Family Planning in the Philippines: Stalled Again
Barry Mirkin is a former chief of the Population Policy Section of the United Nations Population Division. A basket of…
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Myths, Secrets and Inequality Surround Ugandan Women’s Sex Lives
A nurse demonstrates how to use a condom at Christa Medical Clinic in Jinja, Uganda. Credit: Lyndal Rowlands/IPS. Jinja, UGANDA,…
From El Nino Drought to Floods, Zimbabwe’s Double Trouble
This story updates “El Nino-Induced Drought in Zimbabwe” published on April 29, 2016. Even luxury homes in the Zimbabwean capital…
Africa – More than Just Conflicts, Corruption, Disasters
A woman in El Fasher, North Darfur, uses a Water Roller for easily and efficiently carrying water. Credit: UN Photo/Albert…
US Lags Far Behind in Banning Dental Health Hazard
Example of mercury use in the healthcare sector. From left to right: Mercury Sphygmomanometer, Dental Amalgam and a Fever Thermometer.…
Let’s Harness the Egalitarian Spirit of Sport for Global Cohesion
is Director UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa. is the UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya. Football match to raise awareness…
Climate-Related Disasters Cost Nearly $400 Billion in 2017
Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations, addressing the Investor Summit on Climate Risk UNITED NATIONS, Jan 31 2018 (IPS)…
Belt and Road Initiative Vows Green Infrastructure with Connectivity
Belt and Road Initiative Vows Green Infrastructure with Connectivity MANILA, May 8 2018 (IPS) – My son in primary school…
Q&A: Leprosy Increases as World Gives Attention to Newer Endemic Diseases
IPS correspondent Elisio Muchanga spoke to the World Health Organisation goodwill ambassador for leprosy elimination, Yohei Sasakawa, during a recent…
Northeast Nigeria: Urgent Need to Combat Deadly Cholera Outbreaks
Janet Cherono is Norwegian Refugee Council’s Program Manager in Maiduguri Overcrowding leading to poor sanitary conditions in IDPs camps and…