Archive: Feb 2010

[Editor’s note: This is a guest post written by Meredith Baker. Her bio may be found at the end of the article.] This past winter break, I had the opportunity as part of my undergraduate program to travel to Nicaragua and participate in community…

Liberia, a country whose identity is bound tightly to a history of unrest and violence, is attempting a new project in Montserrado County (the region that includes the capital city of Monrovia) in an attempt to confront the increasing problem of food…

This evening [February 16] at 8:00 pm EST, Dr. Evan Lyon, Executive Editor of Health and Human Rights and member of the OpenForum blog team, will host a webcast to discuss his recent work in Port-au-Prince post-earthquake. Click here shortly before 8:00…

Dr. Paul Farmer, PIH co-founder and the United Nations’ deputy special envoy to Haiti, shares his perspective on the Haitian earthquake disaster with PBS Newshour’s Ray Suarez during a televised interview. He discusses the challenges facing…