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Health care waste disposal is a complex problem, especially in
health systems with lack of resources. Through a new project in
collaboration with Médecins Sans Frontičres, Design for the World
wants to address a small part of it: the safe disposal of
contaminated sharps in small health structures in Africa, Asia and
Latin America. |
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In May 2002, the second edition of the design contest 'El
Maratón' had as its theme 'Design for the World'. Twenty teams of
three young graphic designers worked 24 hours to produce an ad and
banners for the new Design for the World website. The winners looked
towards Mother Nature to find some ingenious designs that save
lives. |
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During the month of June, volunteers from Design for the World
have visited refugee camps in Tanzania to get first-hand information
about the conditions in which refugees live, and to identify areas
where design can help improve those conditions. One of their first
observations is that refugees do not always live in tents... |
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Design for the World, in collaboration with the cultural program
of the 14th International Aids Conference, is hosting a small
exposition of comics used to educate adolescents about Aids. The
comics have been made by famous Spanish cartoonists, and are used by
the Centre Jove d'Anticoncepció i Sexualitat to make young people
think about Aids.
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