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Examinating river blindness vectors in the context of a WHO programme in Côte d'Ivoire.

Medical research

Diseases of the poor

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by Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar
The mosquito species Aedes albopictus can transmit yellow fever and dengue as well as other diseases.

Health

Global health challenge

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by Lea Diehl
Pesticides should only be used sparingly, but application can make sense where the dengue risk is evident: government-sponsored fogging in Aceh Province in February.

Dengue

At least 900 dead in 2015

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by Edith Koesoemawiria
A tetanus patient is treated at a GK facility in the 1990s.

Health care

“Involve the local people”

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by Zafrullah Chowdhury
A blessing and a curse: antibiotics cure serious diseases, but resistances eventually develop, rendering the drugs useless.

Medication

The problem of antibiotic resistance

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by Christian Wagner-Ahlfs
In Mangaluru, many people depend on fishing.

Urban development

“Mental attitudes matter”

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by Hilda Rayappan
by Lea Diehl
Couple in Marrakesh, Morocco.

Marital tradition

Marriage first, love later?

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by Martina Sabra

Finance

Sustainability in the banking sector

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by Meike Goetze
by Claas Langner
China has experienced a tremendous construction boom in recent years. Model in the Museum of Beijing City Planning in the Chinese capital.

Relevant reading

Remaking cities

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by Franziska Schreiber
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