ICELAND: Outsourcing of Hospital Services Opposed
Lowana VealREYKJAVIK, Jun 13 2008 (IPS) - I was so shocked when I went there just now, said Arndis Lilja...
Month: October 2024
EGYPT: Locals Step Up Fight Against Factory
Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-OmraniCAIRO, Jul 21 2008 (IPS) - Controversy continues to rise over the fate of a...
DEVELOPMENT-UGANDA: Looming Problems With Kampala's Water
Joshua KyalimpaKAMPALA, Aug 18 2008 (IPS) - The water supply for two million residents of the Ugandan capital Kampala is...
HEALTH-ZIMBABWE: Activists Say Cholera Due to Failed Leadership
Ephraim NsingoHARARE, Oct 16 2008 (IPS) - In my nine years as a nurse, I have never been so devastated....
HEALTH: New Diagnostic Tool Could Slash Malaria Deaths
Stephen LeahyUXBRIDGE, Canada, Dec 8 2008 (IPS) - Malaria kills a child every 30 seconds, but a new diagnostic breakthrough...
HEALTH-ARGENTINA: No End to Chagas Disease
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 7 2009 (IPS) - After two years of the government health programme Argentina justa, Argentina sin Chagas...
ENVIRONMENT: 'Capital Shapes the Creation of Waste'
Kristin Palitza interviews BOBBY PEEK, director of South African environmental justice NGO groundWorkDURBAN, Mar 13 2009 (IPS) - The South...
RIGHTS-US: ‘We Shouldn’t Depend on Others to Clean Up Our Mess’
William FisherNEW YORK, Apr 8 2009 (IPS) - Human rights organisations and legal scholars are applauding the efforts of Spanish...
HEALTH: Killer Diarrheal Diseases Eclipsed on Donor Agendas
Danielle Kurtzleben and Ali GharibWASHINGTON, May 12 2009 (IPS) - Interest in reducing the harm caused by diarrheal diseases has...
MEXICO: Scientists and Communities Forge Eco-Alliances
MEXICO CITY, Jun 18 2009 (IPS) - Graciela González answers phone calls, organises meetings and gives interviews as part of...