March 2010 - Global Health - The Network of Care

The Unlikely Beneficiaries of Developing World Corruption

Recently, the Washington Post wrote about a multi-million dollar real estate purchase made by -- of all people -- an 11-year-old boy. Of course, this was no ordinary 11-year-old. Instead, young Heydar Aliyev -- who now owns nine waterfront luxury homes...

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 12:53 PM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Hope for Haiti's Mango Farmers, in Liquid Form?

Picture the scene : a candle-lit room, a glittering group of UN high-rollers. Toasts are being announced, laugher plays throughout the crowd. Bill Clinton is there, dancing attendance on guests like U.S. ambassador Susan Rice and Haitian President Rene...

Published Wed, Mar 31 2010 12:00 PM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Is African Poverty Falling? Does the Question Matter?

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 A recent paper -- one arguing that African poverty is falling faster than previously thought -- is getting a fair bit of media attention these days. According to the authors, not only is poverty falling...

Published Mon, Mar 29 2010 7:29 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Developing World Tax Evasion: Worse Than Official Corruption

There's no doubt that corruption -- as Yemisrach wrote last week -- is a blight across many countries, including those in the developing world. But while grasping officials make for easier (and de facto public) targets, the greater issue isn't...

Published Mon, Mar 29 2010 12:18 PM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

A Company in the Business of Giving Away Money

When President Obama released his 2011 budget request last month, he called for $1.4 billion to strengthen our nation's volunteer sector, with the aim of mobilizing more than six million Americans in national service. So far, so good. If all goes...

Published Sat, Mar 27 2010 10:48 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Revolutionizing How We Detect Tuberculosis

We know that Mycobacterium tuberculosis infects nearly one-third of the world's population, kills about 1.8 million people annually and is becoming increasingly drug-resistant. So why has so little about detection and treatment for tuberculosis changed...

Published Wed, Mar 24 2010 12:47 PM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Is Obama on the Right Track with Cuba?

This week, President Obama spoke out strongly against Cuba's stance on human rights, calling for "an end to the repression, for the immediate, unconditional release of all political prisoners in Cuba" and protection of basic rights. He chided...

Published Fri, Mar 26 2010 7:12 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

U.S. Aid Efforts Discourage Haitian Entrepreneurs

Since Haiti's Jan. 12 quake, the U.S. has spent an average of $33.3 million a day to assist in relief and recovery efforts. The funds have helped flood the country with U.S. personnel and equipment, not to mention much-needed bottled water, rice rations...

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 12:58 PM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

Poverty Tourism: Immoral or Illuminating?

During a recent trip to Brazil I took a tour of Rio de Janeiro's favelas. The tour was led by a stunningly knowledgeable guide with an intimate understanding of Rio's slums. She told stories of her days living in Rocinha, the largest of Rio's...

Published Thu, Mar 25 2010 8:52 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

AidData Lets You See Who's Giving What, Where

If you haven't yet seen it, do yourself a favor and saunter over to the new AidData.org portal, which just launched this week. It's still in beta mode, but already, it's offering more information about donors' dollars around the world...

Published Thu, Mar 25 2010 10:16 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Hero Rats: Man's New Best Friend?

They might be plague-bearers and pests. But their sniffing, twitching noses can also point the way toward a healthier, safer future. And that's no mere abstract proposition, either. From scenting out land mines to deadly disease, rats are already...

Published Thu, Mar 25 2010 12:19 PM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Why the Developing World Needs More Urban Farmers

These days, it seems, it's all about "local" food. Every weekend across America, throngs of the upper-middle class storm farmer's markets. In Washington, D.C., Michelle Obama has revived the "victory garden," prompting many...

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 6:51 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

In the Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Governments Ignore Drug Users

Asked by Reuters about how governments are doing in the fight against HIV/AIDS, Dr. Don Des Jarlais -- a leading researcher on the disease -- didn't exactly bite his tongue. As he put it (somewhat acidly), protecting individuals "might require...

Published Mon, Mar 01 2010 12:41 PM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

Recycling Haiti's Capital City

25 million cubic meters' worth. That's how much rubble is currently littering Port-au-Prince. Or, to put it in more intelligible terms: enough rubble to pile 13 miles into the sky. Laid end-to-end , the number of individual pick-up trucks needed...

Published Tue, Mar 02 2010 3:06 PM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

The Opportunity to Sweat

You have seen the pictures: thousands of uniformed workers crammed in factories across Asia. You have heard the tales: long hours, low wages, unsafe conditions and appalling abuses. Stories about how sweatshops in far flung developing countries exploit...

Published Wed, Mar 17 2010 5:58 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

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