Q&A: ‘ We Were Told To Go To The Mortuary’
Joyce Mulama interviews EVELYN MUTIO, reproductive health practitionerNAIROBI, Mar 4 2009 (IPS) - Two understaffed and ill-equipped public clinics serving...
Wellness
HEALTH-SOUTH AFRICA: 'Our Lives Are Most Important'
Terna GyuseDURBAN, Apr 4 2009 (IPS) - The Fourth South African AIDS conference ended in Durban Friday with optimism over...
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Lethal Link Between Gender Violence and AIDS
Valeria VilardoSANTO DOMINGO, May 6 2009 (IPS) - When she went to the doctor, 25-year-old Francisca Barros received two pieces...
HEALTH-SOUTH AFRICA: Mental Illness in HIV-Positive Patients Largely Ignored
Kristin PalitzaCAPE TOWN, Jun 8 2009 (IPS) - Although mental disorders, such as depression and dementia, are a commonly associated...
PARAGUAY: President and Congress Face Off Over Agrochemicals
Natalia Ruiz DíazASUNCIÓN, Jul 1 2009 (IPS) - Silvino was riding his bike on a dirt road near our home...
HEALTH-AFRICA: Better Tools to Target Malaria
NAIROBI, Aug 6 2009 (IPS) - Roughly a billion dollars a year is spent fighting malaria. Using this money most...
TRADE: 2010 Soccer World Cup May See More Snorting than Kicking
Stephanie NieuwoudtCAPE TOWN, Sep 1 2009 (IPS) - It is the middle of the day but 25-year-old Lyle Arendse of...
ENVIRONMENT: A Dozen Countries Take on Toxic Pollution
Stephen LeahyUXBRIDGE, Canada, Oct 29 2009 (IPS) - Of the tens of thousands of toxic sites affecting the health of...
INDIA: Controversy Rages over Genetically Modified ‘Brinjal’
Ranjit DevrajNEW DELHI, Oct 22 2009 (IPS) - Scientists and activists say that but for the fact that the brinjal...
RIGHTS-AFRICA: Judges Address How Law Can Assist HIV Response
Saaleha Bamjee-MayetJOHANNESBURG, Dec 11 2009 (IPS) - In Ghana, because the stigmatisation against gay men is so great, many are...