Ripple Effects: Population and Coastal Regions
(2003) Coastal regions, areas that are home to a large and growing proportion of the world’s population, are undergoing environmental decline.
Region: Global
Maternal Care in India Reveals Gaps Between Urban and Rural, Rich and Poor
(2003) Hena is four months pregnant and her expression tells it all: Her eyes are dull and her face is pale as she waits to be examined by the doctors at Calcutta Rescue, a nongovernmental organization that works with poor people.
Nutrition of Women and Adolescent Girls: Why It Matters
Malnutrition, defined as ill health caused by deficiencies of calories, protein, vitamins, and minerals interacting with infections and other poor health and social conditions, saps the strength and well-being of millions of women and adolescent girls around the world.
Child Poverty Remains High for Rural and Small-Town America
(July 2003) Despite the recession, poverty rates for families with children under age 18 have held steady overall, according to the latest annual report from the federal government America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2003.
Conflict Worsens Poor Conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo
(June 2003) The civil conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC, formerly known as Zaire) is worsening already poor conditions for one of Africa’s largest and most disadvantaged populations.
Report. Health Sector Reform: How It Affects Reproductive Health
This report also in French and Spanish.
(June 2003) Many less developed countries are reforming their health systems in an effort to achieve public health goals more affordably and effectively.
Divers facteurs associés à la mortalité maternelle en Zambie
(Juin 2003) La difficulté d’accès aux centres de soins et la qualité médiocre des prestations de soins sont probablement deux des raisons pour lesquelles la Zambie connaît à l’heure actuelle une montée du niveau de la mortalité maternelle.
Saudi Arabia Faces Population Pressures
By asoares
(2003) The recent bombings in Saudi Arabia, which killed at least 34 people, have drawn new attention to the kingdom and new pressure on the government of Crown Prince Abdullah to crack down on militant religious forces and root out their influence in schools and other key sectors.
Rapid Population Growth, Crowded Cities Present Challenges in the Philippines
(2003) Fast-paced population growth and rampant urbanization represent some of the major population concerns in the Philippines, a country of 80 million people where the average number of children born to a woman is close to four and where a sizeable 37 percent of the population is under age 15.
Emerging Epidemics in China
(2003) Since gaige kaifang or “reform and opening” began in 1979, China has moved to integrate itself into the global economic system, attracting foreign investment and exporting its goods to the world.