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HEALTH: Vaccines, Antibiotics Could Slash Pneumonia Deaths
Chryso D'AngeloUNITED NATIONS, Nov 2 2009 (IPS) - Seven-month-old Marta lived in the central highlands…
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GUATEMALA: Sex Education, Family Planning Finally Available
Danilo ValladaresGUATEMALA CITY, Nov 26 2009 (IPS) - Social organisations in Guatemala are celebrating the…
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KENYA: Mapping An African Slum
NAIROBI, Jan 4 2010 (IPS) - In early November, a group of explorers set out…
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HEALTH-PHILIPPINES: Young Lives Up in Smoke
Kara SantosMANILA, Feb 14 2010 (IPS) - Whether they choose to light up their first…
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HEALTH-UGANDA: EU Supports Law Threatening Access to Medicines
Wambi MichaelKAMPALA, Mar 15 2010 (IPS) - The European Union (EU) is funding the drafting…
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Malaria Funding Falls Short of Six-Billion-Dollar Target
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 19 2010 (IPS) - As African countries continue their relentless battle against…
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Reclaiming the Streets
WASHINGTON, May 20 2010 (IPS) - Cars promise mobility, and in a largely rural setting…
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RIGHTS: Poor Foreigners Working Like “Modern Slaves” in Mauritius
Nasseem AckburallyPORT LOUIS, Jul 2 2010 (IPS) - Workers from Bangladesh have helped Mauritius to…
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AFRICA: Antiretroviral Gel Lowers HIV Infection and Offers Hope to Women
JOHANNESBURG, Jul 21 2010 (IPS) - When women from the predominantly rural Vulindela district in…
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HEALTH-INDIA: Superbug Boosts Hopes of Rational Drug Use
Ranjit DevrajNEW DELHI, Aug 20 2010 (IPS) - Howls of protest from doctors and officials…