What does it take to get a lifesaving vaccine to the children who need it most? To coincide with immunisation week, globe trotting UNICEF ambassador Ewan McGregor has made a documentary telling the stories of the remarkable journeys getting these precious vaccines to some of the most inaccessible places in the world. The term ‘cold chain’ refers to the fact that these vaccines need to be kept at between 2 and 8 degrees centigrade, a feat made all the more...
Today Bill Gates addressed a meeting in Rome where he told the international agricultural community it had fallen short of delivering the help that small farmers in developing countries need, and that a better approach to supporting farming was needed to feed a billion hungry people. “If you care about the poorest, you care about agriculture,” said Gates. “Investments in agriculture are the best weapons against hunger and poverty, and they have made life better for billions...