Stories: Hunger
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A Country on the Brink: Millions Go Hungry in South Sudan
Mary Nyabouth and her six children fled fighting in her village of Nyal in late June, paddling two hours in a canoe until she reached a remote island in the swamps of Unity state. While they are now safe from the rapidly increasing violence between rebels and government troops, they are among the 4.6 million people in South Sudan — 40 percent...
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Unrest and Fear of Famine Overshadow Celebrations for South Sudan’s Fourth Year of Independence
Watch the full video here.
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Traveling to Brazil as an International Reporting Project Fellow
Sometime back I wrote in my personal blog that I am ‘NOT’ a globe-trotting mama. But here I am getting ready for my next adventure all over Brazil. I am honored and proud to officially announce that I have been selected to receive a fellowship in journalism and will be reporting from Brazil for the International...
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Childhood Malnutrition in India
Today’s post is number three in the run-up to my International Reporting Project trip to India where I will be part of a team of 10 journalists covering the topic of child survival. First, I addressed Infectious Diseases, then Vaccinations. Today, we will look at Malnutrition. What is the state of malnutrition in India? How has scientific understanding of...
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Hungry, Kenya Fights AIDS
“HIV is a national disaster.” These are the words of Dr. Bashir M. Issak, director of the Reproductive Health Division of the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation in Kenya. He is referring to the deadliest periods of AIDS in the country and in the world, such as in 1999. As a microcosm of Africa, a panoramic of the...