Authorities in North Waziristan district in Pakistan, vaccinate children against polio. With one case reported, intensified efforts to eradicate the disease are underway. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS by Ashfaq Yusufzai (peshawar, pakistan) Thursday, May 12, 2022 Inter Press Service PESHAWAR, Pakistan, May 12 (IPS) – Pakistan’s North Waziristan district authorities have launched…
Opinion by Nicoletta Dentico (rome) Thursday, May 12, 2022 Inter Press Service ROME, May 12 (IPS) – The writer is Director, Global Health Justice Program, Society for International Development (SID), and Co-chair Geneva Global Health Hub (G2H2). In what has been defined a historic consensus decision aimed at protecting the world…
The risk of a woman dying from pregnancy-related complications is one in 5,400 in high-income countries, compared to one in 45 in low-income countries.. Credit: Travis Lupick/IPS Opinion Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Inter Press Service May 11 (IPS) – The past 20 years have seen a significant decline in maternal…
Mozn Hassan, Founder, Doria Feminist Fund for Women by Sania Farooqui (new delhi, india) Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW DELHI, India, May 11 (IPS) – When it comes to gender equality and development, the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) and the Arab States region continues to be in…
South India has a higher rate of diabetes compared to North India, possibly due to its partiality towards white rice, which has a high glycaemic index. | Picture courtesy: Total Health Opinion by Sweta Akundi Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Inter Press Service May 10 (IPS) – At a healthcare clinic…
The online meeting was held ahead of a European Union conference next week to ensure ongoing international support for Syria and neighbouring countries hosting millions of Syrian refugees. 11 years of suffering and a humanitarian crisis endured by over 15 million of our fellow humans in Syria, increasing by the…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will effect food security on the continent, both through availability and pricing of imported food, along with rising uncertainties in global financial markets and supply chains. Russia and Ukraine, both often referred to as the world’s breadbasket, are major players in the export of wheat and…
A variety of insect-based delicacies. It is estimated that 2.5 billion people around the world eat insects as part of their regular diet. Encouraging the eating of insects could have health and climate change benefits. Credit: icipe by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Friday, May 06, 2022 Inter Press Service Nairobi, May 06…
The global formula milk industry, valued at some 55 billion US dollars, is targeting new mothers with personalised social media content that is often not recognisable as advertising. Photo by Lucy Wolski on Unsplash by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, May 06, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, May 06 (IPS) – The…
The coronavirus pandemic and other disease outbreaks have highlighted the extent to which healthcare settings can contribute to the spread of infections. “The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many challenges and gaps in IPC in all regions and countries, including those which had the most advanced IPC programmes,” said Tedros Adhanom…
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