PRI: Global Health and Development Podcast
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PRI's Global Health and Development Podcast brings you compelling stories from PRI's extensive coverage on the health and well-being of the billions living in the developing world. Through in-depth reports and newsmaker interviews, this podcast will explore such topics as the state of AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis worldwide; the myriad efforts to provide healthcare and other aid in the developing world; and ways to grow and deliver food to the poor. PRI's coverage of global health and development is supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (www.gatesfoundation.org).
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Force-feeding in Mauritania
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Nov 20, 2009
The practice of force-feeding young girls in Mauritania, a West African country where big is considered more beautiful. A report from PRI's The World.
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H1N1 endangers Yanomami Indians in the Amazon
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Nov 13, 2009
The government in Venezuela has sealed off part of the country to stop swine flu from devastating the Yanomami Indians in the Amazon. Seven members of the tribe have been killed and a thousand are believed to have caught the flu. From PRI's The World.
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Lessons in bringing technology to the developing world
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Nov 06, 2009
Environmental engineer Anu Ramaswami trains other engineers to consider the social and cultural aspects of their work. She explains why, in the developing world, technological fixes often fail to deliver on their promise.
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Efforts to reduce maternal mortality in Afghanistan
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Badakhshan in northeast Afghanistan is now ranked second worst in the world when it comes to maternal mortality. NGOs have begun to put in place some measures that will have an effect in reducing the maternal mortality ratio there. From PRI's The World.
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Peruvian fog nets harvest water from mist
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Oct 23, 2009
A quarter of the population in Lima, Peru, lacks basic water services, but some of the city's residents are using a simple innovation to collect clean water: fog nets that harvest water from the mist that often shrouds the city. From PRI's The World.
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Empowering women to combat global hunger
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Oct 16, 2009
The United Nations reports that this year, the number of people going hungry will top 1 billion for the first time. But their report also suggests a solution: empowering women by improving their education and earning potential. From The Takeaway.
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Use of selective flooding to irrigate farmland in Bangladesh
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Oct 09, 2009
Some of the countries most at risk from climate change are low-lying nations. And chief among them is the South Asian country of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is experimenting with floods to prevent floods. Daniel Grossman has our story on PRI's The World.
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Challenges for Lao rice farmers moving from subsistence to cash crops
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Oct 02, 2009
The Laos government has set a goal to reforest their nation. Now, scientists are working with farmers to produce profitable harvests by finding higher yielding varieties of the rice that Laotians prefer - sticky rice. On Living on Earth.
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New HIV vaccine 'reduces infection'
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Sep 25, 2009
The World's Laura Lynch reports that scientists who conducted an AIDS vaccine trial in Thailand say the results showed the vaccine cut the risk of infection by as much as a third. At least some scientists see the results announced today as encouraging.
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Heart disease, diabetes and obesity on the rise in Africa
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Sep 18, 2009
Malaria kills around a million people each year, and around 90% of those deaths are in Africa. But what about heart disease, diabetes and obesity — lifestyle illnesses associated with developed countries? On Here and Now.
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Fighting trachoma, a leading cause of blindness in Africa
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Sep 11, 2009
Health problems the afflict the world's poor have received unprecedented attention in recent years. But medical workers who focus on lesser known diseases say their efforts remain as difficult as ever. On PRI's The World.
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Treating depression in Rio de Janeiro slum
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Author: Public Radio International
Thu, Sep 03, 2009
Constant violence in a Rio de Janeiro slum has left many residents suffering from depression. The BBC's Gary Duffy reports on how a team from the group 'Doctors without Borders' is treating depression in the slum. On PRI's The World.
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Overcoming poverty and oppression: empowering women around the world
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Aug 28, 2009
The Takeaway is joined by spouses Nick Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, two people who have given a lot of thought to cultural challenges around the world, including poverty, racism, and the systematic oppression of women.
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A battle in Uganda over using DDT to fight malaria
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Aug 21, 2009
In Uganda, a government program to battle malaria using DDT has provoked a fierce backlash. Some fear the government is poisoning them. Yet many public health experts say the risks of DDT are far less than the risks of malaria. On PRI's The World.
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Fighting the spread of fake drugs in the developing world
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Aug 14, 2009
The World Health Organization reports that one in four pharmaceuticals is fake. Here to talk about his job using chemistry to ID fake pharmaceuticals is Facundo M. Fernandez, a Chemistry Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology. On The Takeaway.
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Plans for new trade route in South America
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
Melaina Spitzer reports from Ecuador on an ambitious scheme to create an overland trade route in South America that rivals the Panama Canal. The plan involves moving goods from through a combination ports, highways and riverways. On PRI's The World.
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Key Finding on AIDS
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Jul 31, 2009
Scientists studying chimps in Tanzania have made a discovery that could change our understanding of AIDS. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the study's lead author, Beatrice Hahn of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. On PRI's The World.
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Underdeveloped Countries and Outsourced Agriculture
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Jul 24, 2009
Some of the richest countries are buying up large swatches of land in some of the poorest countries. Olivier De Schutter is the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. He discusses the ethical quandaries of this new colonialism with Living on Earth.
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GlaxoSmithKline Allows for Generic AIDS Drugs
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Jul 17, 2009
GlaxoSmithKline has said it will allow the manufacturers of generic drugs to produce versions of its medicines for treating HIV and AIDS. PRI's The World speaks with Michelle Childs, Director of Policy at the Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines.
