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With the invention of flush toilets, the volume of waste created when humans go to the bathroom increased almost 20-fold. Credit: Dennis Hlynsky/Flickr CC BY-NC 2.0

The World Needs More Toilets – But Not Ones That Flush

Tamara Avellán 22/03/2017

The invention of the flush toilet was probably one...

A Rohingya man walks through the jhuggi camp in Shaheen Bagh as a woman looks on from inside her home. More than 40 families pay rent to live on the land, a 10-minute walk from the main road. Many earn income by rag-picking plastic, paper and glass recyclables from the road and sorting it for resale at the camp. Credit: Meagan Clark

Photo Feature: Rohingya Refugees in Delhi Denied Healthcare, Education

Meagan Clark 17/03/2017

Although the Rohingya community in Delhi worries about their...

People inspect damage in Omar Bin Abdulaziz hospital, in the rebel-held besieged area of Aleppo, Syria November 19, 2016. Credit: Reuters/Abdalrhman Ismail/File Photo

Healthcare in Syria Is Increasingly Becoming a Target of War, Says Study

Kate Kelland 15/03/2017

The study found a "weaponisation" of healthcare in Syria...

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IMF Prescriptions Have Crippled West African Health Systems

Thomas Stubbs and Alexander E. Kentikelenis 26/02/2017

West African health systems were weak before the IMF...

The participants to the Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region pose for a family photo in Oslo

Millions at Risk From African Famine Worsened by Boko Haram, Says UN

Gwladys Fouche 25/02/2017

The presence of Boko Haram militants has prevented farmers...

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Health Ministry Kit for Adolescents: Same-Sex Attraction Normal, Boys Can Cry

The Wire Staff 21/02/2017

The health ministry's "Saathiya Resource Kit" for adolescents represents...

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The Outer Space Treaty Has Been Successful So Far, But is it Fit For the Modern Age?

Jill Stuart 31/01/2017

The Outer Space Treaty, now 50 years old, has...