Radio Dinamica: How community radio helped after Chile's 2010 quake
A husband-and-wife community radio station was instrumental in sourcing medicines for Chileans after the 2010 quake
Cuban Juban doctor fights for better health care for S. Sudan women
Sent to Cuba by rebel leader John Garang as a kid, Martha Martins decided to come back because she had a vision for South Sudan
Sports visionary helps Haitian kids overcome quake trauma
Involving kids in sports can go a long way in building back confidence and overcoming trauma
Aceh: surviving the tsunami by helping each other
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was a major news story. This small story movingly tells how local people helped each other and strangers.
Remembering one doctor's dedication after 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake
A doctor who had lost a family member that morning in the earthquake, put all of that on hold and went down to the Red Cross to help
Remembering Farida Afridi at Eid
Hina Gul writes about her colleague, Farida Afridi, murdered recently in Pakistan for her work promoting women's empowerment and peace.
James Logan's malaria myth busters
The smell of garlic might repel other people but not mosquitoes. Find out more about other malaria myths
FACTBOX: What is malaria?
Malaria is a serious and potentially life threatening illness caused by a parasite called Plasmodium
NOTEBOOK: Ross discovers malaria cells in a mosquito's stomach
Extract from Ronald Ross's 1923 notebook where he records his discovery of malaria cells in the stomach of a mosquito
Interactive "Mozzy Air" map highlights impact of malaria
A "Malaria No More" campaign reminds people to protect themselves from malaria when they travel to affected regions