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,...
Good for Girls and Good for the Planet: Eco-Friendly Sanitary Towels
Stephany Musombi and engineers preparing the banana stems for processing at KIRDI. Credit: Wilson Odhiambo/IPSNAIROBI, Nov 16 2023 (IPS) -...
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...
Is Anti-Woke a Grass-Root Movement?
Woke, adjective; woker, wokest. Chiefly US slang – Being aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and...
IPCI 2024: Technology as a Tool to Advance and Threaten Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
The benefits and challenges of technology in SRHR were a key topics at the International Parliamentarians' Conference on Implementation of...
US Fed- Induced World Stagnation Deepens Debt Distress
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jul 8 2024 (IPS) - For some time, most multilateral financial institutions have urged developing countries to...
Improving Childhood Health and Development Need Not Be an Olympian Effort
A baby hangs on a scale during a community health check-up and vaccination in Akosombo in the Eastern Region, Ghana,...