by Beth | Dec 15, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A Berkeley scientist, an Albany biotechnology startup and a unique San Francisco nonprofit drug company will announce today they have received a $43 million grant to develop a cheaper version of a Chinese herbal drug that is considered the most effective cure for...
by Beth | Dec 14, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
” I listened as women related what they wanted but did not have enough of: energy, clean drinking water and nutritious food. My response was to begin planting trees with them, to help heal the land and break the cycle of poverty.”Wangari Maathai, the 2004...
by Beth | Dec 11, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
25/11/2004 – … a new study reveals that almost half the food in the country goes to waste – a statistic that should alarm an industry that is struggling to achieve greater efficiency in order to salvage profits. Sources The new study, from the...
by Beth | Dec 10, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The first study showing that a live malaria parasite could one day be used as a vaccine to protect people from the disease was published yesterday (5 December). By modifying the genes of a form of the parasite that causes malaria in rodents, the researchers were able...
by Beth | Dec 9, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The Food for the Poor site has some creative ways to give gifts to those who have nothing… gifts that also foster independence rather than dependence.Gifts for children in need – milk for a school, college scholarship Gifts that sustain life – feed a...
by Beth | Dec 7, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A new report from international agency Oxfam today reveals that 45 million more children will die needlessly by 2015, because rich countries are failing to provide the necessary resources they promised to overcome poverty.The report, Paying the Price, finds that rich...
