'Like something eating your skin': the neglected tropical disease hitting Colombia's coca pickers
The country's coca pickers - many of them impoverished migrants - are most vulnerable to leishmaniasis, a disease spread by sandflies
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The country's coca pickers - many of them impoverished migrants - are most vulnerable to leishmaniasis, a disease spread by sandflies
Los flujos récord de capital inicial se están desacelerando, y las personas y los lugares desatendidos sentirán más la pérdida de impulso. Esto suena especialmente cierto en América Latina, donde las predicciones indican que las economías caerán un 2,4% en 2022.
Latin America
Covering a request for transparency around vote-counting software used in elections, an undetonated bomb that caused diplomatic tensions between Colombia and Ecuador, a military operation against illegal mining, a discovered mountain range in the Pacific Ocean, and more.
Single changemakers shouldn’t have to carry the weight of systemic problems, nor the pressure of delivering expected returns. The ‘solo hero’ narrative can actually limit the scope of impact.
Latin America is incredibly diverse socially, geographically, and also in terms of accessing and receiving grant money. Grant providers and seekers now have to navigate historic barriers to funding...
Reporting on violence on Mother's day, an indefinite protest from Afro-Colombian and Indigenous groups, Colombia's proposed entry to the 'Silk Road' strategy, and a fraudulent fried chicken restaurant foreign expansion.
Resilience defines Latin America. Long-term economic and environmental uncertainty has driven entrepreneurialism, a strong focus on community, and innovative solutions in the region for centuries...
Reporting on the anniversary of Colombia's first peace agreement with a guerilla group, continued violence in Norte de Santander, femicides on International Women's Day, a request to remove coca from UN prohibited substances, and the highest rates of coffee production since 1996.
We've come 12,000 kilometres from Auckland to Medellín, on the trail of Chris Ashenden, the chief executive of AG1.
Reporting on an investigation into funding for Petro's 2022 campaign, a cancelled public apology to Unión Patriótica, the death of another Indigenous leader, a committee for climate change in the health sector, regulation for exports and deforestation, and Venezuelan migrants and informal work in the country.
Los flujos récord de capital inicial se están desacelerando, y las personas y los lugares desatendidos sentirán más la pérdida de impulso. Esto suena especialmente cierto en América Latina, donde las predicciones indican que las economías caerán un 2,4% en 2022.
The country's coca pickers - many of them impoverished migrants - are most vulnerable to leishmaniasis, a disease spread by sandflies.
Hunger in Latin America has been growing for years. Even prior to the COVID-19 crisis, people in the region have struggled to afford nutritious foods or have lacked access to food altogether. According to data collected by the United Nations in 2019, 28.5 percent of South Americans and 39.3 percent of Central Americans have experienced [...]
For Colombian women, the pandemic is worsening their already limited access to employment, housing, and social mobility.
Where Escobar was killed is now both a Spanish school and booming tourist attraction -- we look at the effects of narco-tourism among a transforming city.
Ghostwritten
Climate change, instability, and geopolitical competition make major cloud outages increasingly likely.
DORA metrics supply a reference point for future product development and unite remote team members under a common goal.
There is no single accessibility expert. It's a shared responsibility, and all developers have to leverage others' knowledge to grow their understanding and manifestation of accessibility. By that same token, the main accessible frameworks that developers use can't be taken as all encompassing.
We need to move away from the technicalities of making products and put team management, inclusive design, and agility front and center.
In the past 6 decades, 88% of Fortune 500 firms have failed, largely because they failed to make creativity a priority in their work cultures.
Before jumping into a side hustle, lay the groundwork for a profitable business - experiment, analyze your competition, and charge users early.
Tech, Health & Education
Psychedelic-assisted therapy requires thorough due diligence. With this guide, find the right psychedelic provider, including what credentials to look for, questions to ask, and red flags - with input from expert providers themselves.
A science-backed breakdown of how CBD can influence sleep and potentially help with sleep disruption
Is ketamine for chronic pain effective? Explore treatment options, effectiveness, and what patients should know before starting therapy.
Crises are as unpredictable as they are guaranteed. Here's our step-by-step guide to crisis communication in higher education institution.
By knowing signs of neurodivergence and how to accommodate (and celebrate) it, you can create an inclusive, intelligent classroom.
Tools and tips to integrate traditional and digital learning
Happy young people don’t just participate in exciting life opportunities, they create them. In Lithuania, the happiness scale can tip in favour of tech workers.
The UK government is reconsidering Entrepreneurs' Relief - the policy providing a reduced tax rate for entrepreneurs selling their business.
Has depopulation in CEE manifested into resentment of the EU? Or is CEE euroscepticism a consequence of shrinking populations?
SEO
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