Radar Readings

The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) - the world’s largest anti poverty coalition welcomes the opportunity to present our recommendations to the 15th African Union Summit in Kampala as heads of state meet to deliberate on issues on Maternal / Child Health; and peace and security in Africa.

Community health workers have helped reduce the number of cholera cases in Kanyama Compound in Zambia by going door to door and holding impromptu classes at communal water points to explain how disease can be prevented and how the sick can be treated.

The Financial Times reported this morning that the minimum wage for garment workers in Bangladesh is to increase from £14 per month to £27 per month. While any increase in wages for workers is welcome, despite nearly doubling, wages at this level will sti

NASA Astronaut Piers Sellers yesterday returned the red Save the Children t-shirt he carried with him on his 12-day mission to the international space station in May to the global humanitarian organization Save the Children. After sharing experiences of his flight, Sellers presented the t-shirt, autographed by the entire NASA Atlantis crew, to Save the Children's senior director of HIV/AIDS, Margaret Schuler.