This is a special guest post from Ramesh Ferris, a polio survivor, a Rotarian, and author of the book Better Than a Cure, One Man's Journey to Free the World of Polio
If children do not receive proper nutrion in the first few years of life they can suffer from cognitive and physical impairments that can last their entire lives.
Today marks the 1,000 day sprint to the finish of the Millenium Development Goals. I caught up with the economist Jeffrey Sachs of the Earth Institute at Columbia University who was one of the intellectual fathers of the MDGs and a key UN adviser on development issues. We discuss why some goals were reached, and some may not be.
Today's map comes from the World Health Organization. It shows legal blood alcohol levels for driving a car. Anything above these levels and you can be arrested for drunk driving.