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When Morgues Are Too Expensive, Mosquito Nets Do the Job
People in DRC wrap dead bodies in treated mosquito nets to preserve them before burial. The aid organizations that donated the nets intended that they be used to prevent malaria.
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Legal Rights
Traditional Healers Don’t Want Their Herbs Regulated, Citing Risk to Intellectual Property
In Uganda, a bill proposed by the government aims to regulate herbs used in traditional medicine. Some say the bill will help curb fraud, but traditional healers are more concerned about protecting their knowledge.
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Jobs
Workers in Nepal Are Leaving. Can Government Loans Make Them Stay?
Between 2008 and 2017, more than a tenth of Nepal’s population left the country, looking for jobs that are scarce at home. The government is trying to bring workers back, but their efforts to support entrepreneurs and new businesses aren’t going as well as planned.
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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
Peace, Justice, and Strong InstitutionsWho Owns This Land? After Homes Are Destroyed, Ugandans Await Court Decision
Agriculture
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Decent Work and Economic GrowthTobacco is Their Prized Crop. The Sri Lankan Government Is About to Ban It
Health
Good Health and Well-Being
Good Health and Well-BeingNew Treatment Prevents Sex Workers Getting HIV, But Leaves Them at Risk of STIs
Business
Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Industry, Innovation, and InfrastructureThe Price of a Carpet: Can Ugandan-Made Goods Compete With Imports?
Economy Decent Work and Economic Growth
Decent Work and Economic GrowthZimbabwe: When the Value of Money Changes Daily, What Does it Cost to Live?
Arts Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
Peace, Justice, and Strong InstitutionsArt for Resistance: Kashmiri Artists Channel Experiences of Conflict in Their Work
Environment
Responsible Consumption and Production
Responsible Consumption and ProductionCan Plastic Bags Be Banned? Uganda’s Schools Say ‘Yes,’ But History Says Otherwise
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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
No Freedom to Mourn: Funeral Customs Pit IDP Tenants Against Local Landlords in DRC
Good Health and Well-Being
Good Health and Well-Being
In DRC, Unlicensed Nurses Make House Calls For Cheap
Good Health and Well-Being
Good Health and Well-Being
Illegal Pharmacies Provide a Convenient Option – But Not Necessarily a Safe One
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Garment Factories Provide Sri Lankan Women with a Source of Employment – and Pride
Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
In Zimbabwe, ‘Ghost Workers’ Get Government Salaries Without Doing the Work
