BURMA: Foreigners, Cameras Banned in Cyclone-Hit Areas
Marwaan Macan-Markar BANGKOK, May 13 2008 (IPS) – Images of the dead keep trickling out of Burma. The most moving are those of children who died when Cyclone Nargis tore …
HEALTH: U.N. Warns of 650 Million Deaths by Smoking
Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Jun 12 2008 (IPS) – Of the more than 1.3 billion smokers alive today, about 650 million will eventually be killed by tobacco, warns a new …
HEALTH-TOGO: Increased Drug Use Shadows Growing Trafficking
Noel Kokou Tadégnon LOME, Jul 18 2008 (IPS) – As the Togolese capital becomes a regional hub for drug trafficking, many drug addicts in Lomé are seeking assistance to kick …
HEALTH: Safe Sex With HIV – and Without a Condom?
Daniela Estrada* – Tierramérica MEXICO CITY, Aug 13 2008 (IPS) – The Swiss Federal Commission for HIV/AIDS set off a small firestorm of debate by asserting that people living with …
POLITICS-US: Palin and Christian Right on Abortion Warpath
Bill Berkowitz* OAKLAND, California, Oct 14 2008 (IPS) – Although the issue of abortion has not come up in either of the U.S. presidential or vice presidential debates, it is …
HEALTH-ZIMBABWE: Cholera Now a National Emergency
All across Harare, people tell of how healthy-looking people are dying within hours of consuming the dirty water that many residents have resorted to in the absence of clean drinking …
HEALTH: U.S. Urged to Pay Fair Share of Global Fund
Mirela Xanthaki UNITED NATIONS, Jan 29 2009 (IPS) – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria is facing a critical funding gap of five billion dollars an …
POLITICS-US: New Drug Czar Praised by Reform Groups
Marina Litvinsky and Ali Gharib WASHINGTON, Mar 12 2009 (IPS) – U.S. President Barack Obama s pick for his new drug czar signals a radical shift from the policies of …
HEALTH-UGANDA: Shifting the Weight to Bear the Burden
Wambi Michael KAMPALA, Apr 7 2009 (IPS) – There is no lunch break for the staff at the Kiswa Health Centre. With the closure of the nearby Mbuya hospital for …
ASIA: Region Prepares for Swine Flu
Marwaan Macan-Markar BANGKOK, May 11 2009 (IPS) – Researchers at a prestigious university hospital in Bangkok have been able to cut by 14 hours the time it takes to detect …