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Endgame for Polio in Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Feb 02 (IPS) - “It was like a heavy burden had been lifted, and I could breathe easier,” said Irum Khan, a polio worker, recalling the cloudy, gloomy, winter morning of January 28, 2022, when her supervisor announced Pakistan had not reported a single case of a child afflicted with polio since January 27, 2021, when the last time a polio case was reported from the province of Balochistan.
Teleworking during COVID: Risks, benefits and steps to a ‘new normal’
- UN News
More than two years since COVID-19 began disrupting office life around the world, crucial changes are needed to safeguard health while teleworking, two UN agencies said on Wednesday.
U.S. to Russia: Do as We Say, Not as We Do
- Inter Press Service
SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Feb 02 (IPS) - Hidden in plain sight, the extreme hypocrisy of the U.S. position on NATO and Ukraine cries out for journalistic coverage and open debate in the USA’s major media outlets. But those outlets, with rare exceptions, have gone into virtually Orwellian mode, only allowing elaboration on the theme of America good, Russia bad.
Damaged Natural Infrastructure Exacerbates Urban Flooding in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 02 (IPS) - People living in Jardim Pantanal, a low-income neighborhood on the east side of the Brazilian megalopolis of São Paulo, suffer floods every southern hemisphere summer. Many residents remember the three months their streets and homes were under water in late 2009 and early 2010.
The Dilemma of Zimbabwe's Food Security Efforts
- Inter Press Service
Bulawayo, ZIMBABWE, Feb 01 (IPS) - On January 10, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) arrested three men found with fertilizer worth about 130,000 US dollars.
Inflation Paranoia Threatens Recovery
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 01 (IPS) - Inflation hawks are winning the day. The latest ‘beggar thyself’ race to raise interest rates has begun. This ostensibly responds to the spectre of runaway inflation, supposedly retarding economic growth and progress, and thus threatening central bank ‘credibility’.
Debunking Demographic Denialism
- Inter Press Service
PORTLAND, USA, Jan 31 (IPS) - Demographic denialism is increasingly appearing in countries across the globe. Various government officials, politicians, business leaders, media commentators and others are blatantly denying demographic realities and likely future trends and advancing falsehoods.
Improve resistance to neglected tropical diseases, WHO urges
- UN News
To mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday called for an international push to confront the inequalities that characterize NTDs, and ensure the poorest and most marginalized communities who are the most impacted, receive the health services they need.
Sasakawas Epoch-Making Quest to End Discrimination of Leprosy Affected People
- Inter Press Service
Johannesburg, Jan 30 (IPS) - For the WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, Yohei Sasakawa, ensuring affected peoples’ human rights is fundamental to the campaign to eradicate the disease.
When Will Countries Ever Learn how Well to do Fuel Subsidy Reforms?
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Jan 28 (IPS) - Consider the situation. Faced with growing fiscal stress, the government of an energy exporting country decides to cut generous subsidies, doubling the fuel price overnight.
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