Oct 28 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. Follow us on Twitter at NewsHourGlobal. View the story "Twitter Round Up" on Storify]… Continue reading
Oct 27 Slide Show: Life in Nicaragua, Surviving on Less than $2 a Day By Talea Miller The NewsHour's global health unit is in Nicaragua this week reporting on the upcoming presidential election and efforts to provide a new life-saving vaccine to infants. Both of these stories are playing out against a back drop of intense… Continue reading
Oct 26 Market Deal Brings Life-Saving Vaccine to Poor Countries By Ray Suarez A young child receives the new pneumococcal vaccine in Nicaragua. Any parent knows the scene very well: a practitioner tears open the packaging on a new syringe, pierces the top of a medicine bottle and draws just the right amount… Continue reading
Oct 26 Life in Nicaragua, Living on Less than $2 a Day By Talea Miller Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the western hemisphere, and 76 percent of the population lives on less than $2 a day. Continue reading
Oct 25 Cocaine Use Spikes Along New Trafficking Routes By Talea Miller Mauricio Aguilar began using cocaine when he was 17 years old. The NewsHour's global health unit is in Nicaragua this week, reporting on upcoming elections and global health issues. Look for our broadcast reports and more online content in early… Continue reading
Oct 24 Ortega Widens Lead in Nicaragua Presidential Race, Voters Focus on Jobs By Talea Miller Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega leads in polls ahead of the Nov. 6 election. Photo by AFP. The NewsHour's global health unit is in Nicaragua this week, reporting on upcoming elections and the push to prevent deadly childhood diseases. Look for… Continue reading
Oct 21 Global Health Week in Tweets Each week the NewsHour's global health unit highlights what's new in the Twitterverse for our readers. Check out our Tweet picks from the world of global health this week, and be sure to send us your suggestions! Follow our… Continue reading
Oct 20 Rwanda’s Government Moves to Close Orphanages Rwanda plans to place every child living in an orphanage with a family, worrying teens who have lived in orphan communities for years. Continue reading
Oct 19 India’s Growth Held Back by Overpopulation The population gap between rising economic powers India and Brazil is on display in the countries' largest cities. Continue reading
Oct 18 Study: Experimental Vaccine Cuts Malaria Cases in Half Child with severe malaria in Tanzania. Photo by Talea Miller/NewsHour. For the first time, Phase III results of an experimental malaria vaccine showed significant protection against the deadly disease, raising hopes that a vaccine could be in use… Continue reading