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Governance
Gender

“Public health crisis”

India’s suicide rates are above world average

Stigma and shame

Unacknowledged suffering

To a large extent, Indian society is simply not prepared to deal with mental-health problems

Psychiatric problems

Metaphysical explanations

In West Africa, traditional or religious practices are often the preferred method of treating mental disorders

Vocational schools

Anything is possible

Vocational schools are an important aspect of education and training in Burundi

School system

Charitable and faith-based initiatives must jump in

The school situation in Burundi is difficult

Public health

Preventable diseases

Malawi’s health sector is doing a good job in combatting neglected tropical diseases

Blog

Sudan is not China

Western media under-estimate the extent to which China opened up under authoritarian rule after the Tiananmen Square massacre

Forced migration

Creating prospects for refugees

German development policy focuses on the causes and consequences of displacement

Development finance

Principles traded for efficiency

A new study finds that the AIIB may undermine multilateral bank standards, and that Europe’s members can save them

Inequality

How addictive behaviours are linked to inequality

A new book by two British scholars explores the negative impacts that social inequality has on mental health

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Sustainability

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