Jason Beaubien

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Forced To Flee Myanmar, Rohingya Refugees Face Monsoon Landslides In Bangladesh

Saturday, August 25, 2018

This week marks a year since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled attacks in Myanmar. As refugees, they now live in huge camps in Bangladesh, with difficult conditions made worse by monsoon rains.

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One Of The Greatest Threats Facing Rohingya Muslim Refugees Is The Land Itself

Friday, August 24, 2018

One year after Myanmar soldiers launched what human rights groups say was a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya are still living in perilous conditions in Bangladesh.

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'I Would Rather Die Than Go Back': Rohingya Refugees Settle Into Life In Bangladesh

Friday, August 24, 2018

A year ago, Myanmar soldiers launched what the U.S. and the U.N. say was a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims. "I would rather drink poison than go back to Myanmar," says a refugee.

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Rohingya Of Myanmar Remain In Refugee Camps In Bangladesh

Saturday, August 11, 2018

U.N. aid agencies and the government of Bangladesh have criticized Myanmar for delays in offering safe return to the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who fled their homes in Myanmar last August.

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An Orphanage That Doesn't Seem Like An Orphanage

Thursday, August 09, 2018

If you were to build a franchise-type structure for raising orphans, what would it look like?

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Ebola In A Conflict Zone

Thursday, August 02, 2018

Only days after the Democratic Republic of Congo declared its Ebola outbreak was over, there's been a new eruption — in a dangerous part of the country.

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Price Of HIV Test Falls, Raising Hopes In Global AIDS Fight

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

A new financing deal aims to slash the cost of HIV viral load testing in low- and middle-income countries. Public health officials say it's a crucial step to ending the AIDS epidemic.

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Praise For The Global HIV Program That Trump Wants To Cut

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

PEPFAR, the massive U.S. program that primarily battles HIV in Africa, turns 15 this year. And researchers say it has had an incredible impact.

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Amid Migrant Crises, Nations Flout International Law On Refugees

Friday, July 20, 2018

The rights of refugees were enshrined in international law in the wake of World War II. But those rules aren't always respected.

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How Postcards Solved The Problem Of Disappearing Rice

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Indonesia had a program to provide subsidized rice to the poor. But thousands of kilos didn't make it to the recipients.

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VIDEO: Are We Headed Toward A Post-Antibiotic World?

Monday, July 02, 2018

Antibiotics are one of the greatest achievements of modern medicine. But they come with a catch: If you abuse them, you lose them.

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Stay-At-Home Dads Still Struggle With Diapers, Drool, Stigma And Isolation

Sunday, June 17, 2018

It's hard to find other stay-at-home dads to hang out with, and working men worry you'll hit on their stay-at-home wives. Meanwhile, bosses still expect new fathers to work full-time. What's changed?

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WHO Says Progress Is Being Made Against The Ebola Outbreak, But Remains A Threat

Friday, May 18, 2018

The World Health Organization said Friday that with swift action, it can bring the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo under control.

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Ebola Outbreak: How Worried Should We Be?

Friday, May 18, 2018

The world is mobilizing to send staff and resources to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to address an outbreak. That's a tough job when the epicenter is an 11-hour drive from the nearest airstrip.

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WHO And Congolese Officials Scramble To Contain Ebola Outbreak

Friday, May 18, 2018

The World Health Organization says an Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached a new, more worrying phase after a case turned up in a port city on the Congo River.

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What Hondurans In The U.S. Can Expect When They're Deported

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Trump has ended temporary protected status for nearly 60,000 Hondurans. A Honduran who was deported 18 years ago gives them a preview of what life will be like when they return.

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When A Mystery Outbreak Strikes, Who You Gonna Call?

Friday, May 04, 2018

It all started with a funeral in Liberia. Guests fell ill but no one knew why. Time to summon the "disease detectives."

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Yellow Fever Encroaches Megacities, Straining Global Vaccine Supply

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Brazil has launched a massive vaccination campaign to protect against a disease that has killed hundreds of people. But it's facing huge challenges, including a shortage of the yellow fever vaccine.

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The Country With The World's Worst Inequality Is ...

Monday, April 02, 2018

The World Bank looked at economic data from around the globe to see where the gap between the rich and the poor is the greatest.

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'Beer Girls' Break Up Global Fund/Heineken Party

Friday, March 30, 2018

A controversial partnership to "fight infectious diseases in Africa' has been put on hold.

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