SRI LANKA: Peace Brings Little for the War-Disabled
jenny Amantha PereraVAVUNIYA, Dec 18 2011 (IPS) - There are times when Thiyagarajah Santhirakumaran, 35, wishes that he had died in Sri Lanka s civil war. There is peace now, but…
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ARGENTINA: Victims of State Terrorism No Longer on Their Own
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 13 2012 (IPS) - Mental health professionals in Argentina have accumulated such a wealth of experience in treating victims of state terrorism that they are now sharing…
Urban Chicken-Keeping Movement Spreads Its Wings
Matthew CardinaleATLANTA, Georgia, Mar 16 2012 (IPS) - With increasing concerns about the economy and environmental sustainability on the minds of many U.S. citizens, leaders in the grassroots movement to…
India Serves Up Costly Cocktail of Vaccines
NEW DELHI, Apr 27 2012 (IPS) - Ignoring widespread concern over the safety, efficacy and cost of pentavalent vaccines, India’s central health ministry has, this month, approved inclusion of the…