Fellows & Editors
Helen Coster
- Trip:
- Fellows Fall 2010
- Affiliation:
- Forbes
- Country:
- Bolivia
- Year:
- 2010
Helen Coster is a New York- based staff writer at Forbes, where she writes about entrepreneurs and other topics. She has profiled companies and entrepreneurs in China, Argentina, Mexico, India and South Africa. Her profile of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu attracted worldwide media attention, and she has discussed her work on news outlets such as NPR and CNBC. Coster began her journalism career at ABC News, first in Peter Jennings' documentary unit and then with Barbara Walters at 20/20. At ABC, she covered topics such as Saudi-American relations and the historical search for Jesus Christ. She participated in the network's Emmy award-winning September 11th coverage, and was part of a team of journalists who won the Alfred I. duPont- Columbia Award for excellence in broadcast journalism. She graduated from Princeton University.
Stories
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Kiss of Death: A Parasite Threatens Latin American Immigrants
The vinchuga bug, also known as "the kissing bug," transmits Chagas disease. Photo: Helen Coster. If Maira Gutierrez hadn't donated blood over a decade ago, she probably wouldn't know that she has...
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“Chagas Disease Is a Development Issue”
Helen Coster traveled to Bolivia to report on chagas disease as a 2010 IRP Fellow. In this video, Coster talks about the difficulty of treating "diseases of poverty" that don't attract the...
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Iranian Cash Building Bonds With Bolivia
Helen Limachi walked out of a gleaming new hospital in this wind-swept city satisfied with the care her 4-month-old son, Fabricio, had received for his ailing hip. "The doctor took the time...
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Child Workers of Bolivia, Unite!
Edwin Choquevilla is the primary breadwinner in his family, earning $7 a day pushing a wheelbarrow inside Bolivia's Cerro Rico mine. He spends his money on food and clothing for his mother and...
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Bolivia Walks Thin Line as It Struggles to Battle Coca Production
COROICO, BOLIVIA-- In this remote corner of the Andes, three hours from Bolivia's capital city, Adela Mamani Poma earns $5 a day growing one of the world's most controversial crops. Mamani, 35, grows coca...
Blog Posts RSS
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January 04, 2011 | by Coster, Helen
Helen Coster Quoted on Bolivian Child Labor in Epoch Times
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October 22, 2010 | by Coster, Helen
Big Pharma, Billionaires, and Diseases in the Developing World
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October 22, 2010 | by Coster, Helen
A Creative Model for Vaccine Development
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