A Step Toward Africa’s First Covid-19 Vaccine of Its Own
Akshaya Kumar is the crisis advocacy director at Human Rights Watch.While most health care workers in the wealthy world were...
Month: August 2024
Mental Health Strategic Plan for Bangladesh: An Overview
Meeting of the Working Group on the National Mental Health Strategic Plan, January 2020DHAKA, Bangladesh, Oct 28 2021 (IPS) -...
Eradicating Polio Would Eradicate So Much Tragedy
Dr Matshidiso Moeti is the World Health Organization Regional Director for Africa.A Pakistani child receives a dose of the oral...
COP 15: It’s Time to Decide on a Future
MONTREAL, Canada, Nov 4 2022 (IPS) - It is no secret that humankind’s past actions have accelerated the deterioration of...
World’s Deadliest Earthquake Leaves over 33,000 Dead
“A child in North Syria passing by the ruins, after the earthquake hit his town.” - Credit: Norwegian Refugee Council...
The ‘Vampiric’ Draining and Poisoning of Lifeblood: Water
"Drop by drop, this precious lifeblood is being poisoned by pollution and drained by vampiric overuse, with water demand expected...
The Privilege of Making a Choice
NEW YORK, May 8 2023 (IPS) - A civilian student named Saber was caught in the crossfire in Khartoum. He...
Medical Abortion Expands Women’s Rights in Argentina
A demonstration in the city of Córdoba, capital of the province of the same name in central Argentina, in favor...
Government Health Financing for All, Not Insurance
KUALA LUMPUR and BERN, Aug 2 2023 (IPS) - To achieve universal health coverage, people need public healthcare systems providing...
Faced with Crushing Debts, World’s Poorest Nations to Slash Public Spending by Over 229 Billion Dollars
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 9 2023 (IPS) - The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are returning to Africa,...