The Right to Choose
Manes Feston, flanked by her children, holds her four-month-old son Fedson. He was one of triplets but his siblings died because of a lack of welfare support. High fertility rates …
Leprosy Survivor Creates Hope and Support for Others Affected by Disease
Filipino businessman Ariel Lazarte was diagnosed with Hansen’s Disease in 2014. Since his treatment he has built a successful business and has become a patron for those affected by the …
A Lifelong Battle Against the “Disease of Silence”
Mario Osava interviews YOHEI SASAKAWA, president of the Nippon Foundation Yohei Sasakawa, president of the Nippon Foundation, is interviewed by IPS in the Brazilian capital, where he concluded a tour …
Let Plants be Thy Medicine – You Are What You Eat
Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS ILLINOIS, United States / ABUJA, Oct 16 2019 (IPS) – United Nations World Food Day is celebrated around the world on October 16 under the theme: “”. This …
Biofortified Food, a Business Boost for Smallholder Farmers
Biofortified Orange Vitamin A maize developed by Harvestplus is helping fight micronutrient deficiency in children. Credit, Busani Bafana / IPS BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Dec 2 2019 (IPS) – A start-up in …
Tackling Climate Change and Preserving the Water Body: A Bangladeshi Perspective
A child wades through water on her way to school in Kurigram district of northern Bangladesh during floods in August 2016. Credit: UNICEF/Akash NEW YORK, Feb 17 2020 (IPS) – …
COVID-19 in the Time of Insecurity
HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal AMMAN, Jordan, Mar 26 2020 (IPS) – Humankind has outlived multiple pandemics in the course of world history. The kingdoms and states of Central …
Kenya’s Adolescent Women Left Behind As More Married Women Access Contraception
Complications of pregnancy and child birth are a leading cause of preventable deaths and ill health among adolescent women in Kenya. But research shows a combination of modern contraceptives for …
COVID-19 and Hope for a Compassionate Future
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Apr 9 2020 (IPS) – The Coronavirus, COVID-19, makes its deadly round across the world. People fall sick and die, communities and entire nations end up in …
Public Health and Epidemics
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Apr 30 2020 (IPS) – For some time Wuhan in China and Lombardy in Italy were epicentres of the COVID-19 virus, something that has changed when the …