Posted on March 18, 2019
March 1, 2019 — The Economist’s international editor Simon Long travelled to two WaterAid projects in India last month and has published a special report on water scarcity.
“Thirsty World” is a six-part series which takes a look at how climate change, population growth and poor management are bringing the global water crisis to a breaking point.
Read more: https://www.wateraid.org/us/stories/wateraid-featured-in-the-economist-special-report-on-water-scarcity Read More “WaterAid featured in the Economist Special Report on Water Scarcity”
Posted on February 1, 2019
by Emily Bancroft / February 1, 2019
As a mom who spends most of her waking hours thinking about how to improve health around the world, I’ve never thought twice about whether I vaccinate my son. I know that not all of my neighbors in the Seattle area feel this way, but the decision for me is rational. Vaccines are safe, they prevent disease, and they are relatively low cost and easy to obtain.
It may be easier when, in my work with a nonprofit dealing with health systems in Africa, we are reminded constantly that deaths of children under Read More “Crosscut (Opinion): To solve WA’s measles epidemic, look to Africa”
Posted on October 30, 2018
One civilian has been killed every three hours in fighting in Yemen since the beginning of August, with many more people succumbing to disease and hunger, Oxfam said today. The Saudi-led coalition and the internationally-recognized government are battling with the Houthis to control key ports and cities in the country.
Germany has halted arms sales to Saudi Arabia in the wake of the killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi embassy in Istanbul, and has called on all EU States to do the same. Oxfam is calling on the US, UK and other governments to suspend arms sales Read More “One Civilian is Dying Every Three Hours in Yemen Fighting – Oxfam”