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...
BRAZIL: Controversy Over DWI Law Despite Reduced Deaths
Mario OsavaRIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 25 2008 (IPS) - Although Brazil s tough new drunk driving law has been applauded...
NICARAGUA: US Fourth Fleet Treads Fine Line
José Adán SilvaBILWI, Nicaragua, Aug 20 2008 (IPS) - The newly reactivated U.S. Fourth Fleet began its operations in Latin...
Q&A: Fistula Turns Women Into Outcasts
Pilirani Semu-Banda interviews LAUSI ADAMU, fistula patientLILONGWE, Oct 21 2008 (IPS) - Women suffering from obstetric fistula in Malawi received...
HEALTH-ZIMBABWE: Shady Dealings With Antiretrovirals
Ephraim NsingoHARARE, Dec 12 2008 (IPS) - The current political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe is dealing a blow to...
HEALTH-BRAZIL: Older Women at Higher Risk from AIDS
Mario OsavaRIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 13 2009 (IPS) - The HIV infection rate in women over 50 in Brazil has...
RIGHTS-US: Ill Migrants Left to Languish Behind Bars
Ben CaseNEW YORK, Mar 18 2009 (IPS) - Clinical staff at U.S. immigration detention centres systematically abuse detainees in their...
DEVELOPMENT: Making Sanitation Sexy
Ali GharibWASHINGTON, Apr 14 2009 (IPS) - Though the issue of human excreta is often taboo in polite company, human...