PRI: Global Health and Development
Summary: PRI's Global Health and Development Podcast brings you compelling stories from PRI's extensive coverage on the health and well-being of the billions living in the developing world. Through in-depth reports and newsmaker interviews, this podcast will explore such topics as the state of AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis worldwide; the myriad efforts to provide healthcare and other aid in the developing world; and ways to grow and deliver food to the poor.
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While many countries are making strides in reducing smoking rates, Indonesia seems to be going in the opposite direction. Rebecca Henschke looks at why.
In New York's West African immigrant communities, friends and families take it upon themselves to deal with those who show signs of mental illness. Some say this is a compassionate response, but others say it is driven by shame. Laura Starecheski reports.
In New York's West African immigrant communities, friends and families take it upon themselves to deal with those who show signs of mental illness. Some say this is a compassionate response, but others say it is driven by shame. Laura Starecheski reports.
China's booming economy is inflating real estate prices. Home prices in Beijing rose 60 per cent last year. They're now more than 20 times the average salary for a resident of the city. The World's Mary Kay Magistad has the story from Beijing.
China's booming economy is inflating real estate prices. Home prices in Beijing rose 60 per cent last year. They're now more than 20 times the average salary for a resident of the city. The World's Mary Kay Magistad has the story from Beijing.
In Zimbabwe, where nearly one in seven people live with HIV, a group of women is using soccer to fight back against the disease. From The Takeaway.
In Zimbabwe, where nearly one in seven people live with HIV, a group of women is using soccer to fight back against the disease. From The Takeaway.
Instead of pouring aid into poverty-stricken countries like Haiti, Stanford economist Paul Romer thinks countries should build new,
Instead of pouring aid into poverty-stricken countries like Haiti, Stanford economist Paul Romer thinks countries should build new,
As South Africa prepares to host the World Cup, it's promising a warm welcome for tourists from around the globe. However, the welcome mat isn't out for everyone, particularly foreign workers from countries like Zimbabwe. From PRI's The World.
As South Africa prepares to host the World Cup, it's promising a warm welcome for tourists from around the globe. However, the welcome mat isn't out for everyone, particularly foreign workers from countries like Zimbabwe. From PRI's The World.
'The Lancet' reports the number of women dying during childbirth or while pregnant plummeted 35 percent in the past 30 years, worldwide. This contradicts a UN report which says the figure remains as high as 500,000 deaths a year. From Here and Now.
A bill pending in India's Parliament may open the country's education system to foreign colleges and universities. India has the third largest higher education system in the world. From PRI's The World.
A bill pending in India's Parliament may open the country's education system to foreign colleges and universities. India has the third largest higher education system in the world. From PRI's The World.
A global campaign to eradicate Guinea worm disease is tantalizingly close to success, but the parasitic infection still plagues Southern Sudan. Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter leads efforts there to wipe out the disease. From PRI's The World.
