Healthy Dose April 21, 2010

Top StoryGrenade Attack Kills Photojournalists in Libya Tim Hetherington in Angola. Photo Credit Oscar-nominated British documentary-maker Tim Hetherington and US Pulitzer nominee who works for Getty Images, Chris Hondros, were killed while covering fighting in the embattled city of Mistra on Wednesday. From the Guardian: According to colleagues at the scene, Hetherington and Hondros were among [...]

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Healthy Dose April 20, 2011

Top StoryBritain to Provide Ground Support in Libya http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed_edition&videoId=world/2011/04/19/ctw.anderson.hague.libya.cnn Military advisers will be sent to Libya by the British Military to serve in a non-fighting role in support of rebels. In addition, the EU has notified the UN that it is prepared to send troops to provide humanitarian assistance if needed. CNN reports on the [...]

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The Introspector: The Rise of the Societies for Family Health

Ed note: This is the second post “The Introspector” series by PSI Chief Operating Officer Peter Clancy. Throughout the series, Peter will offer some hard, honest self-reflection about PSI’s successes and failures in living up to its mission. Our goal is to stimulate a discussion of best practices–not only for PSI, but for the entire [...]

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Why is the Number of Girls in India on the Decline?

India released the results of its 2011 census and there are some troubling findings in regards to the number of girls under the age of six relative to the number of boys.  Overall the Child Sex Ratio (CSR) has declined. Barbara Miller, professor of cultural anthropology and international affairs at the George Washington University explains [...]

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Healthy Dose April 19, 2011

Top Story Nigerians Flee Election Violence After Goodluck Jonathan was declared the victor in Nigeria’s presidential elections on saturday, a spate of violence and rioting took hold in some northern communities. Reports BBC The Red Cross told the BBC some 16,000 has been displaced in six states across the north where some residents slept in [...]

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PSI Named in Devex Top 40 Development Innovators

PSI is proud to be included in the Devex Top 40 Development Innovators, announced this morning.Devex asked thousands of international development professionals and humanitarian workers to name the most innovative organizations in development and PSI was selected as one of the top 40 based on the responses.  From Devex: We asked each of the Innovators [...]

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Healthy Dose April 18, 2011

Top StoryUK to Hold Talks on Dire Libyan Humanitarian Situation Refugees from Libya Queue for Food at Tunisia Transit Camp. Photo Credit The UK plans to hold talks at the UN over the growing humanitarian crisis in Western Libya. UK International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell will discuss plans to increase aid and medical supplies and [...]

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