Indian state embarks on initiative to deworm school children
Some visitors have arrived at a public school in the village of Deoli, in the western Indian state of Rajasthan. They gather in a classroom with a group of first- through fifth-graders and give each...
View ArticleMedical volunteers learn from mistakes made in rush to Haiti
Shortly after a massive earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010, Andy and Jennifer Day found themselves at their Indiana home, watching a telethon. “It showed this panel of all these big celebrities,”...
View ArticleCancer's New Battleground: In Uganda, Jackson Orem fighting to establish...
By Joanne SilbernerEditor's note: This story is part of a special series on Cancer's New Battleground: The Developing World. View more stories and multimedia from this series at TheWorld.org/Cancer....
View ArticleCancer's New Battleground: In Haiti, breast cancer presents stark choices
By Joanne SilbernerEditor's note: This story is part of a special series on Cancer's New Battleground: The Developing World. View more stories and multimedia from this series at TheWorld.org/Cancer....
View ArticleCancer's New Battleground: In India, a simple test of vinegar makes all the...
By Joanne SilbernerEditor's note: This story is part of a special series on Cancer's New Battleground: The Developing World. View more stories and multimedia from this series at...
View ArticleCancer's New Battleground: Infectious diseases a leading cancer cause
By Joanne SilbernerEditor's note: This story is part of a special series on Cancer's New Battleground: The Developing World. View more stories and multimedia from this series at TheWorld.org/Cancer. An...
View ArticleEthiopia moving to address doctor shortage; critics say corners being cut
The pediatrics wing of St. Paul’s Hospital in Addis Ababa is a busy place. Nervous parents move in and out, waiting for their kids to be seen.There aren’t a lot of doctors here, but there is one group...
View ArticleParkinson's voice initiative uses voice-based test for potential detection
There are 6.3 million people worldwide that have Parkinson's disease, but not all of them have been diagnosed.Since the disease has no biomarkers and a simple blood test can't predict the disease,...
View ArticleNew contraception law in the Philippines indicative of decline of Catholic...
The Roman Catholic Church is a powerhouse in the Philippines, but the recent passage of a controversial law that provides free contraception has called into question the church’s social and political...
View ArticleMonitoring infectious diseases online, on Twitter, gives early warning of...
In an office at Boston Children’s Hospital, software developer Clark Freifeld opens his web browser.“This is HealthMap,” he said, displaying a website he helped create.The home page shows a world map...
View ArticleIsraeli medical experience influential in Boston response to marathon bombings
When doctors and medical staff at Boston hospitals found themselves facing the horrific aftermath of the bombings on marathon day, many of them found that were rather well-prepared.That’s thanks in...
View ArticleIn South Africa, funny hats mark boys' circumcision, transition to manhood
Editor's note: This story is part of a year-long series by Anders Kelto, School Year: Learning, Poverty, and Success in a South African Township. In South Africa, boys from the Xhosa and Ndebele tribes...
View ArticleWorld Population Day brings family planning issues into focus
More than seven billion people live on Earth today, and that number is expected to reach nearly 10 billion by 2050, according to a new projection from the United Nations. As Earth's population...
View ArticleTracking Charity: Experts worry effectiveness of bed nets is waning
By Amy Costello Editor's note: This story is part of a special investigative project, Tracking Charity. Have a story tip?You can see the grip malaria has over parts of Africa when you visit a village...
View ArticleCambodia promotes brown rice to fight diabetes
Diabetes hits hard in poor countries, where health systems are often not set up to diagnose or treat it.In Cambodia, an estimated five to 10 percent of adults have diabetes — a potentially deadly...
View ArticleEthiopia rethinks the model family
Editor's Note: This story is part of a special series on PRI's The World, Family Choices: Fertility and Infertility in Africa.In northern Ethiopia, near a village called Addis Zemen, boys herd cows...
View ArticleIn Kenya, family planning not just a women’s issue
Editor's note: This story is part of a special series, Family Choices: Fertility and Infertility in Africa. At a health clinic set up outside an old stone church in Nairobi, Kenya, women wait in line...
View ArticleIn a land of kids, infertile couples face stigma, challenges
In a dusty township 30 miles outside of Cape Town, South Africa, kids seem to be everywhere.Children play inside a large, wooden crate along the side of the road. Two boys chase each other nearby.Just...
View ArticleHigh blood pressure takes increasing toll in Cambodia, developing world
High blood pressure is a big problem in the United States and other developed countries.High-fat diets, lack of exercise, and too much alcohol make people in wealthier countries prime targets for...
View ArticleStudy finds alarming number of men in 6 Asian countries don't think rape is rape
A quiet street away from Phnom Penh’s daytime bustle, Samnang is showing little sign of the aftereffects of an evening spent carousing at a local bar.Bright-eyed and lively, he chats eagerly about his...
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