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‘Solar Suitcase’ Aids Doctors in Developing World
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KANO, Nigeria - The World Health Organization says the number of women who die from pregnancy and childbirth has been cut in half over the last 20 years. While that is an encouraging development, about half a milli...
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Mobile phones in developing nations could charge up using dirt
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There's no doubt that residents of developing nations can benefit hugely from having mobile phones. This particularly applies to the field of medicine, as the phones allow people living in remote areas to contact h...
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CNN Hero – Amy Stokes Unites South African Orphans With Video Mentors
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In Sub-Saharan Africa, the HIV/AIDS epidemic has left millions of children without parents. To help South African children and teens orphaned by the crisis, New Yorker Amy Stokes founded Infinite Family, a nonprofi...
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Landmark UN report reveals global gains in development even in poorer nations
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4 November 2010 – The majority of developing countries have made dramatic but underestimated gains in health and education in recent decades, despite the fact that severe inequalities within and between countries r...