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Tuesday April 26, 2016

The Improvisational Surgeon: Cardboard Casts, No Power, Patients Galore

Dr. Forster Amponsah is one of two surgeons at the Koforidua Regional Hospital in Ghana. Trained in Cuba, he came home because he felt his skills were needed in Africa. Jason Beaubien/NPR hide caption

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The Improvisational Surgeon: Cardboard Casts, No Power, Patients Galore

April 26, 2016 • A new report says 5 billion people lack access to even the most basic surgical care. Why is surgery ignored in the global health landscape?

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Sunday April 17, 2016

The Epidemiologist Who Crushed The Glass Ceiling And Media Stupidity

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The Epidemiologist Who Crushed The Glass Ceiling And Media Stupidity

April 17, 2016 • In a new memoir, Dr. Mary Guinan reflects on 40 years as a disease detective for the CDC.

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Wednesday March 9, 2016

Studies Reinforce The Urgency Of Treating Pregnant Women With Malaria

Bed nets have protected Mary Akye and her five children from malaria-carrying mosquitoes in Ghana. Karen Kasmauski/Corbis hide caption

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Studies Reinforce The Urgency Of Treating Pregnant Women With Malaria

March 9, 2016 • Scientists uncover new evidence on how to prevent stillbirths, miscarriages and low-weight births associated with pregnant women with malaria.

Monday March 7, 2016

What It'd Take To Save 10 Million Lives: Zinc, Bed Nets, $70 Billion

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What It'd Take To Save 10 Million Lives: Zinc, Bed Nets, $70 Billion

March 7, 2016 • Is the price tag too expensive? Is the goal of saving 10 million lives a year too optimistic?

Friday February 12, 2016

Penalty For Home Birth: A Chicken Or A Cow

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Penalty For Home Birth: A Chicken Or A Cow

February 12, 2016 • So that's one way to improve health care in the developing world. Here are some other bright ideas from people who like to shake up the status quo.

Thursday February 11, 2016

The Risks (And Unexpected Benefits) Of Sending Health Students Abroad

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The Risks (And Unexpected Benefits) Of Sending Health Students Abroad

February 11, 2016 • Universities are setting standards for volunteer global health programs in developing countries — so both the student and the local people can have a good experience.

Tuesday February 9, 2016

Meet The Repo Man For Global Health: Skim Off A Grant, He'll Make You Pay

No, he didn't repossess this car from a corrupt official. As a hobby, global health avenger Cees Klumper fixes up classic cars. This one is the actual El Camino used in the TV series My Name Is Earl. Klumper tracked it down and had it shipped to Geneva. Courtesy of Anneke Cees Klumper hide caption

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Meet The Repo Man For Global Health: Skim Off A Grant, He'll Make You Pay

February 9, 2016 • When he isn't fixing up vintage cars, Cees Klumper goes after officials who misuse money meant to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

Monday February 8, 2016

Contest: Seeking Nominations For Untold Stories In Global Health

A patient is pictured at a camp for diarrhea patients in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Among the nominations for untold story last year: the need for vaccines to prevent "severe, deadly diarrhea" in this part of the world. Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/Barcroft Media via Getty Images hide caption

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Contest: Seeking Nominations For Untold Stories In Global Health

February 8, 2016 • As a cosponsor of the contest, we're asking you to propose stories that the media has overlooked. We'll cover the winning entry in this blog.

Sunday January 24, 2016

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What Are You Afraid Of In 2016? Globetrotters Share Their Fears

January 24, 2016 • What if I get sick? Will I be able to find quality health care? What if there's civil unrest? A poll shows what world travelers worry about.

Thursday January 7, 2016

Here's What You Shouldn't Do When Trying To Revive A Newborn

Baby "NeoNatalie" waits to be saved, as Dr. Mark Hathaway gives NPR's Malaka Gharib a lesson on getting an infant to take its first breath. Akash Ghai/NPR hide caption

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Here's What You Shouldn't Do When Trying To Revive A Newborn

January 7, 2016 • I figured I'd slap the baby's bottom. Wrong! Luckily I got a lesson from trainers who teach birth attendants in the developing world.

Monday January 4, 2016

Now That He's A Dad, Tanzanian Doctor Is An Advocate Of Prudent Panic

Becoming a father made Dr. Namala Mkopi appreciate why parents worry so much. He's been a leading advocate for childhood vaccines in his native Tanzania. Ben de la Cruz/NPR hide caption

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Now That He's A Dad, Tanzanian Doctor Is An Advocate Of Prudent Panic

January 4, 2016 • Pediatrician Namala Mkopi shares his new insights into the art of parenting and doctoring. He also tells NPR why people need to pay more attention to a disease no one likes to talk about: diarrhea.

Sunday January 3, 2016

How Uganda Came To Earn High Marks For Quality Of Death

A elderly patient with chronic debilitating back pain receives a bottle of liquid morphine during a home visit from a representative of Hospice Africa Uganda. Morgana Wingard/African Palliative Care Association hide caption

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How Uganda Came To Earn High Marks For Quality Of Death

January 3, 2016 • It took a British doc, a simple recipe for liquid morphine and a lot of re-education.

Saturday January 2, 2016

GHD Is Not An AFZ. HTH You Understand What They Mean!

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GHD Is Not An AFZ. HTH You Understand What They Mean!

January 2, 2016 • Translation: Global Health and Development is not an abbrevioation-free zone. Hope this helps you make sense of the alphabet soup.

Monday December 28, 2015

A Disease So Neglected It's Not Even On 'Most-Neglected' Lists

Mustafa Alnour Alhassan, 26, lost his leg to a flesh-eating fungal disease called mycetoma. Here, he sits beside his father, Alnour Alhassan, at the Mycetoma Research Center in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. Neil Brandvold hide caption

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A Disease So Neglected It's Not Even On 'Most-Neglected' Lists

December 28, 2015 • Mustafa Alnour Alhassan is 26. He's dying of mycetoma, a flesh-eating fungal infection. It can be treated — but in poor countries treatment is not readily available.

Saturday November 21, 2015

Can A Parasitic Worm Make It Easier (Or Harder) For A Woman To Conceive?

The giant roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, shows its three serrated lips. Eye of Science/Science Source hide caption

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Can A Parasitic Worm Make It Easier (Or Harder) For A Woman To Conceive?

November 21, 2015 • Maybe. A nine-year study in Bolivia found an unexpected association between the parasitic worms in a woman's guts and her fertility.