Nepal Poised To Start HPV Vaccination To Prevent Cervical Cancer, Awaiting GAVI — Global Issues

Nepal Poised To Start HPV Vaccination To Prevent Cervical Cancer, Awaiting GAVI — Global Issues

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Girls wait for their vaccination cards to be updated after receiving the HPV vaccine at BP Koirala Cancer Hospital in Bharatpur, Nepal, 10 July 2023. Credit: Marty Logan/IPS by Marty Logan (chitwan district, nepal) Monday, July 31, 2023 Inter Press Service CHITWAN DISTRICT, Nepal, Jul 31 (IPS) – As Dipak Subedi…

Why Has Progress In Saving Women’s Lives Stalled? — Global Issues

Why Has Progress In Saving Women’s Lives Stalled? — Global Issues

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Nearly every maternal death is preventable, and the clinical expertise and technology necessary to avert these losses have existed for decades. Credit: Patrick Burnett/IPS by Marty Logan (kathmandu) Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, May 10 (IPS) – A new report reveals that from 2000 to 2015, the global…

Countries Hiding Responses Sent to UN Experts Over Allegations of Human Rights Abuses — Global Issues

Countries Hiding Responses Sent to UN Experts Over Allegations of Human Rights Abuses — Global Issues

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A meeting of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Credit: UN / Jean-Marc Ferré by Marty Logan (kathmandu) Friday, November 25, 2022 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nov 25 (IPS) – Human rights defenders are alarmed at what appears to be a new process permitting countries to keep confidential their responses to…

Canada Lags in Providing for Children, Especially Marginalized Kids — Global Issues

Canada Lags in Providing for Children, Especially Marginalized Kids — Global Issues

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by Marty Logan (kathmandu) Thursday, July 28, 2022 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Jul 28 (IPS) – Canada and its major cities consistently appear in Top 10 lists of best places in the world to live. But delve into figures about children’s lives in the northern nation known for ice hockey heroics…