Moyiga Nduru JOHANNESBURG, Feb 8 2007 (IPS) – Floods have hit a swath of southern Africa, from Mozambique in the east to Angola in the west, causing a marked increase in cholera and malaria cases, say aid workers. Torrential rains…
Abid Aslam WASHINGTON, Nov 15 2007 (IPS) – More than one in 10 people in the United States go hungry, according to new official figures that suggest government food programmes are falling short in the world #39s wealthiest country. More…
Floods in Morigaon, India submerged about 45 roads in October 2014. Most people wade through the water, believing this is quicker than waiting for a rickety boat to transport them across. Credit: Priyanka Borpujari/IPS UNITED NATIONS, Jun 9 2015 (IPS)…
Community Health warriors (Anganwadi center in Chennai, Tamil Nadu). Credit: (PSI) BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 13 2020 (IPS) – Fifteen countries will sign a mega-trade deal at the ASEAN conference this weekend imposing secretive restrictions on how governments help workers through…
Tuberculosis has killed 1,5 million people in 2020 – mostly in African and Asian countries – while two million people died of COVID-19 worldwide during the same period. Credit: Athar Parvaiz/IPS CAPE TOWN, South Africa, May 19 2022 (IPS) –…