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21 Mar 2016

How better technology can make city air cleaner and help save lives

Published by The Daily Star

During the dry season, Dhaka is one of the most polluted cities in the world. Air pollution levels during this period of the year reach 13-16 times higher than the international quality standard, and that outdoor air pollution kills 14,000of the city's residents annually.

The need to reduce air pollution in the capital may seem obvious. But using scarce resources to fight outdoor air pollution means less funding will be available from the national budget, international donors, or private citizens for other proposals that can do good.

17 Mar 2016

The Right Targets for Global Health Investment

Published by Project Syndicate

If the global media were your only source of information, you could be forgiven for thinking that the world’s biggest health concern right now is the Zika virus, or that last year it was Ebola – or SARS and the Avian Flu before that.

17 Mar 2016

Die richtigen Ziele für Investitionen in die Weltgesundheit

Published by Project Syndicate

Wenn die Weltmedien Ihre einzige Informationsquelle wären, so könnte man Ihnen verzeihen, falls Sie glaubten, dass die derzeit größte gesundheitliche Bedrohung das Zika-Virus sei, oder dass es im vergangenen Jahr Ebola war – oder davor SARS und die Vogelgrippe.

17 Mar 2016

Správné cíle pro globální investice do zdravotnictví

Published by Project Syndicate

Kdyby vaším jediným informačním zdrojem byla globální média, dala by se vám odpustit představa, že největším zdravotním problémem světa je momentálně virus zika nebo že loni to byla ebola – a předtím SARS a ptačí chřipka.

Panika kolem těchto nákaz se šíří rychleji než nemoci samotné. Ve skutečnosti je počet obětí všech těchto chorob dohromady nepatrný ve srovnání se hlavními infekčními nemocemi, o nichž slýcháme mnohem méně: průjmy, tuberkulóza, AIDS, malárie, tetanus či spalničky. Počet úmrtí na nepřenosná onemocnění, jako jsou mozkové či srdeční příhody, je ještě vyšší.

16 Mar 2016

Using smarter stoves to combat household air pollution

Published by The Daily Star

When it comes to cooking indoors over open fires, the harmful health effects can be equal to smoking two packs of cigarettes a day. This indoor air pollution plagues nearly nine out of every 10 Bangladeshi households, which use wood and other biofuels to cook inside.

Over time, exposure to smoke from indoor cooking leads to deadly diseases such as lung cancer, stroke, and heart disease. This is why it's the most deadly environmental problem in the world. In Bangladesh, such indoor air pollution is responsible for 10-15 percent of all deaths.

14 Mar 2016

Fighting Poverty

Published by The Daily Star

When it comes to the biggest challenges facing Bangladesh, surely poverty is one of the most crucial. And there is still much work to be done.

Despite cutting the rate of extreme poverty from 34 percent in 2000 to just 13 percent today, 20 million Bangladeshis still live in conditions considered to be ultra poor. Living on less than Tk. 43 per day can be immensely difficult, and for some, it can create a trap that's almost impossible to escape.

12 Mar 2016

Combustible subsidiado

Published by La Prensa

La semana pasada, Venezuela aumentó el precio de la gasolina 6,000 por ciento, la primera vez que el país ha aumentado los precios del combustible en dos décadas.

Después de un aumento tan drástico de la noche a la mañana, ¿por qué algunos observadores dicen que la subida de precios no fue suficiente? Parte de la respuesta es que Venezuela todavía tiene los precios de gasolina más bajos del mundo.

11 Mar 2016

Bangladesh needs clear priorities for the future

Published by Daily Star

Bangladesh has big plans for the next five years. By the time the 50th anniversary of independence arrives, and as part of its Vision 2021 plan, the nation aspires to achieve middle-income status. Along with the economic aim, other ambitious goals include slashing poverty drastically, safeguarding basic rights for all citizens, ensuring ubiquitous access to adequate nutrition, clothing, housing, and health care - and doing it all while protecting the environment.

8 Mar 2016

Die globale Ungleichheit sinkt

Published by Frankurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Es gibt heute die verbreitete – aber falsche – Vorstellung, dass die Ungleichheit unaufhaltsam steigt. Die Hilfsorganisation Oxfam trug neulich zu diesem Fehleindruck bei, indem sie verbreitete, dass die reichsten 62 Menschen auf dem Globus so viel hätten wie die untere Hälfte der Erdbevölkerung. Oxfam bezieht sich dabei auf das Vermögen, nicht auf das Einkommen. Entscheidend ist, dass Oxfam auch „negatives“ Vermögen einbezieht.

5 Mar 2016

Combustible subsidiado: un lujo que los pobres no pueden permitirse

Published by Milenio

Esta semana Venezuela aumentó el precio de la gasolina 6 mil por ciento, la primera vez que el país ha aumentado los precios del combustible en dos décadas. Después de un aumento tan drástico de la noche a la mañana, ¿por qué algunos observadores dicen que la subida de precios no fue suficiente? Parte de la respuesta es que Venezuela todavía tiene los precios de gasolina más bajos del mundo.

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