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Portland's KGW: Mercy Corps one of first to use Facebook's new cryptocurrency

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland-based Mercy Corps has signed on to be one of the global nonprofits who will help manage...

The New Humanitarian: A loan, not a gift: Merging business and aid in Afghanistan

Bost University Hospital is only a half-hour drive from Taliban-controlled territory in Afghanistan’s restive Helmand...

The New York Times: Roads, Smoke and Microsavings

On this year’s win-a-trip journey, Nick Kristof and I spent eight days visiting clinics and homes, exploring schools and...

The New Humanitarian: Briefing: Uganda Ebola response tested as three cases discovered

Uganda has sent rapid response teams to the western town of Bwera to help contain the spread of Ebola from the...

Reuters: New Ebola cases in Uganda raise fears of spread beyond Congo

KAMPALA/LONDON (Reuters) - Uganda announced two more cases of Ebola on Wednesday - a grandmother and a three-year-old...

The New York Times: Boy, 5, and Grandmother Die in Uganda as More Ebola Cases Emerge

Fears worsened on Wednesday that the year-old Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo could spread to...