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Terminally ill patients plunged into poverty leaving some too scared to heat their homes

Carers have found patients lying in distress, curled up under blankets for hours in damp homes. Data from end-of-life charity Marie Curie found 89% of staff have patients with cash woes

Daily Mirror

A deadly disease so neglected it's not even on the list of neglected tropical diseases

It's called noma and is a disease of poverty, striking mainly children. Most patients die. Survivors are badly disfigured. Now there's a campaign to add it to the list of neglected tropical diseases

WEKU

What common traits do developing countries have with each other?

Developing countries are nations that are experiencing economic and social growth, but still have significant economic and social challenges to overcome. These countries are characterized by a range of factors, including low per capita income, limited access to basic services, high levels of poverty, and limited infrastructure.

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Economic growth is needed to reduce global poverty

Letter: Charles Kenny of the Center for Global Development responds to an article by the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights

The Guardian - UK

High inflation pushes poverty rate even higher in Argentina

One of the world’s highest inflation rates is making it more difficult to make ends meet in Argentina

The Independent UK

Third sector in Scotland calls on Humza Yousaf to swap rhetoric for action

End headline-grabbing policymaking on social justice, equality and poverty eradication, say charities

The Guardian - UK

Rural kids in wealthy countries now grow taller than children in cities, study finds

‘Findings should motivate policies that counter poverty and make nutritious foods affordable’

The Independent UK

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Poverty on the rise in Lebanon amid deep economic crisis

Lebanon has been drowning in a series of crises since 2019. The economic, banking and political systems are in tailspin and the national currency has lost 98 percent of its value. With inflation in three-figure percentages for the third year running, eight out of 10 inhabitants now live under the…

France 24

Disillusioned Bulgarians head to polls for fifth time in two years

In the rugged Rhodope mountains in southern Bulgaria, many voters have little hope that Sunday's parliamentary election, the nation's fifth in two years, will produce a stable government able to tackle corruption, inflation and poverty.

Reuters

Exclusive: Biden's World Bank pick sets ambitious course

Ajay Banga: World Bank should focus on both poverty and climate change.

Axios

Start Up Stirling foodbank has now been helping people for ten years

It said demands for services and support from those facing hardship and poverty has never been higher.

Daily Record

One in eight people now 'living in poverty' in NSW

One in eight people in NSW have slipped below the poverty line, with the so-called 'latte line' dividing those who are sitting pretty and others who struggle.

AAP

Thorpe votes with Coalition on Indigenous land council inquiry – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

How poverty and racism 'weather' the body, accelerating aging and disease

Public health professor Arline Geronimus explains how marginalized people suffer nearly constant stress, which damages their bodies at the cellular level. Her new book is Weathering.

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'I donated 30 million period products so nobody would suffer period poverty like I did'

For many living on the breadline, periods are an added expense that they cannot afford - but Hey Girls and Kate Smith are tackling period poverty one tampon at a time

The Conversation

Four global problems that will be aggravated by the UK's recent cuts to international aid

UK economic forecasts have improved markedly since the September 2022 mini-budget. The economic recession may now be more shallow and public borrowing lower than previously expected.

The Independent UK

Comic Relief launches metaverse fundraiser to fight poverty

Can playing more Roblox make your kids more philanthropic

The Guardian - AU

One million people are living below the poverty line in NSW, census data has revealed

Exclusive: The figure includes one in seven children, with western Sydney suffering the highest rates of child poverty

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Global Population Could Peak Below 9 Billion Within 30 Years

The analysis uses 10 world regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa, China and the United States as the global population could peak

Daily Record

New call for WASPI compensation plan for women ‘robbed’ of State Pension payments after retirement age changes

Patricia Gibson MP urged the UK Government to work with the WASPI women once the Ombudsman investigation is completed.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter students illuminate the future for kids living in energy poverty

Students at Hunter Sports High School have helped illuminate the futures of kids living in energy poverty in Papua New Guinea.

Daily Record

Scotland's poverty crisis will make or break Humza Yousaf

Record View says Humza Yousaf must prioritise tackling poverty in Scotland when he steps up as First Minister.

The Conversation

Leprosy, scabies and yaws - Togo's neglected tropical skin diseases need attention

Neglected tropical diseases are a group of 20 diseases found mostly in tropical regions that are strongly associated with poverty. Among them are skin diseases like scabies, leprosy and yaws. They are caused by some bacteria, viruses, mosquitoes or mites and, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), they affect…

Glasgow Live

Glasgow Red Cross deliver over 1,300 food parcels to vulnerable and isolated

The Red Cross has been working with Glasgow's health and social care partnership to support people in food poverty during winter.

The Guardian - UK

Broke and disabled in Tory Britain: the reality of life on one meal a day

Welfare reforms have left many disabled people effectively destitute. For them, this isn’t a cost-of-living crisis – it’s a cost-of-staying-alive crisis

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