Break the Menstrual Taboo
In India, less than 10 percent of women and girls have access to sanitary products. Many are forced to seek alternatives, from old rags to… Read More »Break the Menstrual Taboo
Global Aids Fight Running out of Steam, U.N. says
BANGLADESH: Dose of Vigilance Helps Manage HIV, AIDS DHAKA, Nov 3, 2010 (IPS) – It is one of the poorest countries in the world, has… Read More »Global Aids Fight Running out of Steam, U.N. says
Governments Must Short Circuit Tobacco Industry’s Pervasive Tactics
Dr. Mary Assunta is Senior Policy Advisor of SEATCA and Head of Global Research & Advocacy, Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC)… Read More »Governments Must Short Circuit Tobacco Industry’s Pervasive Tactics
Gains and Losses of Irregular Migration
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Dec 6 2019 (IPS) – While opening a newspaper or watching a TV program we are every day made aware of the… Read More »Gains and Losses of Irregular Migration
Q&A: Misinformation in the Time of an Uncontainable Virus
Civil protection volunteers engaged in health checks at the “Milano Malpensa” airport. This week a joint team between WHO and the European Centre for Disease… Read More »Q&A: Misinformation in the Time of an Uncontainable Virus
Chinese vs. Western Governance: The case of COVID-19
Emergency room nurses wear face masks at Second People’s Hospital of Shenzhen in China. Credit: Man Yi/ UN News LONDON, Mar 26 2020 (IPS) –… Read More »Chinese vs. Western Governance: The case of COVID-19
Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Now?
Lawrence Surendra is a Chemical Engineer and Environmental Economist and has been a Scholar-in Residence at the Dag Hammarskjold Foundation, Uppsala, Sweden “Before there… Read More »Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Now?
How Can We Support Sanitation Workers During COVID-19?
Courtesy: WaterAid/ CS Sharada Prasad/ Safai Karmachari Kavalu Samiti NEW DELHI, Apr 10 2020 (IPS) – In addition to healthcare professionals, there is another group… Read More »How Can We Support Sanitation Workers During COVID-19?
Cyclone Amphan – ‘We Didn’t Expect Devastation of Such a Scale’
Jessore district in Bangladesh was one of the coastal districts evacuated of nearly 2.4 million people and over half a million livestock ahead of Cyclone Amphan… Read More »Cyclone Amphan – ‘We Didn’t Expect Devastation of Such a Scale’
Unsung Heroines: Who Cares for the Carers?
A Pakistani child domestic worker. Credit: Fahim Siddiqi /IPS KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jun 11 2020 (IPS) – Even before Covid-19, the world was facing a… Read More »Unsung Heroines: Who Cares for the Carers?