AFRICA: Drying, Drying, Disappearing…
Paul Virgo ROME, Dec 26 2009 (IPS) – Lake Chad was bigger than Israel less than 50 years ago. Today its surface area is less… Read More »AFRICA: Drying, Drying, Disappearing…
PAKISTAN: Community Midwives Gain Recognition But Concerns Remain
Zofeen Ebrahim KARACHI, Feb 7 2010 (IPS) – As Kanwal Gul, 25, lay on the delivery table a year ago, preparing to give birth to… Read More »PAKISTAN: Community Midwives Gain Recognition But Concerns Remain
CHINA: Binge-drinking Culture Turning from Fun to Lethal
Mitch Moxley BEIJING, Mar 12 2010 (IPS) – After Chen Lusheng, a police sergeant from the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, died in December after… Read More »CHINA: Binge-drinking Culture Turning from Fun to Lethal
HEALTH: Maternal Deaths Drop, but Progress Still “Slow”
Marguerite A. Suozzi UNITED NATIONS, Apr 15 2010 (IPS) – One day closer to an ever-approaching deadline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), U.N.… Read More »HEALTH: Maternal Deaths Drop, but Progress Still “Slow”
JAPAN: Gloom Grips Land of the Rising Sun
Suvendrini Kakuchi TOKYO, May 18 2010 (IPS) – Mitsuko and Koji Iwatsuki, both in their senior years, spend their days taking walks, playing golf occasionally… Read More »JAPAN: Gloom Grips Land of the Rising Sun
HEALTH-KENYA: Agency Unaware of Anti-Counterfeit Law Suspension
Suleiman Mbatiah NAIROBI, Jul 1 2010 (IPS) – The agency tasked with implementing the Anti-Counterfeit Act of 2008 in Kenya is unaware of the Constitutional… Read More »HEALTH-KENYA: Agency Unaware of Anti-Counterfeit Law Suspension
SWAZILAND: HIV – Long Distances Place Expectant Mothers at Risk
Mantoe Phakathi MBABANE, Jul 21 2010 (IPS) – Affectionately known as Gogo Zondo by the community of Ndvwabangeni in northern Swaziland, Margaret Zondo is a… Read More »SWAZILAND: HIV – Long Distances Place Expectant Mothers at Risk
RIGHTS-INDIA: Despite Laws and Campaigns, Child Marriages Persist
K S Harikrishnan TAMIL NADU, India, Aug 16 2010 (IPS) – Soon after she had her second child, Rathna fell into a frenzied state and… Read More »RIGHTS-INDIA: Despite Laws and Campaigns, Child Marriages Persist
Africa’s Water Security Hinges on Better Infrastructure
Thalif Deen STOCKHOLM, Sep 10 2010 (IPS) – As Africa continues its seemingly endless struggle for water security, why is the beleaguered continent lagging behind… Read More »Africa’s Water Security Hinges on Better Infrastructure
Engineering a Water Crisis in Rivers
Stephen Leahy BROOKLIN, Canada, Oct 5 2010 (IPS) – Failure to protect and invest in nature has left the world s rivers in crisis, threatening… Read More »Engineering a Water Crisis in Rivers