ENVIRONMENT-US: Urban Farms Take Root
Enrique Gili SAN DIEGO, California, Aug 11 2009 (IPS) – Juxtapose the word urban in front of farm and there s bound to be a lot of head scratching. But …
HEALTH: Diabetes Wreaks Havoc in Mauritius
PORT-LOUIS, Sep 9 2009 (IPS) – Every year 400 Mauritians undergo amputations, another 400 have heart surgery; 175 people s eyes are under the knife every week all due to …
Q&A: Recognise the Benefits of Slowing Population Growth
Susan Anyangu interviews STAN BERNSTEIN, senior policy advisor UNFPA KAMPALA, Nov 19 2009 (IPS) – Family planning: key to reducing child mortality and improving maternal health; a way to put …
INDIA: Women’s Political Empowerment, Yes; Better Lives, No
NEW DELHI, Nov 22 2009 (IPS) – Despite getting suitably politically empowered, women in India continue to lag behind on almost all crucial developmental parametres like education, health and economic …
HEALTH-EUROPE: ‘Czech Attitudes to HIV/AIDS Risky’
Pavol Stracansky PRAGUE, Dec 17 2009 (IPS) – Complacency and ignorance over the risks posed by HIV and AIDS are threatening to send infection rates soaring in the Czech Republic, …
BURMA: Ethnic Women Expose Opium Fields in Junta Strongholds
Marwaan Macan-Markar BANGKOK, Jan 31 2010 (IPS) – A report exposing the spreading opium fields in the north-eastern corner of the military-ruled Burma has brought to light an equally revealing …
HEALTH-SOUTH AFRICA: Five Years to Children Born Free of HIV
Marshall Patsanza JOHANNESBURG, Mar 8 2010 (IPS) – A world where all children are born free of HIV infection is possible in only five years if donors continue to fund …
JAMAICA: Nursing Exodus May Only Get Worse
Kathy Barrett KINGSTON, Apr 13 2010 (IPS) – The shortage of nurses throughout the Caribbean has reached chronic proportions, in a region already struggling with an ailing health care system. …
New U.S. Drug Strategy Still Heavy on Enforcement
Matthew O. Berger WASHINGTON, May 11 2010 (IPS) – Along with an expanded focus on domestic prevention and treatment, the U.S. will make a renewed effort to disrupt the flow …
PAKISTAN: Prevalence of Hepatitis Infection Still Alarming
Ashfaq Yusufzai PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jun 24 2010 (IPS) – Unable to afford treatment for his disease, Azizur Rehman, 29, has been suffering from hepatitis C for the past one year. …