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The Useful Mathematics of a Pot of Beans A pot of beans can quietly organise an evening. If I start cooking too late, dinner becomes a choice between waiting, using more charcoal or electricity, and changing the meal. If I plan well, the s...
The Cost of a Job Is Not Just the Salary When people compare two jobs in Lusaka, the conversation usually starts and ends with the monthly salary. I think the commute deserves to be written beside it, not treated as a minor inconvenience....
Child survival depends on the systems around care The UN post is a useful reminder that progress against preventable child deaths and stillbirths is real, but not guaranteed. The final distance is often shaped by practical details: timely...
Polio vaccination has to reach the places routine services miss Nakonde’s third-round polio campaign is targeting about 70,109 children under five through door-to-door teams and vaccination points at schools, markets, and other public plac...
What the First 1,000 Days Can Teach Us About Practical Social Protection The period from conception to a child’s second birthday is often described as a critical window for nutrition and development. That description can sound abstract unt...