2010-03-29 Protecting Children Against Pneumonia
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Millions of babies and children could soon be protected against the deadly disease pneumonia. Two leading drug companies have agreed to supply…
2010-03-22 One-Hour Blackout to go Green
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. This Saturday night at eight thirty, all the lights will be shut off at the Tokyo Tower in Japan. The Brandenburg Gate…
2010-03-15 For World’s Poor, a Personal Toilet and Source of Fertilizer
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The name sounds funny but the idea is no joke: a personal toilet called the Peepoo. Anders Wilhelmson is the Swedish inventor…
2010-03-08 Marking International Women’s Day
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. International Women’s Day is celebrated each year on March eighth. Groups around the world use this day to honor the progress of…
2010-03-01 The Danger of Counterfeit Drugs (Second of Two Parts)
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. We talked last week about counterfeit medicines and how the problem is especially bad in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The World…
2010-02-22 The Dangers of Counterfeit Drugs (First of Two Parts)
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Counterfeit medicines are a widespread problem in developing countries. Like other counterfeits, they look like real products. But counterfeit drugs may contain…
2010-02-15 UNICEF Appeals for Aid for Women and Children
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. UNICEF is appealing for more than one billion dollars in aid for women and children around the world. The United Nations Children’s…
2010-02-08 Increasing Food Security in Dry Areas of the Middle East
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Agricultural experts have launched a land and water management project in the Middle East. The project seeks to increase food security in…
2010-02-01 Breathing Easier: The Art of Stove Making
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. More than three billion people are at risk from indoor air pollution because of the heating or cooking fuels they use. Most…
2010-01-25 Steps Urged to Prevent Snakebites, Improve Treatments
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Snakes bite an estimated five and a half million people worldwide each year. Experts say tens of thousands of people die from…
2010-01-18 New Vaccine Joins Campaign to End Polio
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Health Organization has begun to use a new vaccine against polio. Officials say it will become a major tool in…
2010-01-11 Solar-Powered Pumps Aid African Farmers
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A new study in West Africa shows how farm irrigation systems powered by the sun can produce more food and money for…
2010-01-04 New Treatment for Sleeping Sickness
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Health Organization is using a new combination of drugs to treat human African trypanosomiasis disease, also known as sleeping sickness.…
2009-12-28 Disabilities in Old, Young Studied in Developing Nations
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A new study says the leading cause of disability in older people in low and middle income countries is dementia. The researchers…
2009-12-21 Bringing Light to Homes in Poor Countries
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. More than one and a half billion people around the world live without electricity. Finding better ways to bring light to the…