by eCommunicator New laws passed recently in Sudan have taken effect now allowing women to travel with their children without needing a permission from a male relative. The new reforms come after long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir was ousted last year following protests. A ban has also been placed on female […]
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The US Food and Drug administration Approves an Ebola Vaccine For the First Time
by eCommunicator The first to be approved in the United States, the vaccine protects against the virus responsible for the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it has approved an Ebola vaccine developed by Merck, making it the first for […]
Read MoreThe Christian Case for Not Giving Up on the World’s Most Fragile State
COURTESY OF WORLD VISION / JOHN WARREN Jeremy Weber in Juba, South Sudan/ October 5, 2015 Why World Vision and local Christian leaders remain hopeful about South Sudan. South Sudan is the kind of place where a sermon anecdote about gunfire draws hearty laughter. The sound of a firearm […]
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