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

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

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

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

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

Irwin Loy KAMPONG CHAM, Cambodia, Oct 31 2010 (IPS) – The monsoon rains soaked the ground beneath Mon Hol s home until it turned to… Read More »CAMBODIA: Access to Drugs A Life Saver for People with HIV

Aissatou Sall DAKAR, Dec 7 2010 (IPS) – The Gaspard Kamara maternity centre in Dakar was not especially full on Nov. 25, but the medical… Read More »SENEGAL: Maternal Care Not Up to the Mark

Ángel Páez LIMA, Jan 18 2011 (IPS) – Indigenous children under five in Peru s highlands regions still bear the brunt of chronic malnutrition, even… Read More »Malnutrition Has an Indigenous Face in Peru

Cléo Fatoorehchi UNITED NATIONS, Mar 2 2011 (IPS) – When disaster strikes, the initial humanitarian response tends to focus on basic commodities like food and… Read More »Pregnancies Don’t Wait for Emergencies to End

Marwaan Macan-Markar PHNOM PENH, Mar 24 2011 (IPS) – Cambodia s rise out of poverty continues to depend on the nimble fingers of young women… Read More »Women in Garment Factories Help Cambodia Out of Poverty