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February 01, 2016 | FrontiersNews
Hope and Doubt on Nigeria’s Reproductive Health Landscape
A look at strategies to improve Nigeria's access to family planning.
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January 27, 2016 | Huffington Post
Contraception Drones Are The Future Of Women's Health In Rural Africa
The drones will fly birth control pills to women in hard-to-reach villages.
January 27, 2016 | Huffington Post
The Zika Virus Could Force Women To Have Unsafe Abortions
The disease, which is linked to severe birth defects, has spread to countries where abortion is illegal.
October 10, 2015 | PBS NewsHour
Indonesia: Extracting Gold with Mercury Exacts a Lethal Toll
In Indonesia—and around the world—the use of mercury in small-scale gold mining has tragic health consequences.
September 29, 2015 | Pulitzer Center
Indonesia: Mercury, Gold and "Uncommon Diseases"
An abundance of evidence points to mercury use in Indonesian gold fields as the cause of birth defects and other clusters of "uncommon diseases."
July 22, 2015 | Pulitzer Center
Indonesia: Dita's World
A young girl in Indonesia lives with the effects of an "uncommon disease"—mercury intoxication from gold mining pollution near her home.
February 19, 2015 | PBS NewsHour
Indonesia: Unearthing Toxic Conditions for Impoverished Gold Miners
Award-winning photographer Larry C. Price looks at children working in the gold mines of Southeast Asia.
February 06, 2015 | Pulitzer Center
Field Notes Podcast: Into the Gold Mines
To document child labor in the small-scale gold mining industry Larry Price carried his cameras 300 feet into the earth.
November 06, 2014 | Boston Review
Indonesia: Islam's Abortion Debate
In Indonesia, while public opinion and the law take a consistently rigid stance against abortion, Islam offers a much more pragmatic approach.
September 23, 2014 | Pulitzer Center
Indonesia: The Real Cost of Gold
In Indonesia, illegal dredging operations damage the environment and poison the food chain. For one mountain village, it may be too late.
March 03, 2014 | Pulitzer Center
Indonesia: Child Labor in Small-Scale Gold Mining
Small-scale gold mining is the largest source of mercury emissions produced by humans. In Indonesia child miners are exposed to mercury which can cause tremors, memory loss, and brain damage.
February 28, 2014 | Pulitzer Center
Philippines and Indonesia: Children Mine for Gold at Great Cost to Health
Child miners are exposed to highly toxic mercury which can be absorbed through the skin, ingested in food and water, or inhaled from vapors.