U.S. Court Decision to Speed Introduction of Generic Drugs
"Pay to delay" agreements may cost consumers in the United States up to 3.5 billion dollars per year. Credit: BigstockWASHINGTON,...
OP-ED: Latin America Lags on Reproductive Rights
Indigenous women hauling water in Chiapas, Mexico. Credit: Mauricio Ramos/IPSWASHINGTON, Aug 6 2013 (IPS) - In the last decade, several...
Conserve Water or Perish, Warns U.N. Chief
More than 768 million people are without safe drinking water. Credit: Amantha Perera/IPSUNITED NATIONS, Oct 10 2013 (IPS) - Just...
U.S. Tribe Looks to International Court for Justice
WASHINGTON, Apr 16 2014 (IPS) - An indigenous community in the United States has filed a petition against the federal...
Decriminalisation Comes to Davos
Intravenous drug users are the last in line to get support from Pakistan's government-run AIDS programme. Credit: Fahim Siddiqi/IPSUNITED NATIONS,...
Drugmakers Agree to U.S. Ban on Livestock Antibiotics
Livestock production has long been suspected as a key incubator of antibiotic resistance in the United States. Credit: BigstockWASHINGTON, Mar...
Zimbabwe’s Emerging Tobacco Queens
Madeline Murambwi's tobacco crops on her 32-hectare farm in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland East province. She is one of this southern African...
India’s Unholy Mess
The fabled Yamuna River – revered by Hindus as a ‘living Goddess’ -- has been reduced to a stinking drain....
Nepal’s Poor Live in the Shadow of Natural Disasters
A poor Muslim family in the Habrahawa village of the Banke district in west Nepal has little means of recovering...
On Sri Lanka’s Tea Estates, Maternal Health Leaves a Lot to Be Desired
A pregnant woman waits in line for a medical check-up. Health indicators for women on Sri Lanka’s tea estates are...