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Population growth

Global challenge

Africa needs 450 million new jobs to benefit from the demographic dividend

Tuberculosis

Never disrupt treatment

To make the world TB free, funding must increase dramatically

Chronic disease

Costly diabetes drugs

Diabetes affects poor and rich people alike, but the poor suffer more where public health care is not up to task

Vaccines

A shot in the arm

Vaccination can be a powerful tool in the fight against poverty in sub-Saharan Africa

Ebola

Five years later

After Ebola, Sierra Leone is probably not properly prepared for another major health crisis

Business incubation

Building digital nations

Tech hubs are proliferating all over the world, but face particular challenges in Africa

Health services

Good care for all

The debate on what kind of health care best serves the poor

Staff and infrastructure

Emergency care in rural Tanzania

Emergency care in rural Africa can be delivered even with limited resources

Protest movement

Reciting the constitution

Muslim women are leading India’s nation-wide movement to protect the constitution

Private-sector development

“The right balance”

Innovative start-ups make a difference in Africa, but on their own they cannot generate enough jobs

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Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.