HEALTH: “Transplant Tourism” Flourishes in Developing World
Bill Berkowitz OAKLAND, California, Apr 27 2006 (IPS) – While stories about the illegal trade in body parts often obtained by traffickers for measly sums paid to the donor or …
POLITICS: Big Powers Split on Proposed Arms Trade Treaty
Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Oct 17 2006 (IPS) – The United Nations is responding positively to a call from peace activists and human rights organisations for a new international treaty …
INDIA: ‘Missing Girls is About Femicide’
Nitin Jugran Bahuguna DEHRADUN, Sep 18 2011 (IPS) – India has been ranked the fourth most dangerous country in the world for women, but the widespread practice of selectively aborting …
‘Happy Prostitutes’ AIDS Campaign Sparks Debate
“I’m happy being a prostitute,” says the HIV/AIDS prevention campaign poster that was subsequently withdrawn. Credit: Beijo da Rua RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 12 2013 (IPS) – Happiness, the subject …
Sterilisation of HIV-Positive Women
Rose Nakanjako, she is the Chairperson of Mama Clubs. Rose is HIV positive but she was lucky that she was not sterilised and both of her children were born HIV …
Debt & Crisis of Survival in Sri Lanka & the World
Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka on April 13, 2022. Credit: Wikipedia WASHINGTON DC, Aug 25 2023 (IPS) – Sri Lanka has been faced with an unprecedented political and economic crisis …
Turning the Tide: Health Community Turns to UNFCCC for Inclusivity
Community Health Assistants from Kenya. Credit: Friday Phiri/Amref BONN, Jun 11 2024 (IPS) – There is a rapid realization that climate change is impacting health, which is why the recently …