KENYA: Medical Waste Poses Serious Threat to Scavengers

David Njagi Correspondents * – IPS/Al Jazeera NAIROBI, Dec 28 2011 (IPS) – For Collins Otieno, […]

Trust Deficit – Worst Fallout of Fukushima

TOKYO, Feb 22 2012 (IPS) – Kazuya Tarukawa, 36, left a secure job in the Japanese […]

U.S.: Forming Coalitions, Tea Party Continues to Brew

Matthew Cardinale ATLANTA, Georgia, Mar 30 2012 (IPS) – In the three years since its inception, […]

Next Round of Pacific Trade Pact Talks to Be Lengthy, Secretive

WASHINGTON, May 7 2012 (IPS) – On Tuesday, the latest round of negotiations begins on the […]

Pakistanis Blame CIA for Fresh Polio Cases

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jun 12 2012 (IPS) – Pakistan’s efforts to contain polio in areas bordering Afghanistan […]

Punish Those Carrying Out FGM, Say Côte d’Ivoire Campaigners

ABIDJAN, Jul 27 2012 (IPS) – Nine women in the northern Côte d Ivoire town of […]

Uganda’s ‘Haunted’ Children Slow to Receive Medical Help

Children with the mysterious nodding syndrome usually suffer from epilepsy, contious nodding and also from malnutrition […]

‘Breastfeeding Best for Bangladesh’

Dhaka maternity hospitals encourage exclusive breastfeeding. Credit: Sujan-map/IPS DHAKA, Oct 30 2012 (IPS) – Bangladesh’s achievement […]

There’s Life in the AIDS Ribbon

Many women living with HIV earn a living making ribbons to promote AIDS awareness. Credit: Stella […]

Domestic Violence Taking High Toll in Armenia

YEREVAN, Feb 5 2013 – Increasingly the issue of domestic violence in Armenia is a topic […]