Africa: Closing the Gap Between Developed and Developing Countries – Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: [IPS] Amsterdam/Rome — Developing countries as a group have been growing faster than developed countries for several decades. As a result the ratio between average incomes between the two sets of countries – albeit still very large – has been shrinking. This is good news. The other piece of good news is that over this period the number of people living in extreme poverty has also been dropping – from 1.9 billion in 1990 to about 650 million in recent years. China has recently declared an end to extreme poverty. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: No More Neglected Diseases, No More Neglected Patients: [MSF] Patients with neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) need better access to diagnosis and to treatment that is safe and effective, said Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in a new report, Overcoming neglect, that calls for an improved global response to NTDs in order to prevent further deaths and disability. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: Rockefeller Foundation Provides U.S. Million to the Africa Public Health Foundation: [The Herald] The Rockefeller Foundation has announced a new grant of US$ 12 million to the Africa Public Health Foundation. – AllAfrica News: Africa
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