By Rachel Hoffman & Cindy Huang Editor’s note: This story is part of a Special Report on the...
Sep 30, 2014
South African partnership hopes to prove text messages can save the lives of mothers and children
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — It was a sleepless night for Sipho Mpofu and her one-year-old son, Junior. After...
Sep 29, 2014
Coca-Cola’s river cleanup work in Tanzania shows mixed motives
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — For years the Mlalakua River overflowed with garbage during each heavy rain. Homes...
Sep 29, 2014
Across Africa, Coke is empowering women — to sell Coke products
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Last year, Coca-Cola announced a $100 million partnership with the International Finance Corporation...
Sep 29, 2014
In Tanzania, Coke improves medical distributions
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Coca-Cola, the world’s largest beverage retailer, has an unparalleled ability to get its...
Sep 29, 2014
Merck continues campaign against river blindness in the DRC
By Elaisha Stokes BENI, Congo — Every summer since 2010, Kasereka Mahamba has visited each of his neighbors, one...
Sep 29, 2014
ExxonMobil fights malaria in Cameroon against backdrop of climate change
By Joanne Silberner LOLODORF, Cameroon — Just outside this small crossroads town, in an isolated village in the...
Sep 29, 2014
At UN General Assembly, global health projects are big business
NEW YORK — Leaders from 140 countries gathered this week at the UN General Assembly in New York...
Sep 25, 2014
To ride Philippine outsourcing wave, a contest of brains and beauty for young jobseekers
By Coleen Jose MANILA, Philippines — In the shadows of rising wealth, beneath the towering bronze statues of...
Sep 17, 2014
Two Ebola vaccines for health care workers expected as soon as November
An expert group of technicians working on developing Ebola interventions suggested last Friday that two of the most...
Sep 10, 2014