- ‘True Scale’ of India’s Tuberculosis Problem: 2.8 Million New Cases By GEETA ANAND, The New York Times, OCT. 13, 2016 [This is a horrifying reminder of the tuberculosis crisis in India. It seems the government is introducing a new plan of attack, based on India's successful anti-polio program. The focus of the new plan seems to be on treatment, and I wish there was more on prevention, with sustained attempts to (a) provide clean drinking water and (b) end open defecation. On treatment, the article suggests that the main failure has been the private sector's. For some unexplained reason, the private sector has been particularly bad at treating tuberculosis in India, which is why the government will be leading the charge in the new strategy.]
- Nobel prize winners’ research worked out a theory on worker productivity – then Amazon and Deliveroo proved it wrong By Ben Chu, The Independent, 11 October 2016
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Notable: October 13, 2016
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