HEALTH-AFRICA: Beef up Budget Allocations to Achieve MDGs
Moyiga NduruJOHANNESBURG, Apr 12 2007 (IPS) - African states should put in place sufficient budget allocations and the right policies...
HEALTH: Sanitation Advocates Lead Bowl Movement
Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, May 21 2007 (IPS) - Sim Jae-Duck, a member of the South Korean national assembly, did a...
COLOMBIA: UN Rapporteur Studies Effects of Coca Spraying in Ecuador
Constanza VieiraBOGOTA, Sep 24 2007 (IPS) - Aerial spraying of drug crops along Colombia s border with Ecuador must be...
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...
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...