SEATTLE — A team of Stanford research scientists recently created a cheap and simple solution to improve public health in poor regions: a microchip that can perform multiple diagnostic tests as effectively as expensive lab equipment. The microchip only takes twenty minutes to assemble and costs a penny to make. Whether because of limited funds, weak public health infrastructure or a lack of electricity, impoverished countries have limited resources when it comes to medical testing. Diagnosing diseases such as HIV and malaria usually requires costly lab tests that hospitals in poor countries cannot afford. Women in wealthy nations are twice…
Author: Rachel Cooper
Rachel Cooper
Rachel Cooper writes for The Borgen Project from Atchison, KS, the birthplace of pilot Amelia Earhart. She studied Creative Writing at Stephens College and is pursuing a career in writing, editing or publishing. In her free time, Rachel enjoys practicing yoga and hand-lettering.
SEATTLE — In 2000, UNICEF developed the Gender Equality and Basic Education program to improve access to equal education in Djibouti. The program is part of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals that strive to improve global wellbeing, two of which focus on providing access to primary education and promoting gender equality in schools. Poverty rates have the most adverse effects on access to quality education in Djibouti City. In 2004, in the city center, almost every child who should have been attending school was enrolled. The urban areas of the city were a different story. The poorer the community was,…