World Health Organization hails major progress on tackling tropical diseases
WHO director general says significant strides have been made in fight against sleeping sickness, elephantiasis and other neglected tropical diseases
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Bangladesh accused of failing to act over murder of activist
Five years after an international outcry over the torture and killing of Aminul Islam, Bangladesh’s government is under fire for failing to find those responsible
Read moreMigrant domestic workers in Jordan run the gauntlet between abuse and jail
Migrants in Jordan who flee abusive employers risk being imprisoned as illegal workers if they fail to find shelter with their embassies
Read moreTrump’s proposed cut to school meals scheme branded ‘cruel and shameful’
US lawmakers united in condemnation of plan to discontinue ‘life-changing’ aid programme that has provided food for 40 million children in poor countries
Read moreChild labourers exposed to toxic chemicals dying before 50, WHO says
Bangladesh tannery workers exposed to formaldehype, sulphuric acid and more while making products for westerners
Read moreUK government awards £6m to projects working to end child slavery
Modern slavery innovation fund will back global projects to stop child exploitation in factories making products sold in Britain
Read moreClean water finally flows to transform lives of tea pickers in Bangladesh
Poor sanitation meant Surma valley workers and their families were often sick, but a hygiene project has brought them a healthy water supply and safe toilets
Read moreUK ignoring £323m annual impact of Brexit on poorest nations, report warns
Overseas Development Institute says UK has moral duty to avoid harming people in developing countries, which will lose out if existing export terms end
Read moreWomen’s leader from India’s ruling BJP charged with child trafficking
Juhi Chowdhury, state secretary of Bharatiya Janata party, arrested for alleged involvement in a cartel that police say sold Indian babies to people overseas
Read more‘Global gag rule’ jeopardises future of Asia health initiatives, campaigners say
Funding for programmes from sanitation to nutrition will be subject to Trump’s far-reaching order, with huge implications for family planning providers
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