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MALAWI: Food surplus creates political storm//CORRECTION//*
JOHANNESBURG, 2 September 2010 (IRIN) - A surplus production of maize, Malawi's staple food, will not prevent at least one million people from being food insecure, a forecast that has not pleased President Bingu wa Mutharika.
"I am disappointed t....
Researchers Analyze Financial Burden Of Four Drugs In Developing Countries
"Tens of millions of people in low- and middle-income countries would be pushed below the poverty line by buying common but vital medicines," Dutch researchers found in a study published in PLoS Medicine, Reuters reports. The team looked at four diff....
Niger Food Shortage 'Under Control,' PM Says
Niger's interim prime minister said the country's "food crisis" is "now under control," crediting "national solidarity and the support of the international community," Agence France-Presse reports. Saying the food situation "was both a priority and a....
Donors, Governments Must Address Malaria Drug Smuggling In Africa
In a Wall Street Journal opinion piece, Roger Bate, a Legatum Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, writes about Africa's black market for malaria drugs. "In the short term, donated and subsidized products are not reaching the intended patient....
To Meet Global Development Needs, Think Outside The Box On Development Financing
"A wide range of financial resources that are sustainable, predictable, and additional to the traditional Official Development Aid (ODA) need to be mobilized to meet the global development needs including the [U.N. Millennium Development Goals] MDGs"....
Rep. Smith Says U.S. Involvement In Kenyan Constitution Is A 'Violation' Of Abortion Funding Provision
Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) discusses Kenya's new constitution in a Washington Times opinion piece, reflecting on the language used to address abortion and reproductive rights. He writes that in addition to a standing provision that allows abortion to ....
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