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...
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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...
HEALTH-ARGENTINA: H1N1 Flu Puts Cheek Kiss Greeting on Hold
Marcela ValenteBUENOS AIRES, Jul 8 2009 (IPS) - These days, people in the Argentine capital are largely avoiding the traditional...
HEALTH: Activists Press for ‘People’s Property Rights’ to Medications
BALI, Aug 12 2009 (IPS) - Pharmaceutical firms have developed drugs that have lengthened lives and cut death rates from...
SOUTH AFRICA: Redouble Efforts to Reduce Maternal Mortality
Patrick BurnettCAPE TOWN, Sep 10 2009 (IPS) - For Katriena Anthony, being four months pregnant comes with hazards particular to...
GENDER: U.N. Women’s Treaty Weakened by Slew of Reservations
Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, Dec 8 2009 (IPS) - A landmark U.N. treaty on women s rights, which will be 30...