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Visiting Hours Are Over: Why Patients’ Families Should Be with Them 24/7
Imagine being separated from your family or loved one during your stay in the hospital or ICU. Maybe you’re even in pain and critically ill, or you’re told you can’t be with your spouse because “visiting hours are over.” Studies show that having a loved one by your side can reduce patient stress and complications as well as improve patient satisfaction in the hospital.
Conversations in Development: Guardians of the Forest, Protectors of the Climate
Tropical forests are critical to the future of the planet. They harbor millions of species of plants and animals, and, as natural storers of carbon, they play a key role in combating climate change. They are also home to millions of indigenous people, who have protected the forests and their resources for thousands of years.
Conversations in Development: Improving Health in Kenya’s Urban Slums
Poverty, poor health and overcrowding are some of the many challenges facing communities in Kenya's urban slums, or informal settlements.
Conversations in Development: Livestock—the Unsung Heroes of International Development
Cattle, goats, chickens and other farm animals are the unsung heroes of international development. More than 600 million rural poor depend on their animals to survive, and livestock contribute up to 80 percent of agricultural GDP in developing countries.
Conversations in Development: Ethiopia Minister of Health on Country’s Historic Health Advances
Dr. Kesete Admasu, Minister of Health of Ethiopia, recently sat down with BurnessGlobal's Ellen Wilson outside of Addis Ababa to discuss the country's historic advances and his personal motivation for improving the lives of his fellow citizens.
Conversations in Development: Indigenous Women in Latin America
Across Latin America, indigenous communities are on frontlines of an ongoing battle, fighting to protect their culture and livelihoods from companies and governments hungry for land and resources. As guardians of the forest and preservers of indigenous culture, indigenous women play a key role in keeping their communities safe and thriving.
Conversations in Development: A World Free of Malaria
While deaths from malaria have dropped by more than 25% globally since 2000, new tools are needed to fight emerging drug and insecticide resistance and ensure goals of elimination and eradication can be met.
Conversations in Development: The Critical Role of Women in Agriculture
The majority of those who produce, process, and market Africa’s food are women, but only one in four agricultural researchers and one in seven agricultural policymakers is female
Looking in Switzerland for the Answers to Financial Risk in Economic Development
When you look at mining, logging, and large-scale agriculture in the developing world, an unfortunate set of numbers leap out. Because these industries need land that is mostly inhabited, contested ownership of rural, forest, and dryland areas directly affects the livelihoods of more than two billion people.
Conversations in Development: On the Front Lines in the Fight Against Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease that kills 1.4 million people per year, has existed since the time of the pharaohs. Organizations like the TB Alliance and Aeras are working on new technologies to fight the scourge of this ancient and deadly foe.
