A TB patient at the Srinagar-based Chest Diseases Hospital in the Indian state of Kashmir. Credit: Athar Parvaiz/IPSJan 15 2021 (IPS) - In July 1921, a French infant became the…
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 23 2021 (IPS) - have significant access to coronavirus vaccines before 2023. Unfortunately, a year’s delay will cause an estimated 2.5 million avoidable deaths in…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 18 2021 (IPS) - Millions of people are expected to die due to delayed and unaffordable access to COVID-19 tests, treatment, personal protective equipment and vaccines.…
BANGKOK, Thailand, Jun 28 2021 (IPS) - With health systems at a breaking point, hospitals at capacity and desperate family members searching for oxygen for loved ones, the devastating second…
Credit: UNOHCR.PHILADELPHIA, US, Oct 7 2021 (IPS) - Last month, asylum-seeking families at the U.S.-Mexico border appeared to have won a victory, however temporary, in their last-ditch bid for safety…
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 2021 (IPS) - Instead of a health system striving to provide universal healthcare, a fragmented, profit-driven market ‘non-system’ has emerged. The 1980s’ neo-liberal counter-revolution…
Medical staff pose in a new maternal care ward at the Melamchi Municipality Hospital, Nepal, in November 2021. Credit: Marty Logan/IPSKATHMANDU, Feb 4 2022 (IPS) - As the omicron wave…
BANGKOK, Thailand, Dec 3 2021 (IPS) - As the world observes the International Day of Persons with Disabilities today, we honour the leadership of persons with disabilities and their tireless…
Sub Saharan Africa has a population of 1.14 billion, yet just 24% of the population has access to safe drinking water. Credit: Stella Paul/IPSABUJA, Mar 2 2022 (IPS) - Paul…
Credit: United Nations KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Apr 20 2022 (IPS) - As a global pandemic, COVID-19 and its continued impacts are unprecedented. Yet many of the challenges that emerged in…
The writers are Deputy Executive Directors of the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) A man is tested for HIV at a health centre in Odienné, Côte d’Ivoire. Credit:…
Nothing is so firmly believed as what is least known. Michel de MontaigneSTOCKHOLM, Jul 13 2022 (IPS) - During the beginning of the pandemic, people wanted to learn more about…
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 2022 (IPS) - Central banks (CBs) around the world – led by the US Fed, European Central Bank and Bank of England – are…
BANGKOK, Thailand, Aug 30 2022 (IPS) - Asia and the Pacific is the most digitally divided region of the world, and South-East Asia is the most divided subregion. The Covid-19…
Anti-Austerity protests in 2006-2020. Credit: NEW YORK, Jan 13 2023 (IPS) - This week world leaders meet in to discuss cooperation to address multiple crises, from COVID-19 and escalating inflation…
A girl reads a story book with lessons on life skills at an ELA club in Uganda. Credit: Uganda/BRAC UNITED NATIONS, Feb 22 2023 (IPS) - BRAC’s Empowerment and Livelihood…
The cumulative needs of injured patients from the war have created a medical crisis. Credit: James Jeffrey/IPSADDIS ABABA, Mar 30 2023 (IPS) - There are about globally who cannot access…
ECW Executive Director Yasmine Sherif Statement in advance of the G7 Hiroshima SummitNEW YORK, May 17 2023 - At this year’s in Japan, world leaders will have a chance to…
Cecilia Menjivar, a tortilla maker in San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador, takes a break from cooking corn in a pot that is one meter high and 50 centimeters…
Togotia, a forgotten African leafy vegetable, has found its way back into markets as its high nutritional value could help address food security. CREDIT: Egerton UniversityNAIROBI, Aug 16 2023 (IPS)…
Maria Beumont, MD, is Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for the TB Alliance Tuberculosis remains the leading infectious cause of death in the world, responsible for 1.6 million deaths…
Nordan Otzer during a cancer awareness event in a village in Ladakh, India. Credit: Athar Parvaiz/IPSLADAKH, INDIA, Nov 29 2023 (IPS) - While working as a doctor in the initial…
CARE Somalia, a UN partner, could provide emergency services to drought-affected communities through humanitarian funding. Credit: OCHA-Yao ChenUNITED NATIONS, Dec 18 2023 (IPS) - Funding humanitarian programs will continue into…
The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean report documents the Region’s struggles with the devastating impacts of climate change, and urges action to…
Naomy Kolian and Jane Kaliko share light moments after a tiring day of engaging the community at a public forum on the need to stop FGM. Credit: Robert Kibet/IPSNAIROBI, Jul…
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