Health
Hunger in Syria: Millions Need Aid
The civil war in Syria has created a major food crisis, according to a new assessment. The World Food Program and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization say three million Syrians need food aid for the next six months. Anchor Aaron Schachter gets details from WFP spokeswoman, Caroline Hurford, and asks what can be done.
Global Sex Workers Meet to Fight HIV
Most AIDS experts believe including sex workers in discussions of HIV prevention is essential if the epidemic is to be stemmed.
Clean Cookstoves Protect Women and the Environment
An estimated 3 billion people in the developing world cook and heat their homes by burning wood, charcoal, or dung. Their simple stoves cause trendous amounts of air pollution. Ari Daniel Shapiro reports from Uganda on the introduction of more efficient stoves that also help protect women from sexual violence.
“Sloth Map”: Inactivity Study Tracks Global Patterns & Risks
Researchers say physical inactivity is to blame for 1 out of 10 deaths around the globe, about the same as deaths caused by smoking. And a new study finds levels of physical activity roughly track patterns of development–people in higher income countries are the least active.
German Jews and Muslims Decry Circumcision Ruling
European rabbis call the ruling of a regional court last month that outlawed the circumcision of young boys the worst attack on Jewish life in Germany since the Holocaust.
New Optimism Among HIV Researchers
Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to Peter Piot, former executive director of UNAIDS, about the new optimism and his career as a virus hunter.
Israeli Company Removes THC for New Medicinal Marijuana
Israeli researchers say they have developed a variety of cannabis that can fight disease without inducing the effects associated with smoking a preparation of the plant’s dried leaves known as marijuana.
Limited Healthcare Resources Complicate Pregnancy for Teens in Liberia
Girls as young as 12 are getting pregnant in Liberia, suffering medical complications and then being rejected by their own families.
The Toll of Teen Pregnancy and Childbirth in Africa
Anchor Aaron Schachter talks to Agnes Odhiambo, a researcher on women’s rights in Africa for New York-based Human Rights Watch.
Turkey’s Abortion Debate Upsets Already Divided Society
Abortion is banned throughout most of the Middle East – except in Turkey, where abortion is legal up to 10 weeks from conception.
How the Supreme Court Ruling on Health Care is Playing Abroad
The US Supreme Court has said President Barack Obama’s landmark health care reform act is constitutional. The World explores how the decision is received abroad.
The Legacy of the World’s First IVF Mother
The British woman who gave birth to the world’s first test tube baby has died. Lesley Brown made history in July 1978 when her daughter Louise Brown was born following IVF treatment.
WHO: Fumes from Diesel Exhaust Cause Cancer
Exhaust fumes from diesel engines do cause cancer, a panel of experts working for the World Health Organization says.
Soda Size: Taking the Big Out of the Gulp
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing a ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks in the city’s restaurants, delis and movie theaters.
Crossed Eyes: Myth of Good Luck is Bad News for Visually Impaired in India
Treatment for cross-eyed children is widely available, but many families don’t pursue it because many believe that such a child brings good luck.
Additional funding for PRI's The World is provided by:
