The World Is Running Out of Much Needed New Antibiotics
Posters: Misuse of antibiotics and risks. Credit: WHO ROME, Oct 4 2017 (IPS) – The world is running out of new antibiotics to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, …
The Political Responsibility in the Collapse of Our Planet
Roberto Savio is founder of IPS Inter Press Service and President Emeritus The premises of a school inundated by floodwater. Shibaloy in Manikganj district, Bangladesh. Credit: Farid Ahmed/ IPS ROME, …
Conflicts Force Up Global Hunger Levels
Almost 400,000 famine victims who fled to the Mogadishu for aid at the height of famine, are still living in one of the many refugee camps outside Mogadishu. Credit: Abdurrahman …
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 …
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) – …