MEXICO: Risk of Exotic Pets Morphing into Invasive Pests
Emilio GodoyMEXICO CITY, Jul 20 2010 (IPS) - Turtles, frogs, toads and many kinds of birds are imported into Mexico...
HEALTH-INDIA: Infant Units Go A Long Way in Saving Babies
Manipadma JenaBHUBANESWAR, India, Aug 13 2010 (IPS) - Banita s heart sank when she first saw her prematurely born twin...
Scarce Water Diverted by Greased Palms
Thalif DeenSTOCKHOLM, Sep 9 2010 (IPS) - The battle to resolve the global water crisis is being grossly undermined by...
DEVELOPMENT: Fate of Millions Hangs on Global Fund Pledges
Mantoe PhakathiMBABANE, Oct 4 2010 (IPS) - Sibongile Mavimbela has been living with HIV for the past 12 years; she...
Haitian Mothers Find Care in Dominican Republic, but Future Is Bleak
Elizabeth Eames RoeblingSANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Oct 29 2010 (IPS) - In the spacious lobby of the Nuestra Señora de...
UGANDA: ‘Why Waste ARVs on Sex Workers?’
Evelyn Matsamura KiapiKAMPALA, Dec 3 2010 (IPS) - Sex workers, among the populations most at risk of HIV infection in...
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...
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...