Walk, work, win: hi-tech knees to get young amputees back on their feet
Aid prize won by company to produce prosthetic knees that allow disabled wearers to navigate rough terrain, work and stay independent
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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
Read moreWhy social workers are marching 100 miles in protest against austerity
It’s not incongruous to see social workers protesting. We want to transform society for the most vulnerable
Read moreSocial entrepreneur Josh Littlejohn: ‘I want to build a utopia for the homeless’
The co-founder of Scotland’s Social Bite sandwich shops tried to help the homeless by feeding and employing them. Now he wants to build them a village…
Read moreThousands of pollution deaths worldwide linked to western consumers – study
Study shows extent to which US and western European demand for clothes, toys and mobile phones contributes to air pollution in developing countries
Read more‘We are all entrepreneurs’: Muhammad Yunus on changing the world, one microloan at a time
The Nobel peace prize laureate will be in Australia to discuss why fostering entrepreneurship is even more important in the age of automation
Read moreCharities referring rough sleepers to immigration enforcement teams
Corporate Watch reveals role of homeless charity St Mungo’s and others in referring vulnerable people to the Home Office
Read moreUK drops repatriation charges for under-18s in trouble abroad
Muslim women’s charity welcomes move but says FCO should cover repatriation costs for all victims of forced marriages
Read moreOutcry after Sydney doctor faced with deportation over autistic child
Medical fraternity calls immigration department decision ‘reprehensible’ after western Sydney GP Nasrin Haque is told she must leave or be deported
Read moreTextile firms paying UK workers £3 per hour, investigation finds
Channel 4’s Dispatches reveals River Island, New Look, Boohoo and Missguided used factories paying workers between £3 and £3.50 an hour
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