Category: Health

TRINIDAD: Abortion Debate Takes a Strange Turn

Peter Ischyrion PORT OF SPAIN, Mar 5 2007 (IPS) – In 1999, the U.S. economists John […]

POPULATION: Aging, But Not Obsolete

Mithre J. Sandrasagra UNITED NATIONS, Apr 11 2007 (IPS) – The U.N. Commission on Population and […]

VENEZUELA: Museums Throw Open Their Doors to the Disabled

Humberto Márquez CARACAS, May 16 2007 (IPS) – We drew a fat woman with little dots. […]

DEVELOPMENT-ZIMBABWE: Food a Political Tool?

Davison Makanga HARARE, Jun 25 2007 (IPS) – Zimbabwe s escalating food crisis comes amid resurgent […]

HEALTH-ZIMBABWE: Running Errands of Mercy in the Age of AIDS

Ignatius Banda BULAWAYO, Jul 19 2007 (IPS) – Priscilla Ndlovu feels like she has seen it […]

HEALTH-ASIA: Hope Sets Tone for AIDS Congress

Suvendrini Kakuchi* – IPS/TerraViva COLOMBO, Aug 19 2007 (IPS) – The 8th International Congress on AIDS […]

DEVELOPMENT-PAKISTAN: For Village Women an Indoor Latrine Is Heaven

Zofeen Ebrahim KARACHI, Sep 18 2007 (IPS) – For as long as Hatal Bibi, 50, can […]

HEALTH: Native Youth Suicides in Canada Reach Crisis Rate

Am Johal VANCOUVER, Dec 12 2007 (IPS) – Suicide rates are now five to seven times […]

HEALTH-AFRICA: Prevalence of Extensive Drug-Resistant TB Unclear

Miriam Mannak CAPE TOWN, Nov 8 2007 (IPS) – What is known so far about the […]

RIGHTS: For Some, Childhood Is Rubbish

Sabina Zaccaro GUATEMALA CITY, Dec 10 2007 (IPS) – When I thought of my future, I […]