Category Archives: Analysis

Exploring Misconceptions About Community Service Among High School Students in China 

He Yining, Liu Yu, Yu Youran Recent data indicates a significant increase in community service participation among Chinese high school students, with volunteer enrollment numbers rising by 30% in the last five years. This surge reflects a shift towards a more socially responsible youth culture, highlighted by 70% of students in a nationwide survey expressingContinue reading “Exploring Misconceptions About Community Service Among High School Students in China “

How does food get contaminated? The unsafe habits that kill more than 400,000 people a year

Antonina Mutoro, African Population and Health Research Center Unsafe foods, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), contribute to poor health, including impaired growth and development, micro-nutrient deficiencies, noncommunicable and infectious diseases, and mental illness. Globally, one in ten people are affected by food-borne diseases each year. Antonina Mutoro, a nutrition researcher at the AfricanContinue reading “How does food get contaminated? The unsafe habits that kill more than 400,000 people a year”

Organ donation: whether we opt in or out, research finds it’s the will of our family that matters

Alberto Molina Pérez, Instituto de Estudios Sociales Avanzados (IESA – CSIC) ; David Rodríguez-Arias, Universidad de Granada, and Janet Delgado, Universidad de Granada Organ transplantation allows patients who are suffering from organ failure to receive a healthy organ from a donor. This procedure can help to extend and improve the lives of recipients, and isContinue reading “Organ donation: whether we opt in or out, research finds it’s the will of our family that matters”

Climate change can be beaten – why some scientists are hopeful

Patrick Omeja, Makerere University; Abay Yimere, Tufts University; Desta Mebratu, Stellenbosch University, and Jennifer Fitchett, University of the Witwatersrand Can our planet recover from climate change? Commissioning Editor, Kofoworola Belo-Osagie, asked scientists to share the reasons they believe there is hope. Jennifer Fitchett, Associate Professor of Physical Geography, School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies,Continue reading “Climate change can be beaten – why some scientists are hopeful”

Community wildlife conservation isn’t always a win-win solution: the case of Kenya’s Samburu

Carolyn K. Lesorogol, Washington University in St Louis Community-based wildlife conservation is often promoted as a win-win solution. The idea behind this approach is that the people who live close to wildlife can be involved in protecting it and have an interest in doing so. This results in wildlife being protected (a win for globalContinue reading “Community wildlife conservation isn’t always a win-win solution: the case of Kenya’s Samburu”

Taxes on sugary beverages are not enough on their own to halt march of obesity in Asia

Asit K. Biswas, National University of Singapore and Kris Hartley, Cornell University Facing declining markets in Western countries, multinational food companies are targeting Africa, Asia, and Latin America as new consumers of packaged foods, in a move that may worsen the global epidemic of chronic illness related to diabetes. Governments are striking back at obesityContinue reading “Taxes on sugary beverages are not enough on their own to halt march of obesity in Asia”