DAR ES SALAAM – Just over 20 years ago, South African photographer Kevin Carter shocked the world with a controversial photograph of a famished young Sudanese child being watched by a vulture during a famine. Critics slammed the shot as “disaster porn,” calling it yet another example of how the international media sensationalize African problems. …
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9TzU6e2mskk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Tiny bloodsucking hitchhikers can be much more dangerous than we realize. Dr. Bilcha tells the story of when they nearly caused disaster in a small village. As part of the Undaunted: 10 frontline innovators shaping global health session at the Aspen Ideas Festival The Aspen Ideas Festival is the …
Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Laurence, a 58-year-old Haitian woman who works in my building, woke up with sharp pain and fever and thought she was dying. She was unable to rise from her bed or hold a glass of water because of …