Medicine stock-outs are a potentially lethal problem in a number of African countries, yet governments insist they don’t occur. What could be more powerful than a map which contradicts this claim? Last week activists in Kenya, Uganda, Malawi and Zambia started surveying clinics in their respective countries, checking stock levels of essential medicines, including: First-line … Continue reading Mapping medicine availability via SMS
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Scraping the bottom of the barrel
There are many many good, dedicated, passionate people out there – struggling against the odds – working in developing countries to help improve the lives of some of the poorest and most marginalised people. Let’s make no mistake, these odds are regularly stacked against them. Corruption, world trade systems, lack of resources, the impact of … Continue reading Scraping the bottom of the barrel