Why Quality Seeds Are among the Most Valuable Currency in Climate Finance for Africa
Michael Keller is Secretary General of International Seed FederationJoy of Marketing - Ethiopia. Credit: International Seed FederationVAUD, Switzerland, May 16...
Quest for Safe Water in One of India’s Most Isolated Villages
Simita Devi, whose daughter spent days in hospital recently suffering from typhoid caused by contaminated water, collects clean water brought...
Time to Ensure Equity in Global Research Vocabulary
Categorizing countries into “low- and middle-income countries” and “high income countries” is not appropriate for studying healthcare systems and population...
Seize Opportunity to End Last Major Mercury Device
Credit: UN Environment Programme (UNEP) The fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on...
Suicide, Another Face of the Crisis in Venezuela
Suicide rates doubled in Venezuela during the harshest years of its humanitarian crisis. Males between the ages of 30 and...
Sudan’s Conflict Needs Civil Society Solutions
Credit: El Tayeb Siddig/Reuters via Gallo ImagesLONDON, Dec 14 2023 (IPS) - It’s recently been that the two main protagonists...
Beyond the Fields: Unraveling Zambia’s Drought Crisis and the Urgent Call for Climate-Health Solutions
Laban Munsaka of Pemba District in Southern Province, farm is impacted by El Nino climate-induced prolonged dry spell. Credit: Friday...
Overwhelmed Healthcare Systems in Gaza Struggle Through Evacuation Orders
Displaced families in Gaza are on the move after the latest Israeli evacuation orders. Around nine in 10 Gazans have...
Improving Childhood Health and Development Need Not Be an Olympian Effort
A baby hangs on a scale during a community health check-up and vaccination in Akosombo in the Eastern Region, Ghana,...
Small Farmers Feeling Climate Change Heat Find Little Support From the State
The extreme heat adversely affected the milk production of the over 800,000 cattle in Karachi. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPSKARACHI, Pakistan, Aug...