Marc Silver
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What if I get sick? Will I be able to find quality health care? What if there's civil unrest? A poll shows what world travelers worry about.
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NPR reporter Jason Beaubien talks about his trip to Ghana to report on river blindness — and how a farmer who lost his vision is still able to weed his garden. -
An ad for a skin-lightening pill has called attention to bias against dark skin in many countries. NPR contributor Wilbur Sargunaraj has a new video on the topic: "Mirror Mirror."
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Pediatrician Namala Mkopi shares his new insights into the art of parenting and doctoring. He also tells NPR why people need to pay more attention to a disease no one likes to talk about: diarrhea. -
Translation: Global Health and Development is not an abbrevioation-free zone. Hope this helps you make sense of the alphabet soup. -
As you might have guessed, the answer is not Tanzania. So the holiday season is a good time to reflect on ... electricity. -
As a child, he was struck by malaria, tuberculosis and typhoid. Yoga helped him regain his strength. And then he taught it to the world.
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Evans Wadongo of Kenya believes that the world pays more heed to terrorist victims in Europe than in Africa, but he hopes attitudes can change. -
To learn more about the nature of kindness, we spoke to Kennedy Odede, whose life was transformed by the kindness of strangers. -
And that led us to interview a chicken expert who shared some exciting news about chickens in the developing world.
