HEALTH-AUSTRALIA: Focus on Drug Access at HIV/AIDS Meet
Neena BhandariSYDNEY, Jul 21 2007 (IPS) - Delegates at a major international conference on HIV and AIDS, set to unfold...
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HEALTH-BURMA: HIV Rates Falling As Funds Dry Up – Experts
Johanna Son* - IPS/TerraVivaCOLOMBO, Aug 21 2007 (IPS) - Burma is seen as a reclusive country whose real HIV and...
RIGHTS: Disability Treaty Waits for Legal Teeth
Alexandra StahlUNITED NATIONS, Sep 21 2007 (IPS) - Disabled rights groups and U.N. officials hope that the first core human...
Q&A: “Where Has All the Water Gone?”
Interview with author and activist Maude BarlowHALIFAX, Canada, Dec 14 2007 (IPS) - Imagine a planet where nuclear-powered desalination plants...
SOUTH KOREA: 'Toilet Training' for Adults Underway
Lynette Lee CorporalSUWON, South Korea, Nov 13 2007 (IPS) - Move over toddlers, adults need to be potty-trained too. The...
HEALTH: U.S. AIDS Plan Still Falling Short, Groups Say
Abra PollockWASHINGTON, Jan 29 2008 (IPS) - Health worker shortages in sub-Saharan Africa and a disproportionate HIV/AIDS burden on women...
POLITICS: Illicit Drug Crops Still Soaring
Nergui ManalsurenUNITED NATIONS, Jun 26 2008 (IPS) - Recent major increases in supply from Afghanistan and Colombia threaten a recent...
WORLD HEALTH DAY: Climate Change a Challenge to Human Species
Interview with Mirta Roses* - TierraméricaMONTEVIDEO, Apr 7 2008 (IPS) - World Health Day, celebrated Apr. 7, is a good...
POLITICS: Burma Fears Politicisation of Humanitarian Crisis
Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, May 16 2008 (IPS) - The United Nations, which has accelerated its pace of humanitarian assistance to...
EL SALVADOR: Lawmakers Against Therapeutic Abortion
Raúl GutiérrezSAN SALVADOR, Jun 16 2008 (IPS) - The Salvadoran parliament has given its support to a Libro de la...