Wambi Michael* KAMPALA, May 21 2010 (IPS) – The international push behind Kenya s controversial Anti-Counterfeit Act of 2008 dates back as far as October 2006 when the World Customs Organisation held its first intellectual property rights (IPRs) seminar in…
NAIROBI, Sep 14 2010 (IPS) – Campaigners for increased health financing welcome the commitment by African Union member states to direct more resources to health. But the needs of the continent seem to dwarf available budgets. A busy clinic in…
Elizabeth Whitman A 2008 investigation by the Environmental Working Group found bottled water to be chemically indistinguishable from tap water . Credit: Clean Wal-Mart/CC BY 2.0 NEW YORK, Nov 19 2011 (IPS) – Water is the lifeblood of this planet,…
The WHO’s Africa office has published research in 25 peer-reviewed journals in attempt to address the imbalance of research as part of the 2030 SDG agenda, which is to ‘leave no-one behind,’ and a move toward universal health coverage. Credit:…
A global system in which poor countries are unable to develop and produce their own vaccines to match their demand is not sustainable; particularly when faced by potential future pandemics. Credit: PAHO/Karen González. Jul 20 2021 (IPS) – “Vaccine equity…