Target Men to Reach Our HIV Goals

HARARE, Mar 05 (IPS) - Women are the face of HIV in Africa, yet four of every 10 persons living with HIV in East and Southern Africa are men. Despite higher rates of HIV infection among women, more men living with HIV are dying. Read the full story, “Target Men to Reach...

Slavery Modernises, Adapts to Stay Alive in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 05 (IPS) - "Slave labour is not declining; it has taken on new forms and is growing; it expanded to new sectors where it did not previously exist," said Ivanete da Silva Sousa, an activist in the fight against modern-day slavery in northern Brazil. Read...

Personal Conviction Versus Fandom: The Case of Mitt Romney

STOCKHOLM / ROME, Mar 03 (IPS) - "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community. They were immediately silenced, but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize...

Mexico’s Battle with Obesity

NEW DELHI, Feb 28 (IPS) - Paradoxically, when the number of people suffering from undernourishment or hunger has risen in the world, so, too, have those afflicted by overweight and obesity. Latin America's second largest economy, Mexico, for instance, is currently battling...

Let’s prevent post-partum depression and provide care to those in need

ABUJA, Feb 25 (IPS) - Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor is a medical doctor, the CEO of EpiAFRIC, Director of Policy and Advocacy for Nigeria Health WatchRecently, Nigerian feminist author Ukamaka Olisakwe spoke about her post-partum depression after giving birth...

Preserving World’s Biodiversity: Negotiations Convene at FAO Headquarters

ROME, Feb 24 (IPS) - "The world out there is watching and waiting for results," Elizabeth Maruma Mrema warns while talking to IPS regarding the preservation of biodiversity of our planet. Read the full story, “Preserving World’s Biodiversity: Negotiations Convene at FAO...