Cresent Hardy’s Political Journey: From Businessman to Legislator
Embarking on a journey from the realm of business to the corridors of legislation, Cresent Hardy’s political trajectory is nothing...
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POLITICS-US: Ailing Health System Defies Easy Fix
Michael DeibertNEW YORK, Jan 3 2007 (IPS) - When the U.S. Democratic Party snatched 29 House seats and six Senate...
INT’L WOMEN’S DAY-INDIA: Two Steps Forward, One Backward
Soma BasuMADURAI, Tamil Nadu, Mar 8 2007 (IPS) - A government report released as part of an extensive national family...
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...
HEALTH-INDIA: Hunger Haunts Hospitals
Ranjit DevrajNEW DELHI, Jan 2 2010 (IPS) - As a nurse, Amita Dhaka sees much suffering, but what she finds...
HAITI: Quake Refugees Seek Moratorium on Evictions
Judith ScherrPORT-AU-PRINCE, Nov 2 2010 (IPS) - The children standing at the tent beside the filthy pool of water put...
Q&A: “In Portugal, We Fight the Illness, Not the People Who Suffer from It”
Mario Queiroz interviews JOÃO GOULÃO, architect of Portugal's drug policyThe success achieved is not solely due to the decriminalisation of...
A Day to Remember That Every Child Deserves a Chance
Emina Cerimovic is a disability rights researcher at Human Rights Watch.NEW YORK, Feb 27 2017 (IPS) - The day I met Julija she...
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...
Rise of the Global South Highlights Minamata Convention on Mercury COP5
The writer is President, World Alliance for Mercury-Free DentistryIn 2013, a new treaty, the , was adopted by a global...