aged…
World Feb 07 From the Field: Violence Against Women in Guatemala At the age of 15, Maria-Isabel Veliz was kidnapped, raped and murdered. She was working at a boutique in Guatemala City when she was abducted and forced into a van with duct tape over her mouth. She was never seen…
World Feb 04 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Aid to Egypt, Obesity and Cancer Backers of Egyptian President Mubarak on the streets of Cairo. Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images U.S. Aid to Egypt in Question Massive demonstrations against Egypt's President Mubarak and a deteriorating security situation in the streets of Cairo have thrown the future of…
Politics Feb 01 Players in Egypt’s Opposition Movement Tens of thousands of protesters are filling the streets in Cairo today, responding to the call for a one-million strong demonstration against President Hosni Mubarak. While the massive uprising over the last two weeks has occurred largely without strong, centralized…