Global IssuesPakistan: Community Midwives Gain Recognition But Concerns Remain
Sunday, February 07, 2010
As Kanwal Gul, 25, lay on the delivery table a year ago, preparing to give birth to her first child, she made sure the traditional birth attendant (TBA) assisting her knew exactly what to do. Put on the gloves, she instructed her.
Uganda: Early Diagnosis of HIV Still Elusive
Thursday, February 04, 2010
HIV-positive Justine Kirumira* is a mother torn between doing what is right for her daughters and her own fear of HIV/AIDS. She suspects that her eight- and 12-year-old daughters may also have the virus. But she may never know the truth of their status because she refuses have them tested.
Haiti: Displaced Women Face Double Jeopardy
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Women's rights and development activists working in Haiti say that greater attention must be paid to the immediate needs of women and girls, as well their role in the long-term reconstruction of the devastated country.
Kenya: Victory for Anti-Abortion Lobby
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
The threat by influential Christian leaders to mobilise a vote against Kenya's draft constitution if it does not explicitly prevent any expansion of abortion rights appears to have succeeded.
Pakistan: Mental Illness among Women: Gender-Driven?
Sunday, January 31, 2010
No sooner does a visitor step into the facility than a surreal scene unfolds: The sound of laughter, the sight of ready smiles and vigorous, pumping handshakes mix with the acrid odor of an unwashed human body and the unbearable stench of neglect that in turn combines with the heavy smell of medicine.
Burma: Ethnic Women Expose Opium Fields in Junta Strongholds
Sunday, January 31, 2010
A report exposing the spreading opium fields in the north-eastern corner of the military-ruled Burma has brought to light an equally revealing story. It was produced by a team of ethnic women who risked their lives to document the heroin-filled world they inhabit.
Health: 10-Billion-Dollar Vaccine Pledge by Gates Hailed
Friday, January 29, 2010
The pledge by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to provide 10 billion dollars over 10 years on vaccines aimed at reducing child mortality in the world's poorest countries was hailed by global health organisations around the world Friday.
Rights-Uganda: Fugitives in Their Own Country
Friday, January 29, 2010
Every morning Pepe Julian Onziema wakes up not knowing if she will live to see another rising sun. Onziema is transgender and she lives in fear for her life because of a national campaign criminalising gay people.
India: Mobilised by Old Clothes, Poor Folk Stand Up, Take Action
Friday, January 29, 2010
Salidhana village, a mere blip on the vast and arid landscape of India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh, was devoid of life’s most basic necessity — water. Until last year, there was no well in this hamlet of about a hundred families. Women would trudge hours daily to fetch water from distant areas, often losing their balance on the hilly village’s treacherous slopes.
Haiti: Local Leaders Shut Out of Military-Run Relief Efforts
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Two gray 23-million-dollar hovercrafts sitting in the middle of a sandy tropical beach look like they are from another world. A pair of 15-foot-wide propeller fans sticks out from the back of each behemoth.
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