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“Model hospital” for privatized African health care threatens to swamp country’s budget
A new privately-run hospital supported by the World Bank’s private sector arm, the IFC, is threatening to bankrupt the health budget of one of the poorest and least-healthy countries in the world. The Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital in Lesotho is the first of its kind in any low-income country in the world – built, financed…
Public services top up income of poorest people by 76%
Health and education are powerful weapons in the fight against global inequality Countries can start tackling inequality today by triggering an “economic stimulus” directly into the pockets of those who need it most – by investing more in public services like health and education, says Oxfam. In a report today, Working for the Many, Oxfam…
As South Sudan peace talks are suspended, the fate of this young country hangs in the balance
In reaction to the suspension of South Sudan mediation talks in Addis Ababa, Oxfam’s Acting Country Director in South Sudan, David Crawford, said: “As the third round of negotiations on South Sudan adjourns with no resolution in sight, the fate of the citizens of this young country hangs in the balance. Already over one million…
IPCC final report concludes with heightened warning of severe climate impacts on food; Time for inaction is over
The IPCC Working Group II report released Monday presents climate change not as a distant, future threat to food, but as a clear and present danger. In a world where nearly a billion people are going hungry, climate change is already making it harder for millions to feed their families and without urgent action on…