Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa

In the 90s, South Africa became an epicenter of the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. HIV is mostly a sexually transmitted disease. Intravenous drug users are at risk too, however, and so are people who need blood transfusions. HIV/AIDS initially spread fast among the...

Sustainable development

Investment in skills training pays off

Why investment in vocational training matters

Transport

Long distances

Rural roads are essential for facilitating agriculture development in Africa

Economy

A wealthy rice farmer

Farmers in Myanmar are gradually getting more access to technology

Sierra Leone

Boom and bust

The consequences of the Ebola epidemic for Sierra Leone’s economy

Rural health care

Cured but not in good shape

Post-Ebola Sierra Leone needs radical reform in health-care system

Neglected diseases

Linking theoretical learning and practical experience

It is very important to train health staff on neglected tropical diseases

Adverse effects of used garments

Rwanda raises import duties on second-hand clothes

Neglected disease

Radio Wa is talking health

Media support can boost medical services’ outreach

Youth criminality

“Violence and grief every day”

How poverty and broken families broaden the circle of youth gangs in Guatemala

Distorted rhetoric at ADB conference

Why the general public often does not properly understand multilateral affairs