2010-04-19 India’s Aravind Eye Care System Gets Hilton Prize
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. An eye care organization in India is being honored for its efforts.…
2010-04-12 Computers, Children and the Digital Divide
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Market researchers estimate that more than one billion personal computers are in…
2010-04-05 Water Shortages Continue to Threaten the World’s Growing Population
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The lack of clean drinking water is a major problem worldwide. The…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…