DEVELOPMENT-ANGOLA: Stressing the Importance of Clean Water
Penny Streather LUANDA, Jun 17 2008 (IPS) – A survey of Angolan households has revealed less than half of caregivers…
HEALTH: Tobacco Ban Remains Elusive at U.N. HQ
Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Jul 28 2008 (IPS) – When a state-wide ban on smoking came into effect in New…
POLITICS-US: McCain’s Plan to Privatise Veterans’ Health Care
Analysis by Aaron Glantz* SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 21 2008 (IPS) – If John McCain is elected the next U.S. president,…
POLITICS-US: Campaigns Spar Over Broken Health System
Bankole Thompson DETROIT, Michigan, Oct 23 2008 (IPS) – For a man who said he watched his mother battle with…
IRAQ: Looking After Pockets, Not Patients
Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail* BAQUBA, Dec 15 2008 (IPS) – A nurse at Baquba General Hospital asked Ahmed Ali,…
HEALTH-UGANDA: Pads From Papyrus
Joshua Kyalimpa KAMPALA, Feb 17 2009 (IPS) – The average income in the Kyenjojo district in western Uganda is less…
MIDEAST: Israelis Using ‘Excessive’ Force Against Protesters
Mel Frykberg RAMALLAH, Mar 19 2009 (IPS) – The critical wounding of a U.S. activist has highlighted the excessive use…
ENVIRONMENT-AFGHANISTAN: Smog Adds to Kabul’s Hazards
KABUL, Apr 15 2009 (IPS) – On any given day, a pall of smog and dust hangs over Kabul s…
HEALTH-SWAZILAND: New Effort To Control TB
Mantoe Phakathi interviews THEMBA DLAMINI, Swaziland National TB programme manager MBABANE, May 16 2009 (IPS) – Swaziland saw a 5.6…
HUMAN RIGHTS-SLOVAKIA: Barriers Go Up For Abortion
Pavol Stracansky BRATISLAVA, Jun 26 2009 (IPS) – Rights groups in Slovakia have attacked new abortion legislation they say not…