World Closer Than Ever to Seeing Polio Disappear for Good

A Pakistani child receives a dose of the oral polio vaccine (OPV). Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS UNITED […]

Indigenous Knowledge, a Lesson for a Sustainable Food Future

BCFN Yes winner Geraldin Lengai is researching bio-integrated crop management among tomato farmers in Tanzania. Credit: […]

Child Death Grief a Public Health Threat

An eight-month-old boy is examined by a doctor in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Credit: Kristin Palitza/IPS […]

Far From Home During a Pandemic

About 2,000 Nepalis are among foreign workers quarantined in a camp between streets 1-32 of the […]

No Woman Should Ever Die Giving Life

Rafiullah Wardak looks upon his newborn daughter Amina, recovering after being wounded by gunmen who stormed […]

Few Clinical Trials are Done in Africa: COVID-19 Shows Why this Urgently Needs to Change

Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS Apr 10 2020 (IPS) – The World Health Organisation (WHO), in its quest […]

Protect Journalists’ Rights so We can Stop the COVID-19 Disinfodemic

Stella Paul is the recipient of the IWMF Courage in Journalism Award, a multiple winner of […]

Sustainable Development Goals: What to salvage from Covid-19

May 21 2020 – Once the Covid-19 pandemic is under control, and the world economy is […]

World Protests Show Rising Outrage and Mounting Discontent

Protests Against Racism in New York City. Credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider NEW YORK and BRUSSELS, Jun […]

Put Climate at the Heart of COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plans

WASHINGTON DC, Jun 29 2020 (IPS) – Cast your mind back. Six months ago—it seems like […]