by Beth | Jun 24, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
One of five children die before they are five years old. About 30% die from malaria, around 45 000 a year.Freeman said one reason for the high death figures was the problem of access to health facilities in a country where about 60% of the population live more than...
by Beth | Jun 10, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In a finding that may open promising new ways to attack malaria, scientists are reporting today that two fungi that are harmless to humans and the environment can be used to kill mosquitoes. The fungi are already licensed in Western countries to control aphids,...
by Beth | May 30, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In the recent letter reporting on their meeting in Paris leaders of many branches of the Vincentian Family propose the following as among the more vulnerable populations in the world today.1. Children 2. Indigenous Peoples 3. Migrants 4. Women 1. The State of World’s...
by Beth | May 23, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The House of Faith, Inc. was founded in 1992 by Sister Maria Cordis, a member of Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth based in Convent Station, N.J. The organization was founded to help homeless single adults acquire self-sufficiency in order to live on their own. The...
by Beth | May 22, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Founded in 1997, the Roarke Center was looking for ways to help local residents develop judgment and learn to make choices, says Hoag, an art educator with more than 20 years of classroom experience in grade and high schools. Today, she (a former client) helps run the...
by Beth | May 20, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
With significant help from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the aid group PATH is seeking to bolster UN efforts to combat malaria in Zambia, where it hopes to cut malaria-related deaths by 75%. The initiative, which received $35 million from the Gates...
