GLOBAL HEALTH & DEVELOPMENT

editor's note

Stuart Tibaweswa for NPR

Sister Jane Francis Nakafeero, regional superior of the Little Sisters of St. Francis in Uganda, is increasingly worried about the retired nuns who live in the convent.

Younger nuns look after the older women, many in their 80s and 90s, taking them to and from bed and serving their meals. But the older women do not have the resources they may need: adult diapers, wheelchairs, hearing aids -- even warm blankets.

Freelance journalist Sophie Nieman reports on an effort to care for these women, who have devoted their lives to caring for others.

Read the story here.

Marc Silver,
Editor, global health

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in the news

Arséne Mpiana for NPR

In the gold-mining town where the Ebola outbreak likely started, residents face the virus with fear, disbelief and grit
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U.S. pledges generous earthquake relief to Venezuela
Secretary of State Marco Rubio promised: "We have a whole-of-government response. It'll be big; it'll be fast; and it'll be effective."

fathers

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A new survey on dads found that 9 out of 10 had a surprising reaction to fatherhood
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