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Millions of women in Africa and Asia cannot get a caesarean section. One of the many complications they suffer from during childbirth is obstetric fistulas. A Geneva doctor is improving their lives by undoing the damage. For the past 20 years, Geneva doctor Charles-Henry Rochat has been treating women in the north of Benin who suffer from the complications of a difficult birth. They have obstetric – also known as vaginal – fistulas. These women should have had a caesarean, but because they...

Organ donation not only saves lives, it makes economic sense. That’s the latest argument from the organisation promoting organ donation in Switzerland, where 1,400 people are on the organ waiting list. For some people an organ donation is their only hope for survival. But compared with other European countries, the Swiss don’t do well. Switzerland has a donor rate of 14.2 donors per million inhabitants. Among neighbouring countries, only Germany has lower rates. Two years ago the Swiss...

New graduates are increasingly having to apply for multiple internships – often unpaid - to get their first regular full-time job. 24-year-old Camille has a Masters in international relations, with distinction. She studied for five years and speaks four languages. After completing 12 months of internships without earning any money, she really wants to get a paid job, but it’s tough. As a result of her two unpaid internships, Camille was forced to return to live with her parents again. Since...

The Valais agricultural school trains future shepherds to manage flocks of several hundred sheep on mountain pastures during the summer. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles, interviews and videos visit swissinfo.ch or subscribe to our YouTube channel: Website: http://www.swissinfo.ch Channel:...

Mala Jayakumar is one of four female priests entrusted with conducting religious rituals at the Hindu Saivanerikoodam temple association in Bern. swissinfo.ch followed her in her preparations for a Friday ceremony. The Hindu temple in the Swiss capital Bern is one of the few in the world that allows women priests to officiate religious ceremonies. It's also a first in the Swiss Hindu community. The idea of ordaining women priests in Bern came about as a result of interactions with curious...

As I have discussed previously, if you borrow cash then it’s not income. This is why no one in his right mind borrows to buy consumer goods. Those who try cannot sustain it for long.What if someone else borrows? Suppose someone else—let’s call her Jordyn—buys your house from you, at a higher price than you originally paid for it. You can spend some of the gain. Of course she is just paying you with her borrowed proceeds, but most people think this is totally different than if you borrow to...

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Steps are being taken to help executives get back on the job ladder. The number of highly skilled unemployed has almost doubled in the last ten years to 30,000 people. Zurich, like other cantons, has initiated programmes to help skilled job seekers like this. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles, interviews...

Car number plates are mostly made by hand at the Shipra company in canton Zurich, which produces 350,000 per year. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) -- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles, interviews and videos visit swissinfo.ch or subscribe to our YouTube channel: Website: http://www.swissinfo.ch Channel:...

John Henry Smith of Grail Securities (Switzerland) shows that the financial markets have always been awash with its own brand of Sirens, who dolefully prophesied the complete collapse of whole economic systems. For him Pericles gave the best advice: “The key is not to predict the future, but to be prepared for it!” —————————————————————————————— In Homer’s Odyssey, the Sirens were dangerous and beautiful maidens, who irresistibly lured sailors with their enchanting, but sad, music and...