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Aboriginal Singer Jimmy Little Now A Champion For Healthy Food

Jimmy Little

Little is bringing awareness of healthy foods to remote indigenous communities in Australia.

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A DDT debate in Uganda

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In Uganda, a government program to battle malaria using the pesticide DDT has provoked a fierce backlash. Farmers, politicians, and villagers fear the government is poisoning them. Yet many public health experts say the risks of DDT are far less than the risks of malaria. Alison Hawkes traveled to northern Uganda and sent this report.

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