Questions raised over poor regulation of medical industry after deaths in Pakistan city.
At least 19 people have died after drinking toxic cough syrup in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore.
The deaths have raised questions over the poor regulation of the country’s medical industry.
Doctors in Lahore, for example, say that the number of drug inspectors there has remained the same for the last 40 years, despite a massive increase in the population during that time. Read More...
Fogo, Cape Verde – When the volcano on Fogo, one of the 10 islands that comprise the West African nation of Cape Verde, last erupted in 2014, the lava buried homes and flooded roads. It also swallowed schools and tore through precious fields of grapes and figs.
Instead of moving, the residents of Cha das Caldeiras, a village that sits inside a crater and at the foot of the active volcano, counted down the days until they could return and rebuild – just as they always do. Read More...