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NEWS ABOUT: developing world

developing world stories: 17 news summaries

Global Rates of Alzheimer's Disease Soar

Aging populations drive increase; developing world will be hit hard

Sep 21, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rising life expectancy in the developing world will lead to a dramatic increase in the number of people stricken by Alzheimer’s disease, HealthDay News reports. The number of dementia cases worldwide will reach 35.6 million in 2010, a 10% increase over the total in 2005. That number is... More »

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Middle East • dementia • globalization • public health • aging • medical research • North Africa • developing countries • developing world • Alzheimer's Disease

(Newser) - The World Health Organization has issued a warning against homeopathic treatments for TB and other life-threatening illnesses, reports the BBC. The organization issued the alert after pressure from a group of young researchers who complained that homeopathy was being promoted in poor countries as a treatment for TB, infant diarrhea,... More »

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malaria • HIV • global health • World Health Organization • developing world • diarrhea • tuberculosis • homeopathy

(Newser) - At their recent summit, the G8 nations vowed to cut emissions 80% ... within 41 years. That seems like a pretty lethargic response to a so-called “emergency,” but as Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi said, the effort is virtually futile while “5 billion people continue to behave as they... More »

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China • climate change • India • George Will • developing world • coal power

 Gadget Turns 
 Phone Into 
 Microscope 

CellScope could help curb outbreaks of disease in developing world

Jul 22, 09 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new gadget could mean big improvements for health care in the developing world. Called the CellScope, the device attaches to any cell phone with a camera, turning it into a microscope, Science Blogs reports. Invented by researchers at UC Berkeley, the CellScope also features an LED that can detect... More »

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health care • cell phones • disease • malaria • developing world • microscopic • mobile phones • clinic

 Bombed-Out 
 US Economy 
 Blasts Globe 
 Into Recession 

Developing nations hit especially hard in first world recession since World War II

Mar 9, 09 4:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world economy is plunging into its first global recession since World War II, and sending 46 million people in developing countries back into poverty, warns a World Bank report. The global lender is urging leading nations to pledge a portion of their stimulus packages to stem the mounting crisis... More »

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World Bank • International Monetary Fund • recession • poverty • developing countries • developing world

OPINION

Developing World Needs
More Sweatshops: Kristof

Yes, they're ugly by US standards, but many nations' poor toil in much uglier conditions

Jan 15, 09 12:41 PM CST
(Newser) - Before Barack Obama follows through on tough talk about global “labor standards,” Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times wants to take him to a certain garbage heap in Cambodia. Here, where families live in shacks, scavenging in the hot sun, a sweatshop job is “a cherished... More »

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Asia • labor • Cambodia • poverty • developing world • sweatshop • President Obama

Eggbeater Helps Scientists Whip Disease

Harvard researchers fashion a household item into a diagnostic device

Oct 16, 08 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Centrifuges separate blood from plasma—but at considerable expense, in a bulky package. That leaves them beyond the reach of underfunded medical facilities that could use the help in diagnosing blood-borne ailments, such as hepatitis and other diseases. The solution, Discover reports, could be as close as the nearest kitchen.... More »

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medicine • health care • infectious diseases • developing countries • diagnosis • Harvard • developing world • hepatitis B

 The Battle 
 for India's 
 Largest Slum 

Developers see 'brand-new beautiful suburb' near Mumbai; residents beg to differ

Sep 8, 08 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - With the Indian economy booming, developers have their sights on Dharavi, the vast Mumbai slum that sits at the intersection of two popular commuter train lines and conveniently close to the Mumbai airport. Visions of shanty houses and refuse-filled streets replaced by glass high-rise apartments and office parks—"a... More »

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India • Mumbai • developing countries • developing world

OPINION

The Win-Win Economics of Medical Tourism

Growing trend of traveling for health care doesn't have to hurt anyone

Aug 15, 08 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - The spread of “medical tourism”—uninsured and underinsured patients seeking cheap health care in Southeast Asia or Latin America—has fueled fears that developing nations will divert resources from state health systems caring for their own citizens. But, the Economist argues, “if governments make the best of... More »

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medicine • health care • health care costs • globalization • outsourcing • health insurance premiums • developing world • medical tourism

OPINION

Who Cares Who We Talk to?

The only way to revive US influence is to
stop empowering our foes with oil dollars

May 21, 08 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though politicians and pundits alike are caught up in which foes the US should or shouldn't be reaching out to, Thomas Friedman, in the New York Times, points out that few world leaders of any stripe are sitting by the phone waiting for our call. Waning American influence and the... More »

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Bush administration • oil • globalization • Thomas Friedman • energy dependence • developing world • foreign oil

Therapy by Any Other Name

Low-cost program
aims to reduce stigma, treat depression
in developing world

Mar 12, 08 6:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A program that treats depression in Indian villages is seeking to transform mental health care throughout the developing world, the New York Times reports. Bypassing expensive doctors, the clinics train laypeople to avoid talk of mental illness—a shameful stigma in many cultures—by screening for "strain" and "... More »

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depression • India • mental health • developing world • psychotherapy

OPINION

Consumers Beware

Don't worry about overpopulation, prof writes—worry about consumption rates

Jan 2, 08 3:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Don’t worry how many people there are in the world—worry how much each is consuming, noted author and professor Jared Diamond argues in today’s New York Times. People in the developed world consume 32 times more than counterparts in the developing world; if the 5.5 billion... More »

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consumption • developing world • overpopulation

Ethiopia Stirs Up Coffee Industry

Fair trade to get a lot more fair if trademark approved

Nov 10, 07 3:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Ethiopia is trademarking its distinctive coffee crop, a move that could bring $88 million a year to the impoverished country, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Coffee connoisseurs happily pay up to $10 per pound for beans from Ethiopia’s Yirgacheffe region, but less than $1 of that goes to farmers... More »

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coffee • Ethiopia • branding • developing world

eBay Launches Microfinance Loan Site

Users can lend money to the world's poor... and earn interest

Oct 29, 07 6:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - EBay's newly launched MicroPlace lets users make loans through PayPal or a bank account to needy entrepreneurs worldwide. The idea? Even small sums can help poor people build businesses to raise themselves out of poverty. The site's founder remembers one Bangladeshi woman who bought a handloom, thus earning enough to... More »

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investing • eBay • social responsibility • poverty • private lenders • antipoverty • developing world • microfinance

Tech Wraps Growing Web Around World

Some worry about cultural loss as cell phones, e-mail spread

Oct 8, 07 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Global cellphone and computer usage is up dramatically as inequalities in technology drop. Cellphone ownership has grown 20% in the US, where 80% of the population uses computers, third in the world behind Sweden and South Korea. Computer usage is up in 26 of 35 countries in a new Pew... More »

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Russia • environment • technology • cell phones • Nigeria • Tanzania • culture • developing world • computer

Intel, Third World Laptop Initiative Join Forces

Chip giant makes peace with One Laptop Per Child

Jul 13, 07 5:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Intel and the One Laptop per Child initiative are making peace and embracing the notion of synergy. The chip maker and the pioneer of the $100 laptop concept will stop competing for deals with governments in the developing world and team up, the AP reports. The partnership is a big... More »

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technology • MIT • One Laptop Per Child • developing world • computer

Strife Centers on Laptops for Third World

Intel cranks up competition to provide poor kids with cheap computers

Jun 5, 07 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The race to provide cheap laptops to the developing world is heating up, with Intel working on a second computer priced under $200 and the One Laptop per Child foundation accusing the chipmaker of undermining its efforts. The individual machines aren't expensive, but because governments will buy them in volume... More »

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Intel • One Laptop Per Child • developing world • computer

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