Health Nov 11 Slide Show: Children in Nicaragua Up Against Difficult Odds Eight-month-old Kesler is one of those infectiously happy babies who giggles at everything, even when his mother is scolding him for being too loud. Kesler lives with his mother, Delma Marina Sala, in a one-room, tin-roofed home outside of Managua,… By Talea Miller
World Nov 07 Nicaragua’s Ortega Projected to Win Third Term, Opens Door to Long Rule Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega looks poised to win a landslide victory to a third term in office after orchestrating changes to the constitution to allow him the chance to stay in power. By Larisa Epatko
Health Nov 03 Suarez: When Is a Democracy ‘Good Enough?’ Watch a preview of the NewsHour's two upcoming pieces from Nicaragua below, and read Ray Suarez's reflections on the political situation in the country. Friday on the NewsHour, Ray looks at what's at stake in the upcoming Nicaraguan elections, and… By Ray Suarez
Health Oct 27 Slide Show: Life in Nicaragua, Surviving on Less than $2 a Day 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… By Talea Miller
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 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
Sep 27 $1 Billion Vaccine Push Aims to Protect Children in Poor Countries By Talea Miller A child receives a rotavirus vaccine. Photo by GAVI. An international alliance of private donors and governments has approved $1 billion for more than 30 developing countries to buy vaccines to protect against deadly childhood diseases. The money distributed by… Continue reading