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The “Worst Public Health Epidemic We’re Facing Today”? Tuberculosis in the Mining Sector
Despite being both preventable and curable, tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most serious health problems facing sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Health Care
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Mining Proves a Test of Mettle for Peru’s Ambitions of Economic Development
The resignation of Peru ’s deputy environment minister amid violent protests against the country’s largest ever mining project has highlighted how weak institutions, unable to ensure decisions are made on the basis of robust information, undermine green policymaking in Latin America. José de Echave quit in late November, calling environmental impact studies on the $4.8bn (£3.1...
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Good for the MNC, Good for the BOP – Global Alumina to Open Major Mining Operations in Guinea
The BBC reported yesterday that Global Alumina ? a Canadian-listed corporation ? has partnered with the US-sponsored African Development Foundation (ADF) to structure a triple bottom line approach to mining in Guinea. The small West African country is among the poorest in the world, but it...
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