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The Humanitarian Crisis Caused by Two Polar Opposite Food Problems

Joseph Chamie 14/06/2017

While there are 800 million people facing starvation or...

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The Loss of Madagascar’s Unique Palm Trees Will Devastate Ecosystems

Mijoro Rakotoarinivo 13/06/2017

International and local demand have brought Madagascar's palm species...

A resident walks past a mural about the dangers of the Ebola Virus painted on a wall off Tubman Boulevard in Monrovia, Liberia, on September 18, 2014: Credit: Morgana Wingard/UNDP

Post the Ebola Outbreak, US Wants Some Reluctant West African Immigrants to Go Home

Public Radio International 12/06/2017

Three years ago, the US offered people from three...

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India Needs to Be More Transparent About Disease Threats

Santosh Vijaykumar 11/06/2017

The essentiality of communication when it comes to epidemics...

Forests in the province of Caqueta, Colombia on June 7, 2017. Thomson Reuters Foundation / Anastasia Moloney

As Colombia’s FARC Disarms, Rebels Begin Fight to Prevent Deforestation

Anastasia Moloney 10/06/2017

As FARC abandons its jungle strongholds, farmers push deeper...

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus takes over as WHO director general on July 1. Credit: Reuters

From Financing to Divergent Interests, a Spectrum of Challenges Await the Next WHO Chief

Priti Patnaik 10/06/2017

The 70th World Health Assembly saw the election of...

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Solar Tents Improve Nutrition in Highlands Villages in Bolivia

Franz Chavez 09/06/2017

The use of this alternate energy has made it...