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Jun 27, 2007
The Challenges, and Opportunity, of Rapid Testing
In HIV/AIDS circles a false positive is a preferable evil to a false negative (which denies a patient treatment and creates the possibility that he or she will unknowingly spread the virus), but they still aren’t good, especially given the high stigma associated with the disease.
Jun 26, 2007
Differing Views in Charity Work Splits the Funds
Almost every field of interest contains conflict, with well-informed people taking different stances, but when a field is too widely splintered it can dilute the effectiveness of all of the participants.
Jun 25, 2007
Tolerance a Boon to Slavery
While poverty is certainly one of the main factors driving the persistence of slavery it is by no means the only one. In fact, while India and China have succeeded spectacularly at reducing poverty, slavery persists and is quite possibly growing. At root is a tolerance for slavery, whether from corrupt government officials, cultural apologists or passive business partners.
Jun 08, 2007
The Role of Cell Phones in Poverty Alleviation
The fishing industry in Northern Kerala in the south of India, as reported in The Economist, has become an example of how simple tools of information exchange can transform a local industry.
Jun 06, 2007
The Slum Opportunity
Despite their horrors, in slums there are jobs, access to markets, more developed roads and water systems and other civic infrastructure. And opportunity for the poor and donors alike.