DEVELOPMENT-TANZANIA: More Women Dying Preventable Deaths
Sarah McGregorDAR ES SALAAM, Jul 19 2007 (IPS) - I began walking when I felt contractions. I delivered on the...
Month: October 2024
HEALTH-ASIA: When Hearth Is No Longer Her Home
Zofeen Ebrahim* - IPS/TerraVivaCOLOMBO, Aug 18 2007 (IPS) - To Princey Mangalika from Sri Lanka, AIDS has come to mean...
ROMANIA: GM Crops Unearthed, But Not Uprooted
Claudia CiobanuBUCHAREST, Sep 18 2007 (IPS) - Greenpeace has launched a major attack against production and marketing of genetically modified...
HEALTH-ASIA: Nutrition Is Key to AIDS Treatment Say Experts
Marwaan Macan-MarkarBANGKOK, Oct 14 2007 (IPS) - People living with HIV and AIDS in two corners of Asia may benefit...
POLITICS: U.S. Agrees to Talks on Cluster Bombs
Abra PollockWASHINGTON, Nov 8 2007 (IPS) - As anti-cluster bomb advocates rallied in 40 cities around the world on Monday...
RIGHTS-US: AIDS Care Spotty in Migrant Detention, HRW Says
Rajiv FernandoNEW YORK, Dec 7 2007 (IPS) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security s wing of Immigration and Customs...
HEALTH-US: Abortion Rights Groups Say Legal Fights Loom
Lisa VivesNEW YORK, Jan 24 2008 (IPS) - The 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade the U.S. Supreme Court ruling...
CAMBODIA: Acid Attacks Leave More Than Scars
Rithy Heng - Newsmekong*PHNOM PENH, Mar 4 2008 (IPS) - Seconds after his jealous wife threw acid at him, Soum...
MOROCCO: Consumers Unprotected, Activists Disarmed
Abderrahim El OualiCASABLANCA, Apr 3 2008 (IPS) - NGOs are stepping in to support consumers in the absence of a...
LATIN AMERICA: Food Price Inflation Threatens Children
Daniela Estrada* - TierraméricaSANTIAGO, May 14 2008 (IPS) - Child malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean will be aggravated...