A man surrounded by vegetables and greens in an Indian Bazaar. Credit: Anton Jankovoy / Shutterstock.com
The scale of the undernutrition problem in South Asia is exceptional.
Children in the region have some of the highest global rates of stunting a…
Titled "Made in Poverty," the report is based on interviews held last April and July with 474 workers in Bangladesh and Vietnam. It seeks to examine …
… to Vietnam Craig Chittick (L) and Ta Van Tuan, Country Director of Action on Poverty in Vietnam – PHOTO: COURTESY OF AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY.
By Roy Mabasa. An Australian national who heads a foundation aimed to take people out of poverty is now building a community center in one of the …
Sebelum bergabung dengan Bank Dunia, saya bekerja sebagai perancang kota dan sering memberi saran agar rencana pembangunan lebih mudah diakses bagi penyandang disabilitas. Sayangnya, banyak pengembang cenderung mengenyampingkan kebutuhan mereka kar…
Before joining the World Bank, I worked as an urban designer and often provided advice on how the design of proposed developments could be more accessible for people with disabilities. Sadly, many developers tend to consider disability inclusion as a…
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Data compiled over the past two decades has found that all four major non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Tonga are on the rise – diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and respiratory diseases. According to the latest WHO data, NCDs a…
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