Health System Failing Nigeria’s Youngest Citizens
Sam OlukoyaLAGOS, Jan 15 2011 (IPS) - Despite some progress, Nigeria is lagging behind its peers in reducing deaths among...
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No Quiet Old Age for South Africa’s Grannies
CAPE TOWN, Mar 2 2011 - Grannies are indispensable in South Africa. They may have been hoping for a restful...
INDIA: EU Trade Deal May Curb Affordable Drug Supply
Ranjit DevrajNEW DELHI, Mar 24 2011 (IPS) - As India prepares to seal a sweeping trade and investment deal with...
THAILAND: Malaria Spreads Amidst Insurgency in South
Marwaan Macan-MarkarBANGKOK, Apr 25 2011 (IPS) - A raging insurgency in Thailand s southernmost provinces has become a breeding ground...
HEALTH: Poor States Should Start Campaign to Extend Patent Rights
Julio GodoyPARIS, May 30 2011 (IPS) - Pharmaceutical industries in emerging markets are shifting their focus away from poor to...
Sanitation Moves Up Global Development Agenda
Sunaina PereraUNITED NATIONS, Jul 19 2011 (IPS) - With nearly 40 percent of the world s population lacking adequate sanitation,...
UGANDA: In Search of Better Medical Care
Wambi MichaelBUDUDUA, Uganda, Jul 13 2011 (IPS) - Even though government health services are free, Grace Nafungo Kutosi doesn t...
UGANDA: Post War Reconstruction Ignores Victims of Sexual Violence
Rosebell KagumireLIRA, Uganda, Aug 12 2011 (IPS) - Ester Abeja has experienced both physical and emotional atrocities. She was captured...
Uneven Results in Bid to Halt Needless Mother and Child Deaths
Elizabeth WhitmanUNITED NATIONS, Sep 21 2011 (IPS) - Political, private sector and civil society leaders from around the world gathered...
CANADA: Harper Government Guts Environment Programmes
Stephen LeahyUXBRIDGE, Canada, Nov 9 2011 (IPS) - Canada s Stephen Harper government is spending more than 60 billion dollars...