Namibia has one of the highest infection rates of HIV/AIDS in the world. HIV/AIDS in Namibia has been on the decline since 2000, but in 2021, the country still ranked fourth in the world based on infection rate, with 11% of adults aged 15-49 living with HIV. Although this is an improvement over the country’s […]
On June 28, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced that they would contribute $400 million to the late-stage trial for a new Tuberculosis vaccine. The M72 vaccine, if approved, will be the first new TB vaccine in 100 years. According to the WHO, 1.6 million people died from TB in 2021 and 80% of […]
In the United Kingdom (U.K.), eight in 10 people think homelessness is a serious issue in the country. A study by Shelter shows that at least 270,000 people are reportedly homeless in the U.K., with 123,000 being children. Engaging in the fight against homelessness is Prince William, who has recently launched Homewards, a new project […]
In 2016, more than half of Rwanda’s population, 52%, lived below the international poverty line of $2.15 per day. Despite this, Rwanda boasts a 90% vaccination rate and 91% of Rwandans have access to universal health coverage. The quality of health care in Rwanda may come as a surprise, but the country’s system could serve […]
Cyclone Freddy hit Mozambique on March 11 and broke the record for the longest tropical cyclone, lasting five weeks and two days. The torrential downpour and high winds affected other parts of Africa around Northeast Zimbabwe, Southeast Zambia and Malawi. The cyclone caused dangerous flash flooding that destroyed land, homes and powerlines, according to the World Meteorology […]
On February 6, 2023, a series of devastating earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria. In the early morning, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the region, followed by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake later in the afternoon, further impacting southern Turkey. Current reports rank these earthquakes among history’s deadliest, resulting in a death toll of 55,000 […]
Many imagine Paris (and, by association, France itself) as a paragon of bourgeois lavishness, with its beautiful architecture, upscale restaurants and chic socialites. But marginalized beneath such stereotypes is “The Other France” — the low-income housing projects on the outskirts of Paris. These suburbs, or “banlieues,” are home to France’s most underprivileged population, which is overwhelmingly Black, […]
The hill tribes of Thailand encompass ethnic minority groups residing in Northern Thailand. These indigenous communities face significant challenges in accessing social welfare programs. Some members of these tribes do not have citizenship, and this further intensifies poverty, limiting education and leading to inadequate employment opportunities. The deprived living conditions affecting indigenous communities make them vulnerable […]
On June 9, 2023, Dutch opposition parties took urgent action to address poverty in the Netherlands, demanding significant changes before the summer. The leader of the Socialist Party, Lilian Marijnissen, emphasized that hundreds of thousands of people in the country are living in poverty, with an increasing number relying on food banks. The cabinet also […]
The Philippines, a Southeast Asian country that is famous for its cultural richness and diverse landscape, struggles with a significant poverty rate of 18.1%. One of the factors contributing to this high percentage is the lack of food security in the Philippines. According to the UN, “the Philippines recorded the highest number of food insecure […]
