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Uganda | A man in a shop uses his mobile phone, which can be used to pay for transactions / Abbie Trayler-Smith - Panos Pictures

Tax matters

Taxes are often unpopular but they’re essential for governments to supply services and support people who need it. In a series of features from across Africa Panos London journalists have looked at how Kenya, Ghana, Rwanda and Uganda are implementing new taxes, and how traders, farmers and local people have responded to them.

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Jamaica | A nurse, Ivy Holder, checks Dorrie Huie's blood pressure. Carribean countries have a large number of nurses move to work in other countries, but a new report suggests this might bring positive outcomes / Neil Cooper - Panos pictures

Nursing exodus could benefit Caribbean in long term

The migration of nurses to wealthier countries could potentially benefit Caribbean healthcare systems if managed properly, a report claims. The report suggests that when a nurse returns - as most eventually do - they can bring important experiences with them.

Print feature

Male friendships hold the key to HIV prevention

A new report suggests networks of male friendships could be used to help combat the HIV and AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. The study, conducted in Malawi, found that a man who thinks his best friend has extra-marital sexual partners, is far more likely to report having extra-marital sexual partners himself.

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News: 9 February 2010

The partially destroyed Panos Caribbean office in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It has suffered more subsequent damage / Jan Voordouw - Panos Caribbean

Panos and the earthquake in Haiti

On 12 January 2010 a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck close to Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, destroying much of the island's infrastructure and killing tens of thousands of people. Though all the Panos Caribbean staff are safe, their office, based in Port-au-Prince, along with thousands of other buildings, was seriously damaged.