Category Archives: Lesotho

Food Shortages Abate — Except In Zimbabwe

February 20, 2003 – 1:00 am

The World Food Program reports that food shortages are coming to an end in Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia, but such problems continue to worsen in Zimbabwe.

James Morris, head of the World Food Program, told The New York Times,
A serious humanitarian disaster has been averted. Food has been put in place over the last several […]

By Brian Carnell | Also posted in Swaziland, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, World Food Program, Zimbabwe | Comments (0)

Measles Vaccination Works in the Developing World

May 15, 2002 – 12:00 am

A study published this month in The Lancet should settle once and for all whether or not vaccination of disease is a worthwhile goal to achieve in the developing world. There has been some skepticism over whether or not poor nations possessed the infrastructure to carry out large scale vaccination programs.

The study looked at World […]

By Brian Carnell | Also posted in Namibia, Swaziland, Botswana, South Africa, Malawi, Zimbabwe | Comments (0)