China Plans To Make Scratch From Noodles
Lessons in noodle-making is one of the ways that China hopes to eliminate rural poverty by 2020.
Global Health
Shocking New Statistics About Water And Hygiene In Hospitals Around The World
A new report offers the first comprehensive assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene in health-care facilities in low- and middle-income countries.
The Problem With Cherie Blair's Statement About Rape In Africa
Critics are raising questions about her comment that "most African ladies' first sexual experience is rape."
Cholera 101: Why This Ancient Disease Is Making Headlines In 2019
In theory no one should die of cholera. Yet 90,000 people die each year from the disease, which is surging at a historic pace in Yemen and surfacing in Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone Idai.
How InterSurgeon Connects Surgeons Around The World
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to William Harkness, co-founder of InterSurgeon, a free service that connects surgeons globally and helps low-income countries provide access to surgical care.
He Was Imprisoned And Losing His Mind. 'Anna Karenina' Saved Him
A man is trapped in prison for a made-up crime. He's overwhelmed by hopelessness and anger. That is until he hears a knock on the wall ... and words from another time and place.
CHART: Where Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes Will Go In The Future
A new study predicts how far north these insects could live if climate change goes unchecked.
How Mosquitoes Sniff Out Human Sweat To Find Us
Female mosquitoes searching for a meal of blood detect people partly by using a special olfactory receptor to home in on our sweat. The finding could lead to new approaches for better repellents.
Is It Time To Rethink The Fly-In Medical Mission?
These trips — where volunteers from the West perform surgeries in poorer countries — are a multibillion-dollar endeavor. But is this the best way to provide health care to needy nations?
Scientists Look For Antibiotic-Resistant Germs In Raw Sewage
To track the spread of bacteria that resist antibiotics, researchers are trying wastewater testing to get a fast, accurate picture.