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October 28th, 2009

Videos on how Maternal Mortality Affects CommunitiesVideo post

Conversations for a Better World
When a woman dies during pregnancy, childbirth or due to complications after delivery, it affects not only the family, but also the whole community.

October 16th, 2009

Global Health: Can Condoms Combat Climate Change?

As scientists and policymakers search for high-tech ways to fight climate change, a proposed low-tech solution is creating controversy -- contraception. A look at the debate as part of Blog Action Day, which focuses this year on climate change.

October 5th, 2009

ICTs and the spread of indigenous knowledge

The Future of ICT for Development
Practitioners of indigenous knowledge increasingly use the media to exchange ideas and publicize traditional learning to the larger world. What happens when such local practices go global?

September 23rd, 2009

Australia: Kenyan women refused refugee status

Two Kenyan women are facing deportation from Australia after their asylum applications were rejected, despite risks that they may suffer forced genital mutilation if they are sent home.