World Bank: ‘Asia-Pacific countries must act now’
11M more pushed to poverty. According to the bank, the COVID-19 shock will also have a serious impact on poverty. It estimates that under the …
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Shirking Zimbabwean economy hits old population hard
As poverty levels surge in Zimbabwe, implementation of Old Person’s Act remains a mirage. Jeffrey Moyo | 26.03.2020. Shirking Zimbabwean economy …
World Bank, IMF seek debt relief for poor countries
“IDA countries, [are] home to a quarter of the world’s population and two-thirds of the world’s population living in extreme poverty,” read the statement.
Drug-resistant tuberculosis still a killer in Kenya
Costly treatment, poverty leads to deaths of children suffering from new drug-resistant TB in East African country. Andrew Wasike | 25.03.2020. Drug- …
India’s densely populated state breaking coronavirus chain
Experts believe that poverty and illiteracy are also hampering the processes of detection, testing, isolation, and quarantine in South Asian countries.
Unlocking potential of Tanzania’s smallholder farmers
Huddled in a dimly lit mud-walled house, the farmers unanimously approved the idea saying it was the best step to curb malnutrition and fight poverty.
The less you have the more you risk – explaining this phenomenon in finance
Therefore, it’s usually very hard to understand what caused somebody’s wealth or poverty. But the cases when it’s not very difficult to see the reasons …
England life expectancy stalls for 1st time in century
“Poverty has a grip on our nation’s health – it limits the options families have available to live a healthy life. Government health policies that focus on …
Spain’s poverty rate ‘appallingly high’: UN expert
OVIEDO, Spain. Although Spain has made a steady recovery from the 2007 economic recession, poverty rates in the country are appallingly high, …
‘Economic growth rising but poverty plagues Africa’
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has warned that many African countries are still far off the mark in efforts to eliminate extreme poverty.
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