February 10, 2013

Comprehensively literates

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Nowadays, in many societies a basic literacy standard is the ability to read the newspaper.   A more traditional definition of  literacy  ...

Cómo aterrizar el enfoque del desarrollo humano en la práctica

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La adopción de una perspectiva del desarrollo humano implica el reconocimiento del desarrollo como un proceso que va más allá de las preo...
January 21, 2010

Fighting TB: Not a one-way solution

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After reviewing a number of studies that attempt to explain the historical decrease of tuberculosis (TB), I could argue that the decline of ...

What does it take to have a better educated Guatemala?

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In the past, when Guatemala’s economy relied on agriculture (plantain production and exports), economic growth was achieved through an educ...
November 25, 2009

Rolling Back Malaria, really

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Roll Back Malaria is a program launched back in 1998 by the World Health Organization , UNICEF , UNDP and the World Bank to coordinate in...
September 25, 2009

People first. But culture first?

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After reading some articles about inter cultural communication I clearly realize that it’s very difficult if not impossible to talk about cu...
July 2, 2009

Wouldn't you protect the golden hen? The health care reform in the US

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One of the strongest issues during the presidential campaign in the US was the reform of the health care system. This is a great country and...

What means to be poor in a rich country

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“Poverty is hunger. Poverty is lack of shelter. Poverty is being sick and not being able to see a doctor. Poverty is not having access to sc...