- voa慢速英语讲解附字幕:降低早产风险的简单方法2010-03-08
- We talked last week about a new report on preterm births -- the leading cause of death in newborn babies worldwide. Each year an estimated thirteen million babies are born too soon. More than one million of them die as a result of their prematurity. Yet experts say many early births can be prevented.
- voa慢速英语:怎样识别假药2010-03-01
- We talked last week about counterfeit medicines and how the problem is especially bad in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The World Health Organization says up to thirty percent of the medicine sold in many developing countries is not real.
- voa慢速英语:假药的危害2010-02-22
- Counterfeit medicines are a widespread problem in developing countries. Like other counterfeits, they look like real products. But counterfeit drugs may contain too much, too little or none of the active ingredients of the real thing.
- voa慢速英语:UNICEF Appeals for Aid for Women and Children2010-02-18
- Haiti was considered to be in crisis long before the earthquake in January. The deputy executive director of UNICEF, Hilde Johnson, says the quake has only made the need for aid more immediate. But she says children all over the world have the right to the same assistance as children everywhere else.
- [VOA发展报道]Increasing Food Security in Dry Areas of the Middle East2010-02-09
- Agricultural experts have launched a land and water management project in the Middle East. The project seeks to increase food security in dry areas. Researchers say the water availability in some of the areas has dropped well below the internationally recognized standard.
- voa慢速英语讲解附字幕:增强中东干旱地区粮食安全2010-02-08
- Agricultural experts have launched a land and water management project in the Middle East. The project seeks to increase food security in dry areas. Researchers say the water availability in some of the areas has dropped well below the internationally recognized standard.
- [VOA发展报道]Breathing Easier: The Art of Stove Making2010-02-03
- More than three billion people are at risk from indoor air pollution because of the heating or cooking fuels they use. Most live in Africa, India and China. They use biomass fuels like wood, crop waste, animal waste or coal. These solid fuels may be the least costly fuels available. But they are also a major cause of health problems and death.
- voa慢速英语讲解附字幕:让呼吸更轻松:制作炉子的艺术2010-02-01
- More than three billion people are at risk from indoor air pollution because of the heating or cooking fuels they use. Most live in Africa, India and China. They use biomass fuels like wood, crop waste, animal waste or coal. These solid fuels may be the least costly fuels available. But they are also a major cause of health problems and death.
- [VOA发展报道]Steps Urged to Prevent Snakebites, Improve Treatments2010-01-25
- Snakes bite an estimated five and a half million people worldwide each year. Experts say tens of thousands of people die from venom poisoning.
- voa慢速英语讲解附字幕:预防蛇咬伤,改善治疗方法2010-01-25
- Snakes bite an estimated five and a half million people worldwide each year. Experts say tens of thousands of people die from venom poisoning.An untreated or incorrectly treated bite might require the removal of a bitten foot, for example, or an arm. Each year around four hundred thousand amputations are the result of snakebites.
- [VOA发展报道]New Vaccine Joins Campaign to End Polio2010-01-19
- The World Health Organization has begun to use a new vaccine against polio. Officials say it will become a major tool in the campaign to end a disease that mainly affects children under age five.
- voa慢速英语:新疫苗预防小儿麻痹症2010-01-18
- The World Health Organization has begun to use a new vaccine against polio. Officials say it will become a major tool in the campaign to end a disease that mainly affects children under age five.
- [VOA发展报道]Solar-Powered Pumps Aid African Farmers2010-01-11
- A new study in West Africa shows how farm irrigation systems powered by the sun can produce more food and money for villagers. The study in Benin found that solar-powered pumps are effective in supplying water, especially during the long dry season.
- voa慢速英语讲解附字幕:太阳能抽水机为非洲农民提供帮助2010-01-11
- A new study in West Africa shows how farm irrigation systems powered by the sun can produce more food and money for villagers. The study in Benin found that solar-powered pumps are effective in supplying water, especially during the long dry season.
- [VOA发展报道]New Treatment for Sleeping Sickness2010-01-07
- The World Health Organization is using a new combination of drugs to treat human African trypanosomiasis disease, also known as sleeping sickness. The drugs nifurtimox an eflornithine will be given out in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- voa慢速英语讲解附字幕:治疗昏睡病的新方法2010-01-04
- The World Health Organization is using a new combination of drugs to treat human African trypanosomiasis disease, also known as sleeping sickness. The drugs nifurtimox an eflornithine will be given out in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- voa慢速英语讲解附字幕:发展中国家残疾问题调查2009-12-28
- A new study says the leading cause of disability in older people in low and middle income countries is dementia. The researchers disagree with the World Health Organization which says blindness and other vision problems are the leading cause.
- [VOA发展报道]Bringing Light to Homes in Poor Countries2009-12-21
- More than one and a half billion people around the world live without electricity. Finding better ways to bring light to the poor is the goal of researchers like David Irvine-Halliday.
- voa慢速英语讲解附字幕:为贫困国家家庭带来光明2009-12-21
- More than one and a half billion people around the world live without electricity. Finding better ways to bring light to the poor is the goal of researchers like David Irvine-Halliday.
- voa慢速英语:Officials in US Look for Fixes to Carp Problems2009-12-15
- Last week our subject was illegal fishing. Now we report on two cases where fish are both the victims and the offenders.
- [VOA发展报道]Increase in Illegal Killing of Rhinos in Africa, Asia2009-12-14
- A new report says the illegal killing of rhinos for their horns is increasing in Africa and Asia. Rhinoceros poachers are killing an estimated two to three of the rare animals each week.
- voa慢速英语讲解附字幕:亚州非洲非法捕杀犀牛活动日益猖獗2009-12-14
- A new report says the illegal killing of rhinos for their horns is increasing in Africa and Asia. Rhinoceros poachers are killing an estimated two to three of the rare animals each week.
- [VOA发展报道]Looking for New Ways to Fight Malaria2009-12-07
- Scientists continue to seek better weapons against malaria. Each year the number of cases is in the hundreds of millions worldwide. Around a million people die, most of them in Africa. Economic losses from the disease amount to an estimated one percent of the African economy each year.
- voa慢速英语讲解附字幕:寻找治疗疟疾的新方法2009-12-07
- Scientists continue to seek better weapons against malaria. Each year the number of cases is in the hundreds of millions worldwide. Around a million people die, most of them in Africa. Economic losses from the disease amount to an estimated one percent of the African economy each year.
- [VOA发展报道]Some Tips for Cold Storage of Foods2009-11-30
- Before refrigerators were invented, the next best thing was an ice box. But another way to keep food fresh is to use an evaporative cooler. A common design is a tall box with several shelves inside to hold the food. The shelves are pieces of metal with many small holes through them. The sides of the box are covered with pieces of thick cloth.