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Ms. Apsara Gunaratne used to spend hours walking to water sources, only to bring back contaminated water which would cause her and her children to become ill. The Tangalle Water Supply Scheme, a new UNICEF project in southern Sri Lanka, now more than triples access to safe drinking water for people in this region. Continue reading New Pipeline Brings Water and Hope to Southern Sri Lanka The New York Times recently ran a compelling and moving photo essay on maternity wards in India . The photojournalist, Lynsey Addario, has extensive experience covering women’s health issues worldwide, and for this assignment she spent two years visiting hospitals in New Delhi. She was given access to the Kasturba Hospital in Delhi’s Old City, Continue reading New York Times Photo Essay: From One Maternity Ward, A Growing World The IQs of Thai children continue to lag due to low iodine intake. According to a study commissioned last year by Thailand’s health minister, Thai children averaged a low IQ of 91, a deficiency attributable to a dietary lack of iodine. Adding iodine to table salt costs roughly ten cents per person, but can Continue reading The Miracle of Iodine: How 10 cents and some table salt can raise IQs in the developing world Jaya Singh: SAM's India-Based Director of Research and Program Development It is a hot September day in Musafirkhana, Uttar Pradesh. We’ve been driving on the Lucknow-Benaras highway for several hours before swerving off onto a dirt path, rice fields on either side, our driver honking away the few bicyclists and pedestrians we Continue reading Breakdown: A Journey to Uttar Pradesh A new program centered on the tea estates of Sri Lanka is targeting the issue of malnutrition. In this region, more than 40% of children suffer from stunted growth because of long-term food shortages. The new approach involves two parts: 1) educating families about nutrition – what children should and should not be fed, Continue reading Tea Estates in Sri Lanka Target Malnutrition |
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