Stories about Health from January, 2011
Malawi: Saving lives with knowledge management and mobile phones
Saving lives in rural Malawi with knowledge management and mobile phones: “The most important item in Amon Chimphepo’s medical kit is a small cell phone. This single piece of technology has proved to be a lifeline for people living in one of the most remote regions of Malawi. Its power...
Ghana: Ghana 2010 – My Top 10 Memories
Tagoe shares memories of 2010 with his readers: “5. South Africa shames critics, Asamoah Gyan disappoints Africa: In June-July South Africa, proved its critics wrong by staging a very colorful and memorable World Cup. This was the very first time an African nation had organised a world cup event…”
South Korea: Pleas Against Cattle Killing in Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak
A farm boy's online posting about how he and his family watched all their cattle be killed, has inspired even more public outrage against a decision by the South Korean government to cull all animals at risk of contracting foot-and-mouth disease as a preventive measure.
Bhutan: Tobacco Ban And A New Years Wish
Tshering Tobgay, the leader of the Opposition Party in the National Assembly of Bhutan, has a new year's wish: “that the first person to be caught and jailed under the Tobacco Control Act is a member of parliament.”
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