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The life-threatening tropical disease malaria is transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito.

Good News

Success in the fight against malaria

The good news this month is about the successful fight against malaria in various countries.

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Many middle-class families earn their incomes with a small shop.

Social mobility

How to spot members of Nepal’s middle class

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by Rukamanee Maharjan
Melinda and Bill Gates in 2019.

Blog

Why taxes beat philanthropy

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by Hans Dembowski
Vaccine hesitancy is spreading, but many people are proud of getting their jab.

Chronic diseases

Brazil’s health-care challenges

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by Thuany Rodrigues
Super-rich philanthropists are a tiny minority everywhere: Aliko Dangote, Mo Ibrahim and Bill Gates at an event in New York City in 2019.

Inequality

A tale of rich and poor

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by Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Small-scale fishing still provides livelihoods in Dakar.

Income inequality

Why Africa lacks a robust middle class

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by Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Too many people cannot read: newspaper vendor in Dar es Salaam in March 2021.

Adult literacy

Getting back on track

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by Lawrence Kilimwiko
Temporary Covid-19 hospital in São Paolo.

Health care

An over-stretched system

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by Thuany Rodrigues
Pharmacist Elke Althöfer-Blautzik on an emergency mission to Mozambique in 2019.

Pharmacists in development cooperation

Essential experts

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by Christian Splett
: Children in poor countries have a much lower chance of surviving cancer than children in rich countries: Young cancer patients in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Cancer

Unaffordable treatment

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by Max Klein
by Jörg Schaaber
Delivery of Covid-19 vaccine to South Sudan in March 2021 under the COVAX initiative – but experts say COVAX is delivering far too little vaccines worldwide.

Patents

Intellectual property versus health care

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by Max Klein
by Jörg Schaaber