Category: Health

MEXICO: Laws Criminalising HIV Transmission Are Discriminatory

Emilio Godoy MEXICO CITY, Jun 29 2010 (IPS) – In 30 of Mexico s 32 states […]

PAKISTAN: Depression, Poverty Make A Deadly Mix

Zofeen Ebrahim LAHORE, Pakistan, Jul 20 2010 (IPS) – She survived the nightmare, but three of […]

Cancer Surge Getting Short Shrift in Developing World

Megan Iacobini de Fazio NEW YORK, Aug 15 2010 (IPS) – Although long treated as a […]

AFRICA: Governments Failing to Take the Threat of HIV Seriously

Chris Stein JOHANNESBURG, Sep 10 2010 (IPS) – Experts worry that African governments are failing to […]

PHILIPPINES: Over Decades, Child Poverty Hasn’t Changed Much

Tess Bacalla MANILA, Oct 5 2010 (IPS) – His bones pushing against his skin, Lean Ray […]

MEXICO: No Solution in Sight for Apaxco Pollution Conflict

Emilio Godoy MEXICO CITY, Oct 29 2010 (IPS) – A waste processing company and the surrounding […]

ECUADOR: Cuban, Venezuelan Volunteers Complete National Disabilities Mission

Gonzalo Ortiz QUITO, Dec 7 2010 (IPS) – Approximately 300 Cuban and 30 Venezuelan volunteer brigadistas […]

HAITI-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Cholera Chokes Off Border Trade

Elizabeth Eames Roebling ANSE-A-PITRES, Haiti, Jan 17 2011 (IPS) – The cholera epidemic ravaging Haiti has […]

Vicious Cycle of Maternal Mortality

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 2 2011 (IPS) – Addressing the National Convention of the Medical Committee for […]

U.S.: Poll Finds Support for Freeze on Nuke Plants

NEW YORK, Mar 24 2011 (IPS) – The United States government has been accused of failing […]