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COTE D’IVOIRE: Protecting Public Health Despite Political Impasse
ABIDJAN, Jan 24 2011 (IPS) - The political stand-off between Alassane Ouattara, certified by the…
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Medicine Alliance Fighting Corruption in Zambia
Aston Mwila KusekaLUSAKA, Mar 7 2011 (IPS) - I had always associated corruption with politics…
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SOUTH AFRICA: Who Says Research Can’t Be Dramatic?
Nyasha MusanduJOHANNESBURG, Mar 28 2011 (IPS) - In the early 1990s, a group of researchers…
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SENEGAL: Local Health Posts a Qualified Success
Souleymane FayeDAKAR, Apr 25 2011 (IPS) - We no longer need to go to Hanène,…
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ECUADOR: Gov’t Shuts Down Illegal Gold Mines
Gonzalo OrtizQUITO, May 31 2011 (IPS) - The Ecuadorian government sent in the army to…
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Bahrain Medical Staff Sentenced for Treating Protesters
DOHA, Sep 29 2011 - Thirteen doctors and nurses who treated anti-government protesters during demonstrations…
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MALAWI: Hospitals Struggle Amid Water Shortage
Charles MpakaBLANTYRE, Aug 17 2011 (IPS) - Two battered plastic chairs bar entry to the…
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Polio Spreading Out From Pakistan
Zofeen EbrahimKARACHI, Sep 26 2011 (IPS) - Despite two decades of mass oral polio vaccination…
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U.S. Leads Challenge to Ban on Cluster Munitions
Sandra SiagianTwo victims of cluster munitions in Ta Oy Province, Laos. Credit: John RodstedUNITED NATIONS,…
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EL SALVADOR: Pesticides Fill Graveyards in Rural Villages
NUEVA ESPERANZA, El Salvador, Jan 12 2012 (IPS) - Sitting in the shade under a…