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 …
ARGENTINA: Early Treatment Can Stop Stuttering in Children
Marcela Valente BUENOS AIRES, Feb 28 2011 (IPS) – British actor Colin Firth s sensitivity and skill in portraying one man s determination to overcome stuttering, in The King s …
U.S. Marijuana Lobby Sets Sights on Full Legalisation
Various strains of medical marijuana. Credit: scpr.kpcc/cc by 2.0 ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan 30 2013 (IPS) – Since the U.S. states of Colorado and Washington fully legalised marijuana via ballot initiatives …
Keep Water Out of the Reach of Children
Behailu Shiferaw is communications specialist for WaterAid in the East Africa region. Mukakibibi, 50, is a two-term village chief in a village in Rweru, Bugesera, Rwanda. Credit: WaterAid/ Behailu Shiferaw …
Persons with Disabilities Integral Players in Determining Innovative Solutions to Fully Inclusive Societies
BANGKOK, Thailand, Oct 14 2022 (IPS) – Ten years ago, the Asia-Pacific region came together and designed the world’s first set of disability-specific development goals: the Incheon Strategy to “Make …
What Sub-Saharan African Nations Can Teach the U.S. About Black Maternal Health
While poor maternal outcomes among Black women in the U.S. is not new, improving it is imperative. U.S. policymakers can look to sub-Saharan Africa for guidance on reversing this trend. …