Zambian Nurses Still Striking
Despite receiving a government order to return to work or possibly get fired, nurses in the nation of Zambia are continuing their strike, which has been going on for three weeks. Instead of going back to work Monday, the nurses are gathered outside of the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), upset that the government hasn’t done more to work with them, reports the BBC.  The nurses are asking for a 25-percent raise as well as more uniforms, night duty and housing allowances. Zambia’s government proposed a 15-percent raise and says it will negotiate more with the nurses only after the strike ends. The strike has put a burden on the nation’s health services; student nurses are working at the University Teaching Hospital’s out-patient department.
 

The World Bank Approves Millions for Haiti
The World Bank recently approved a $5 million grant for Haiti. The money will go toward improving the impoverished Caribbean nation’s agriculture industry. About half of Haiti’s workers work in agriculture and the industry accounts for more than 25 percent of the gross domestic output. The industry was hit hard last year by devastating back-to-back hurricanes and fluctuating food prices.