ENVIRONMENT-PAKISTAN: Save the Indus Plead Delta Folk
Zofeen Ebrahim* KETI BANDAR, Sindh , Mar 15 2009 (IPS) – There was a time when we used to cast our nets into the river… Read More »ENVIRONMENT-PAKISTAN: Save the Indus Plead Delta Folk
HEALTH-CUBA: HIV-Positive Want Respect, Not Tolerance
Dalia Acosta HAVANA, Apr 8 2009 (IPS) – Over 20 years after the diagnosis of the first cases of AIDS in Cuba, HIV-positive persons and… Read More »HEALTH-CUBA: HIV-Positive Want Respect, Not Tolerance
MADAGASCAR: Education Hampered by Lack of Clean Water
Fanja Saholiarisoa ANTANANARIVO, May 13 2009 (IPS) – Because most schools in Madagascar have no access to running water, lack of hygiene and sanitation have… Read More »MADAGASCAR: Education Hampered by Lack of Clean Water
MIDEAST: Aid Agencies Slam Gaza Blockade
Mel Frykberg RAMALLAH, Jun 20 2009 (IPS) – Forty international aid agencies and NGOs have released a joint statement condemning Israel s blockade of Gaza,… Read More »MIDEAST: Aid Agencies Slam Gaza Blockade
HEALTH-MADAGASCAR: Eight Women Die During Delivery Each Day
Fanja Saholiarisoa ANTANANARIVO, Jul 9 2009 (IPS) – Eight Malagasy women die per day while giving birth, either due to complications during the pregancny or… Read More »HEALTH-MADAGASCAR: Eight Women Die During Delivery Each Day
ZIMBABWE: No Water, Just a Bill
Ntandoyenkosi Ncube HARARE, Aug 12 2009 (IPS) – City council turns off the water. National minister in charge says turn it back on. Domestic and… Read More »ZIMBABWE: No Water, Just a Bill
HEALTH-SOUTHERN AFRICA: Learning From Criticism, U.S. Committed to AIDS Fight
Stanley Kwenda interviews ERIC GOOSBY, United States global AIDS coordinator for PEPFAR HARARE, Sep 12 2009 (IPS) – The United States has embarked on a… Read More »HEALTH-SOUTHERN AFRICA: Learning From Criticism, U.S. Committed to AIDS Fight
US: Obama Launches Freedom of Information Initiative
William Fisher NEW YORK, Dec 9 2009 (IPS) – Advocates for greater freedom of information are expressing approval of the Obama administration s new Open… Read More »US: Obama Launches Freedom of Information Initiative
MOZAMBIQUE: Quiet Progress Against HIV/AIDS
Jessie Boylan COBUE, Mozambique, Oct 31 2009 (IPS) – When Dorothy Kakongwe smiles, her creases tell stories no history book can recount. This elderly nurse… Read More »MOZAMBIQUE: Quiet Progress Against HIV/AIDS
US-COLOMBIA: Activists Target “World of Coca-Cola”
Matthew Cardinale ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov 24 2009 (IPS) – Activists from the U.S. and Colombia are targeting the World of Coca-Cola museum, located near its… Read More »US-COLOMBIA: Activists Target “World of Coca-Cola”