ILD Blog

Sometimes the world goes forward in very small steps. Here are some examples: A Hippos Water Roller, a drum that can be rolled on the ground making it easier for those with no faucets or running water to carry large amounts of water faster and over longer distances; An icow app that is used on…

Swedish doctors have succeeded in transplanting a uterus from a mother to a daughter. The hope is to perfect the technique as one more way women who are infertile can be able to carry their own baby. The issue is said to have some relevance to eliminating the problems of surrogacy. It does however mean…

There’s been a plan in Indonesia since 2008 called Jamkesmas which has covered health care for over 76 million poor Indonesians. Last fall the Indonesia parliament enacted a law providing health care for 240 million citizens as of January 2014. Part of that law also provides a system of death benefits, pensions and worker’s comp…