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How Aid Became Big Business
lareviewofbooks Donor countries like the United Kingdom or the United States spend much of their aid money through NGOs, multilateral organizations like the UN, and private contractors. Billions of …. “Malaria-related absences have dropped by 80 percent.” Tara … |
Macau Daily TimesGroup of donors suspend aid to MozambiqueMacau Daily TimesThe group of 14 countries and organizations providing direct support to the Mozambique Budget has decided to suspend aid to the country following the disclosure of debts omitted…
The Globe and MailZika virus a threat to blood supply in affected areasThe Globe and MailDr. Margaret Fearon, director of medical microbiology with Canadian Blood Services, says about 1 per cent of donors have been deferred as a result. Fearon said the…
DesMoinesRegister.comThistle: Lawmakers pass on OWI changesDesMoinesRegister.comThese programs require those convicted of drunken driving or other alcohol-related crimes to provide breath tests twice daily or wear a continuous alcohol monitoring bracel…
Zambia: Are NGOs Relevant in Zambia?AllAfrica.comHowever, though it is difficult to pin point which ones are irrelevant, I would suggest that most NGOs especially those dealing with governance and culturally-related issues should be banned or reorganis…
Albany Times Union |
Cuomo donors got grants to build
Albany Times Union After it received the subpoena, the Cuomo administration acknowledged that Bharara’s investigation — which has been under way for at least a year — had raised questions of “improper lobbying and undisclosed conflicts of interest” related to the … |
Charleston Post Courier (press release) |
State lawmaker lived at contributor’s half-million-dollar property, ducks questions
Charleston Post Courier (press release) White’s family moved to the Moorhouse property at a time when Brian White’s power in the Legislature was growing fast, and campaign donors — particularly in the health care field — were taking notice. In 2010, White became chairman of the House … |
The Atlantic |
The Supreme Court’s Next Big Fight Over Money in Politics
The Atlantic One provision of the law, the “soft-money” rule, stopped political parties from using a loophole to accept six- and seven-figure donations from wealthy individuals, corporations, and labor unions to fund election-related advertising. The other key … |
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For North Bay needle exchanges, access to federal funding ‘bittersweet’
Santa Rosa Press Democrat … exchange-related supplies this past year. Their entire exchange budget is $60,000. Whatever governmental funding they do get, none of it can go toward supplies. That’s the way the legislation is written, and so that’s what private donors and grants … |
Science Magazine |
Gene therapy halts rare brain disease in young boys
Science Magazine But bone marrow transplants carry many risks, including immune rejection, and matching donors can’t always be found. As an alternative, in the late 2000s, French researchers treated the bone cells of two boys with a modified virus carrying the ALD gene. |