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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Sistren s taut, 10-minute performance on Mar. 12 was one of dozens of presentations before a joint select committee of parliament reviewing the pending Termination of Pregnancy Act. The new …

WASHINGTON, Jul 7 2009 (IPS) – With women now comprising 61 percent of all people infected with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa, international donors, governments and advocacy organisations are looking more …

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 …

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 …