How crucial are the first 1,000 days of someone’s life? Very, says Future Fortified. It’s all about good nutrition during the 1,000 days from a woman’s pregnancy to her child’s second birthday, and lack of adequate nutr...
Recently, Mexican authorities announced the arrest of 46 criminals posing as vigilantes in the town of Huetamo in the southwestern state of Guerrero. This marks yet another victory for law enforcement officials in Mexico, whom...
As India’s population rapidly increases, the nation’s tendency to prefer that women give birth to a son is likely to have detrimental effects on women and development. ‘Look, I’m going to tell you someth...
Female genital cutting (FGC) is a harmful practice involving the forcible removal of a girl’s genitals. In Africa alone, 30 million girls are at risk of being cut over the next decade, and up to 125 million women and girls ...
Among the most important resources in the world, in terms of both human survival and global conflict, is potable drinking water. Access to clean drinking water is tangled up in nearly every health crisis around the world, and i...
The Dilema With a projected 8.5 – 10 billion mouths to feed by 2050, attention is increasingly being focused on how we can meet our future food needs. Income levels andurbanisation are also set to increase, placing added dem...