A second group of Bhutanese journalists arrived at the Bhutan Media Institute in Thimphu Read the original article... More»

As international migration and migrant remittances have increased in recent years, there is a clear need for improved data on international migration and migrant remittances to understand the effects that various policies can have on migrants and migrant households.  In a new paper, we argue that large, multi-purpose data collection efforts present good opportunities... More»

Bonhams must have employed some jokers to publicise their latest attempt to cash in on the buoyancy of contemporary African art in the global art market. The London auction house (est. 1793), which merged with rivals Phillips in 2001, have taken the opportunity to declare their position at the vanguard: There has been an... More»

Nothing brightens up a dreary Monday morning quite like some great green news: Did you see it? Our lead scientist, Sanjayan appeared on CBS News this weekend to talk climate change.  (CBS) A new armored lizard was discovered in a landmine-ravaged region of Africa. (...) Read the original article... More»

By Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H. (...) Read the original article... More»

We were excited to read this recent article at IRIN as maternal and child health is one of the five sectors of our Strong Women, Strong World initiative. Focusing on Afghanistan and Ethiopia, it’s our goal to help reduce maternal and infant deaths and decrease the number of women suffering from illness as a consequence... More»

Kadiatu Bassie with her three month-old baby, Mamie, who was vaccinated against pneumococcal disease in Sierra Leone. Picture: Doune Porter / GAVI DFID spends over 40% of its annual programme budget through multilateral organisations, including the United Nations, World Bank and European Union - on everything from peacekeeping and responding to humanitarian disasters, to... More»

“When you are intelligent and beautiful you face a lot of problems. If you are beautiful and stupid then it’s easy.” (...) Read the original article... More»

The suspension of one Supreme Court Judge and two high court judges and setting up of a tribunal to investigate their conduct by President Michael Sata is slowly but surely turning into an embarrassing drama. A day after President Sata swore in the tribunal headed by Malawi high court judge Lovemore Chikopa, Zambian high court... More»

While sited inside a Kinyozi (barber shop), where I used to spend most of my time during the weekends, listening to the  old school music as we remember our good old days was one way to spend our weekend since there was no much money to have a lot of fun. Steve Banner a... More»

Publishers note: TB is a major public health threat in many African countries. Innovation in diagnosis is very relevant for health practitioners in Africa. A tiny filter could have a big impact around the world in the fight against tuberculosis. (...) Read the original article... More»

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By: Linda Nyanchoka, Women Deliver; Chanan Development Association is a winner of the Women Deliver 50 Young people play a major role in addressing the health and development issues affecting their country. At the young age of 12, Muhammad Shahzad protested against the arranged marriage of his 15 year old sister to an older... More»

Many successful innovations work because they create a new market. This is, of course, hardly a new point. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne of INSEAD have written a whole book about Blue Ocean Strategy as they call it, in which successful companies innovate their value propositions to attract customers who have never engaged with... More»

This is part one of a two-part post on getting involved in international development work. One day back in May 2009, I was sitting at my desk at my office on Boylston Street in downtown Boston reading Next Billion.  I had decided the week before that I would quit my job in September and... More»