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• Dirty little secret: the loo that saves lives in Liberia February 3, 2012
  Diarrhoea kills more children than HIV/Aids, tuberculosis and malaria combined – and its main cause is food and water contaminated with human waste. L...
• Highest-ever levels of multi-drug-resistant TB revealed | Sarah Boseley February 3, 2012
  Hot on the heels of a major study showing malaria deaths are twice what everybody thought – and that the disease kills older children and adults as we...
• Lack of clarity on why UK ending aid February 3, 2012
  The Department for International Development has come under fire from the international development committee for not offering a full explanation for ...
• Ethiopia record poses questions for donors February 3, 2012
  With jail terms for journalists and legal constraints on the activities of civil society groups, Ethiopia doesn't appear to be ticking the good g...
• Prince Charles presents proof of profit in sustainable fisheries February 3, 2012
  Evidence gathered by one of prince's charities hailed as rare piece of good news for world's dwindling fish stocksProof that sustainably man...
• UK urged to use them more February 3, 2012
  The Department for International Development needs to increase aid programmes to transfer cash, food and livestock to the poor, according to a parliam...
• Malaria deaths by country February 3, 2012
  What we thought we knew about Malaria deaths is wrong: the reality is much, much worse. See what the new detailed data says• Get the dataMalaria cause...
• Europe's business take on development | Ruth Bergan February 3, 2012
  The European commission's latest statement on development policy reveals its continued emphasis on serving corporate interests ahead of combating...
• Famine over, says UN February 3, 2012
  Exceptional harvest and food deliveries have improved conditions, but millions of people are still at riskThe famine is over in Somalia thanks to good...
• Fighting malaria with one hand tied back February 3, 2012
  Malaria does not just kill babies and children under five – it kills adults too, in nearly as large proportionsDecades of assumptions about the lethal...