Community-based health programs in parts of rural Nigeria, Ethiopia and India were successful in improving…
Month: October 2019
Large-Scale Afforestation of African Savannas Will Destroy Valuable Ecosystems
The suggested afforestation of large areas of Africa to mitigate climate change will destroy valuable…
Valuable Lessons from Nigeria’s Marathon Effort to Eradicate Polio
The theme for World Health Day in 1995 was “Target 2000 — A World Without…
Contextual Engineering Improves Success of Projects in Non-Industrial Societies
Humanitarian engineering projects often focus on bringing western technologies to non-industrialized societies. But environmental and…
Cuts in Alcohol Duty Linked to 2000 More Alcohol-Related Deaths in England
Government cuts to alcohol taxes have had dramatic consequences for public health, including nearly 2000…
Abiy Ahmed Has Won the Nobel Peace Prize: but Big Challenges Still Await Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed, the Ethiopian Prime Minister, has won the Nobel Peace Prize. He becomes the…
Child Deaths in Africa Could Be Prevented by Family Planning
Children under 5 years of age in Africa are much more likely to die than…
Lagos’s Chequered History: How It Came to Be the Megacity It Is Today
Lagos was an orderly urban environment 70 years ago. This was the case from the…
