US Health Officials Worry About TB in Mexico
AOL News July 7, 2010
CHIAPAS, Mexico -- Tuberculosis, one of the world's deadliest diseases, has long been forgotten by most Americans, but it is re-emerging in a new, virulent form around the world. U.S. health officials now worry that especially dangerous strains of the airborne pathogen have surfaced in Mexico, thanks to a dysfunctional health care system in the country's poorest regions. And they could spread to the United States.
A Perilous Journey: The mortal danger of poverty
The Economist June 24, 2010
OUTSIDE the main hospital in San Cristóbal de las Casas, women in traditional multicoloured garb queue up to see a doctor. Many are pregnant or carry infants on their backs. One expectant mother says she fears there will not be a bed for her when she enters labour—all too common in the overcrowded hospital. Tales of deaths from hypertension, haemorrhage or infection during or after giving birth are common in the second city of the state of Chiapas. In a nearby village, one doctor recalls a woman whose journey took so long that she died on the street outside his clinic.
Afghanistan's hidden health issue
The Lancet October 31, 2009
While US and NATO forces debate the strategic merits
of committing tens of thousands of more troops to Afghanistan, issues of poverty
and undernutrition have received curiously little attention: about a third
of the population, more than 7 million people, are food insecure, according
the UN World Food Programme (WFP). Another 8·5 million people are on
the borderline.
Malnutrition
in Guatemala: A national shame
The Economist August 27, 2009
It is hardly one of Latin America’s poorest countries, but according to Unicef almost half of Guatemala’s children are chronically malnourished—the sixth-worst performance in the world. The chronic problem has become acute.
Hungry
in Guatemala
The Atlantic August 26,
2009
Article and narrated photo essay about the long-running problem of Guatemala's malnutrition, and why there is not enough being done to stop it. The real problem: poverty and income inequality.
Regulating
Under the Influence
Portfolio August 27,
2009
Think the Bush White House was too closely tied with Wall Street? The Obama team is no stranger to finance-industry insiders. A Portfolio investigation found 25 senior Obama administration officials had previously held senior position with major financial houses.
Niger's
Hunger: On the edge of famine
The Washington Post May
14, 2006
NIAMEY, Niger - Not all problems in Africa are the result
of war, natural disaster, disease and corruption. Niger suffers from chronic
poverty in which a marginal existence can easily tip into catastrophe. Nearly
3 million of Niger's 12 million people face acute malnutrition, and more than
two-thirds of them are children.
Christian
Rock for Muslims
The New York Times May 10, 2005
MARRAKESH, Morocco - In a sprawling open space alongside
the Royal Palace here last Saturday night, Baimik Youness and his friend Salahe
Boudde were jumping with excitement, about to see their first American rock
concert. The Moroccan students had never heard of the band, Rock 'n' Roll
Worship Circus. Nor had they realized that the three-day concert they were
attending was a Christian rock festival."It's not my business," said Mr. Youness,
an 18-year-old Muslim and heavy-metal fan. "I just want to listen to the music."
But Mr. Boudde had a question: "What are 'evangelicals'?"
Boogie Desert Nights
Newsweek International
April 4, 2005
AUSSERD REFUGEE CAMP, Algeria - After a bumpy flight
from Madrid to the military airport in Tindouf, Algeria, we jammed ourselves
and our backpacks into an antique bus, along with bulky cases containing film
projectors and medicines. We passed through an Algerian Army checkpoint, then
headed into the pitch black of the Sahara.
