Why Tuberculosis Still Kills Thousands in Vietnam: A Slideshow
Tuberculosis is a 'neglected disease' in Vietnam despite the high death toll.
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Tuberculosis is a 'neglected disease' in Vietnam despite the high death toll.
After a reporting project in Madagascar, Aaron reflects on the challenge for journalists of getting Africa "right."
How Uganda's fight against disease is undermined by the country's lack of infrastructure, a low priority for both government and donors.
Too poor to pay but not too poor to lobby, the Republic of Congo raises doubts about its claims against vulture investors.
From traffic jams to emergency rooms, Pulitzer Center grantee Allyn Gaestel discusses her reporting in Nigeria on the Writer's Voice with Anne Hersh, a weekly program on WIOX radio in New York.
In Vietnam, the greatest challenge to fighting TB is finding the people in need of diagnosis before they spread the disease to others.
Poor nations lag far behind their wealthier counterparts since the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development shifted the global focus from birth control to women's rights.
For decades, the Banyamulenge people of eastern Congo have found themselves foreigners in their own country. In January 2014, they met with Russ Feingold, the U.S. special envoy to the region.
At StandProud, a center for youth with physical disabilities, a 15-year old with polio learns to walk. Others play soccer for the first time.
Aid to Kenya responds to the country's recurrent food crises but it fails to address the underlying infrastructure problems that could prevent such emergencies.
In late January 2014, Feingold led an American delegation across Congo. His goal: to help get the Congolese government to start acting like a state.
Hydropower promises much-needed power and development to Cambodia. But it's not without costs.