Reverting to pastoralism, East Africa's herders innovate to cope with drought
?When a drought comes, we move our animals to where there is water and pasture; there is no way we can move our farms to where there is water"
Nigerian officials want polio vaccination made compulsory by law -paper
Experts say the best way to fight the disease is by immunising as many children as possible
MSF opens new emergency health clinic in Haiti
Medecins Sans Frontieres has opened a new emergency trauma, orthopaedic and visceral surgery referral centre in Haiti's capital
Garbage-fed community cooker cuts wood use, energy costs
Kenyan effort to address climate change also could reduce trash build-up in slum areas and lower cost of running small businesses
New fund to boost modern technology in disaster response
Fund will support projects such as an app to help reunite missing families and the use of satellite technology to produce maps for rescuers
Fernanda's story: The dark side of the Guatemalan baby trade
The human cost to two families loving the same baby