From smallpox victim to polio eradication advocate
Ali Maow MaalinWHO Ali Maow Maalin of Somalia died suddenly at the age of 59 last week. He was the…
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Saving newborn lives with a cardboard box
BBC It’s a safe bet. Sending cardboard boxes to poor countries will be the next big global child health initiative. The…
Mixed Reactions to the DR Congo Peace Deal
In Ethiopia, 11 countries signed a “Peace Framework Agreement” intended to marshall regional support for conflict resolution in restive eastern Congo. Mark Goldberg of UN Dispatch interviews Prof Laura Seay, Assistant Professor of poli sci at Morehouse College on the prospects of this newest push.
BBC looks at “secretive” and powerful Gates Foundation
News analysis The BBC has done an extensive (40 min) report on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation titled “Fortress…
Gates Foundation funds BBC global health TV
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has funded another media outlet, something called the BBC, to do a television show…