HEALTH: Flu Pandemic Declared; Poor Countries at Highest Risk
Gustavo CapdevilaGENEVA, Jun 11 2009 (IPS) - The cautious tone taken by World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Margaret Chan...
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ECONOMY: Zimbabwe Can’t Repay Loans; Insisting on "Debt Strategy"
Stanley KwendaHARARE, Jul 6 2009 (IPS) - The Zimbabwean coalition government cannot afford to repay debts incurred when President Robert...
MIDEAST: Piecing the Injured Back Together
Eva BartlettGAZA CITY, Aug 10 2009 (IPS) - On a Saturday morning in Gaza city, the Artificial Limb and Polio...
ENVIRONMENT-CHINA: What Makes A Good Dam?
Prime Sarmiento interviews respected Chinese environmentalist YU XIAOGANGMANILA, Sep 7 2009 (IPS) - The Chinese government needs to engage local...
HEALTH: Strategy to Cut Vaccine Price Paying Off
Eli CliftonWASHINGTON, Nov 18 2009 (IPS) - The price of a major combination vaccine called the pentavalent has fallen considerably...
CLIMATE CHANGE: Health at Risk
Patricia GroggHAVANA, Nov 20 2009 (IPS) - The impacts of climate change on human health will require new approaches to...
RIGHTS: U.N. Still to Accredit Its First U.S. LGBT Group
Marguerite A. SuozziUNITED NATIONS, Dec 12 2009 (IPS) - Sixty-one years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human...
HAITI: Local Leaders Shut Out of Military-Run Relief Efforts
Ansel HerzGRAND GOAVE, Jan 28 2010 (IPS) - Two gray 23-million-dollar hovercrafts sitting in the middle of a sandy tropical...