The Children of Sex Workers: A “New” Vulnerable Population
Posted OnFebruary 9, 2011 byAs one of the most-at-risk populations, female sex workers (FSWs) have long been a target of public health interventions aimed at reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS. Historically, research has been focused on FSWs themselves, with hardly any attention directed toward the vulnerabilities placed on the children of FSWs. In an article published in the July…Read More…
Unemployment’s Relationship with Poverty from Rich to Poor Countries
Posted OnFebruary 3, 2011 byIt doesn’t take an economist to notice that there are key fundamental differences between the economies of developed and developing nations. Obvious key differences tend to be things like strength of currency, inflation, GDP per capita, etc. However, a new study which David Leonhardt of the New York Times (article can be viewed here) picked…Read More…
How much does it cost to save a life?
Posted OnJanuary 20, 2011 by$11. No, you didn’t read wrong, in fact, $11 would actually save three lives. A donation of $11 to UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) provides three emergency birthing kits to laboring mothers in need. According to the World Health Organization, 1,000 women die every day due to preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Although…Read More…
8 things you can do for World AIDS Day
Posted OnNovember 22, 2010 by33 million people live with HIV/AIDS worldwide – 2.1 million die each year and 2.7 million more are infected. What will you do this World AIDS Day? World AIDS Day began on December 1, 1988 and has since been recognized around the world each year. It has become a key opportunity to increase awareness, fight…Read More…
Why is a mosque different from a church? Or a synagogue?
Posted OnAugust 17, 2010 byWell a mosque is different from those other two houses of worship in some very important ways, but most obviously, they are different because each structure is designed and built for the purposes of practicing a particular faith. A church, Christianity; a synagogue, Judaism; a mosque, Islam. In the United States, we have all three…Read More…