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in Africa, Capitalism and Markets, Central America, China, Demography, Economic Development, Education, Environment, Gender and Sex, Globalization, Health and Medicine, Human Progress, International Affairs, Links – Economic Development, Poverty, Technology (Food & Water), Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution1. Economist: March of the Middle Class 2. Chrsitianity Today: Poverty Is a Moral Problem – Interview with William Easterly … The sad thing is that the field and practice of development have too often been on the wrong side of this debate. They’ve implicitly painted themselves into a corner where they’re on the authoritarian…
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New test to improve HIV diagnosis in poor countries
Reuters: New test to improve HIV diagnosis in poor countries (Reuters) – Scientists have come up with a test for the virus that causes AIDS that is ten times more sensitive and a fraction of the cost of existing methods, offering the promise of better diagnosis and treatment in the developing world. The test uses…
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‘Breakthrough’ in malaria fight
BBC: 'Breakthrough' in malaria fight Australian scientists have identified a potential treatment to combat malaria. Researchers in Melbourne believe their discovery could be a major breakthrough in the fight against the disease. The malaria parasite produces a glue-like substance which makes the cells it infects sticky, so they cannot be flushed through the body. The…
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Malaria: Exterminate! Exterminate!
The Economist: Malaria: Exterminate! Exterminate! New malaria vaccines—and a pep talk from the man who is paying for some of them—are raising the idea that malaria might be eliminated once and for all. “WE'VE made vaccines from pus and poop, we make them now using eggs—so why not make them in live mosquitoes?” So says…