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Shed works well to stop food rotting

02 May 2012 08:00 BST | Comments (0)
Krista Zimmerman | Solutions for a hungry world
A simple storage shed can make all the difference in ensuring food doesn't get spoiled
World Day for Safety and Health at Work

30 April 2012 16:22 BST | Comments (0)
Justine MacWilliam | Aid Worker Diaries
In January, 2012, Justine MacWilliam, project manager for AmeriCares Health Worker Safety Initiative, traveled to Bugando ...
Celebrating International Women’s Day – saving the lives of women

07 March 2012 05:12 GMT | Comments (1)
Bill Roedy | International Women's Day 2012
Cervical cancer usually kills women in their 40s or 50s – in the prime of their lives, writes Bill Roedy
Reflections on HIV/AIDS in Tanzania

25 January 2012 12:56 GMT | Comments (0)
Anne Marson | Health and Science
Christoph Benn of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, shares his vision for global efforts to fight HIV ...

NEWS:Zanzibar pushes to join island alliance to confront climate change
Archipelago leaders say they have more in common with small island states than mainland Tanzania in facing climate threats
NEWS:Water-efficient maize boosts harvests for drought-hit Tanzanian farmers
In an unusual switch, farmers are giving up sorghum, millet and legumes to grow maize
NEWS:Reverting to pastoralism, East Africa's herders innovate to cope with drought
“When a drought comes, we move our animals to where there is water and pasture; there is no way we can move our farms to where there is water”