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Audio Diary of a South African AIDS Activist
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Jul 10, 2009
Thembi Ngubane, the South African AIDS activist who documented her battle with the disease in diaries broadcast on NPR, died last week at age 24 of AIDS-related complications. Here and Now revisits a conversation with her from April 2006.
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Swine Flu Hits Africa
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Jul 03, 2009
The World's Andrea Crossan reports from Nairobi on worries over the swine flu hitting Africa. Just under 10 cases have been confirmed in sub-Sarahan Africa. But health experts are concerned about the disease spreading in the continent's crowded slums.
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Colombian Farmers Find Alternatives to Growing Coca, the Plant Used to Make Cocaine
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Jun 26, 2009
The United States has been helping the Colombian military fight a war on coca, the plant used to make cocaine. There are efforts to help farmers find alternatives to growing coca. Living on Earth's Conrad Fox reports on one of these alternatives.
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South Africa: HIV Infections May Be Declining At Last
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Jun 19, 2009
A new report from South Africa shows that in the last three years, the number of HIV infections has stabilized. The Takeaway is joined by Dr. Ernest Darkoh, global health expert.
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Can Yogurt Slow the Spread of HIV?
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Jun 12, 2009
Scientist Gregor Reid joins The Takeaway to talk about his work with HIV patients in Africa. He has helped teach a group of 'yogurt mamas' in Tanzania how they might serve up disease protection one cup at a time.
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Women's Health in Nepal
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Jun 05, 2009
Healthcare is a major challenge in Nepal. We speak with Dr. Sangeeta Mishra about how she hopes to improve conditions for women. She has spent much of the past year as a Fulbright Scholar at Johns Hopkins University. On Here and Now.
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Chinese County Encourages Smoking
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, May 29, 2009
A county in south central China isn't encouraging people there to stop smoking. In fact, it's ordering public workers to smoke. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out why from The World's Mary Kay Magistad.
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The Effect of the Global Financial Crisis on Indonesia
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, May 22, 2009
What's the effect of the global financial crisis on Indonesia? BBC's Clare Bolderson joins Here and Now for a reporter's notebook of what she's found.
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WHO Reverses Policy on Use of DDT to Control Malaria
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, May 15, 2009
Three years after endorsing the use of DDT in poor countries to control malaria, the World Health Organization is reversing its policy. Brenda Eskenazi, an epidemiologist at UC Berkeley, talks with Living on Earth's Steve Curwood.
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A Tale of Two Countries: H1N1 and Public Health
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, May 08, 2009
Can we learn something by looking at how Mexico and the United States each nation handle public health crises? The Takeaway talks to Dr. Julio Frenk, former Mexican Minister of Health and now Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health.
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Swine Flu Questions and Answers
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, May 01, 2009
The World's Lisa Mullins gets some answers to questions about the swine flu -- from Peter Sandman, a risk communications consultant, and health journalist Christine Gorman.
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Return to South Africa
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Apr 24, 2009
Ahead of tomorrow's parliamentary elections in South Africa, the BBC's John Humphrys, who covered the country in the 70s, goes back to see how things have changed, or not, in the post-apartheid era. On Here and Now.
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Lack of Clean Water Threatens Pakistan's Stability
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Apr 17, 2009
The World Bank has warned that a scarcity of clean water poses a serious threat to Pakistan's stability. In the second of her two part series, The World's Laura Lynch reports from the Indus River Delta in southern Pakistan.
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Clean Water Scarce in Pakistan
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Author: Public Radio International
Thu, Apr 16, 2009
Political instability and violence make Pakistan a U.S. foreign policy priority. But there's another looming crisis there too. Pakistan is fast running out of water and much of what IS available is making people sick. On PRI's The World.
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Fifteen Years After the Genocide, Rwanda Rebuilds and Re-Brands
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Apr 10, 2009
Jeff Chu of Fast Company explores Rwanda President Paul Kagame's attempts to bust traditional aid models, court western investors, and to turn Rwanda from an impoverished nation into a powerful, popular brand. On The Takeaway.
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Dambisa Moyo on The Takeaway
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Apr 03, 2009
Is it time to rethink aid to Africa? Economist Dambisa Moyo is on tour to discuss her theories and her latest book, 'Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa.' Moyo and journalist Lynn Sherr visit The Takeaway.
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Dambisa Moyo on PRI's The World
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Author: Public Radio International
Thu, Apr 02, 2009
Is it time to rethink aid to Africa? Economist Dambisa Moyo is on tour to discuss her theories and her latest book, 'Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa.' Moyo talks with Katy Clark on PRI's The World.
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Panama's Message about HPV Vaccine Focuses on Cancer
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Mar 27, 2009
The World reports on a program launched in Panama to vaccinate ten-year-old girls against HPV, a sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, but the government isn't saying the virus is spread by sex, and that's raising some ethical concerns.
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Drug-Resistant Malaria in Cambodia
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Mar 20, 2009
The Thai-Cambodian border has long been a breeding ground for drug-resistant malaria. The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports on a new campaign to defeat the disease in that region and to keep it from spreading globally.
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Improper Sewage Disposal Major Cause of Global Health Problems
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Mar 13, 2009
Ninety percent of the developing world's sewage is dumped - untreated - into oceans, rivers and lakes. Inadequate sanitation kills more people in developing nations than AIDS, tuberculosis, or malaria. Journalist Rose George visits Bob Edwards Weekend.
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Cadbury Pledges Fair Trade Chocolate Bar
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Author: Public Radio International
Fri, Mar 06, 2009
Cadbury, the British candy maker, plans to seek Fairtrade certification for its top-selling chocolate bar. The World's Laura Lynch reports.
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