Tag Archives: Health

USA gets majority of global human rights funding

Probably not that shocking to some, but a new report from the Foundation Center and the International Human Rights Funders Group reveals that the USA is by far the largest donor but also the greatest recipient of money for human … Continue reading

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Ambulances, inadequate but better than before

Nepal’s seen great improvement over the last few years, despite the stats below. It was only a decade ago when even if there was a road, the best you could expect was to lie down on the back floor of … Continue reading

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IRIN: Emerging from menstrual quarantine

Every month, for one week,14-year-old Kamala Vishwarkarmas returns from school to sleep alone in a dark, windowless mud hut. She is forbidden from entering her family’s house during her menstrual cycle for fear of what might happen. “I’ll stay here … Continue reading

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Food and health in Mugu

Women’s journey to food and health in Mugu, Nepal The blue sky is dazzling. Far off in the distance, being sharply shaken in a light airplane having only seven seats, passengers can see beautiful snowy mountains on the right side and the deep blue Rara lake on the left. Isolated villages are … Continue reading

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