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Marwaan Macan-Markar BANGKOK, May 30 2006 (IPS) – Fears that Indonesia may emerge as the epicentre of a global bird flu pandemic are adding to the woes of a country struggling to cope with the aftermath of Saturday s temblor that left more than 5,500 people dead in central Java. Fears that Indonesia may emerge … Read more

Jim Lobe WASHINGTON, Jul 17 2008 (IPS) – AIDS and global health activists are hailing Wednesday s approval by the U.S. Senate of an unprecedented five-year, 48-billion-dollar bill to fight AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis overseas, particularly in Africa. The bill also overturned a 21-year-old law that bans most foreign visitors who are HIV-positive from entering … Read more

Brian Moonga LUSAKA, Nov 30 2010 (IPS) – A thousand babies are infected with HIV every day in pregnancy, during birth and through breastfeeding. Close to 400,000 African children are infected with HIV every year. The situation points back to the high HIV prevalence amongst women of reproductive age, especially in Southern Africa. Zambia is … Read more

KIGALI, Rwanda, May 4 2022 (IPS) – Over the last decade, Rwanda has invested in building efficient and resilient transport systems. Guided by the country’s Green Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy (GGCRS), the Government of Rwanda has carried out numerous initiatives to promote sustainable mobility and the green economy at large. Road transport accounts for … Read more

Dr. Daisaku Ikeda. Credit: Seikyo Shimbun TOKYO, Japan, May 8 2023 (IPS) – The Ukraine crisis, which in addition to bringing devastation to the people of that country has had severe impacts on a global scale—even giving rise to the specter of nuclear weapons use—has entered its second year. Against this backdrop and amid urgent … Read more

Afshan Bhurgri, a cancer survivor, advises women to listen to their bodies and be aware of the symptoms of cervical cancer. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS KARACHI, Jul 26 2023 (IPS) – “Listen to your body, and if there is anything strange happening, do not ignore it,” is the advice of 57-year-old Afshan Bhurgri, a cancer survivor. … Read more

SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 2 2021 (IPS) – After being undermined by decades of financial liberalisation, developing countries now are not only victims of , but also cannot count on much financial support as their COVID-19 recessions drag on due to . Anis Chowdhury Financialisation undermined South Developing countries have long been pressured to … Read more