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Global Health Observatory, database of non-communicable diseases
Written by Mario Wiedemann
All the information necessary about NCDs given in numbers is here at the Global Health Observatory. Feel free to use the maps to compare the situation in different places all around the world, and to notice that, even though the problem affects us in different degrees, it is widely important […]
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Diabetes Project for older people in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Written by Kapell
Photo taken by HelpAge, published on Flickr.com (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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The Hard Task of Protecting People’s Health Against their Will
Written by Juliana Rincon
Anti-Smoking laws benefit the population: those who smoke may quit, those who have never smoked may never start, and people who work in restaurants, bar and other establishments are guaranteed a smoke-free work environment. However, these laws have faced the resistance of the community when they’ve passed, despite the fact that it is a law meant to protect their health.
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Hambre y sobrepeso en Bolivia
Written by Lucia Querejazu
Abstract: Bolivia, a country with aproximately 9 million inhabitants, has a 27% of its population suffering from malnutrition (undernourishment). The government is attacking the problem from two points, in the one hand place the Health Department has a strong campaign focused on children up to two years of age, on […]
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Making a Comeback: A Return to Jobs and Growth
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The fourth annual Bertelsmann Foundation-Financial Times financial conference was held April 18-19, 2012 in Washington, DC. The event kicked off with an evening reception for more than 400 people at the US capital’s National Portrait Gallery. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde was the guest of honor and spoke to participants […]
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Iquitos, una ciudad en la encrucijada
Written by Juan Arellano
Abstract: The consolidation of a city has around it a number of unimaginable events, that even fail to be counted. Thus, there are such different stories as established cities, built not only from the internal dynamics of its inhabitants, but from outsiders (that invade or migrate). In this article we will learn on the dynamic of the city of Iquitos in the full Peruvian Amazon. It brings together the magic and mysticism given by its geographical location (it is perhaps the world’s […]
