Malaria: Epidemic On the Run

Posted by on Sep 24, 2011 in Articles | No Comments
Malaria: Epidemic On the Run

In the most malarious town on earth, I find Dr. Matthew Emer at his desk behind two sets of fly screens and under a ceiling fan. I introduce myself and tell Emer I am reporting on a campaign to wipe malaria off the planet. If I want to know why that is important and how […]

The Collateral Crisis in Somalia

Posted by on Sep 17, 2011 in Articles | No Comments
The Collateral Crisis in Somalia

By late June and early July, when their goats were all gone and the last of their cows had sunk to their knees and died, the men told their families it was time to leave. In Daynunay, Haji Hassan and his children packed up what they had — a few rags, plastic bottles, some old […]