News headlines for “Human Population”, page 468
Chile in the Vanguard of Monitoring Results of AIDS Therapy
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Nov 22 (IPS) - In Chile, not only do all people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS receive treatment, but the country also has advanced mechanisms for monitoring outcomes of the antiretroviral therapy.
Keeping African Roots Alive in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 22 (IPS) - A Nigerian diviner dances and sings next to a Brazilian priest of the Candomblé religion, brought to this South American country by African slaves, that is now being rescued from oblivion in school texts on national history and culture.
Pakistan Attacks Pneumonia With Free Vaccine
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Nov 22 (IPS) - Medical practitioners at the National Institute of Child Health (NICH), a leading government-run children's hospital in Karachi, hope that this will be the last winter they have to treat a stream of children suffering from pneumonia.
Making Waste Management a Sport in India
- Inter Press Service
WARANGAL, India, Nov 22 (IPS) - In a country notorious for the inability to deal with the waste it generates, municipal officials in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh are now resorting to making waste management a competitive sport, in their bid to cajole the entire nation to clean up.
Sustainable Fashion Born in Brazil’s Favelas
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 21 (IPS) - A Brazilian designer has taken fashion from the exclusivity of the catwalk to the reality of the favela, to demonstrate that styles, trends and fads are also born in these poor neighborhoods of cities like Rio de Janeiro.
An Agreement For Peace Means a Promise of Tourism
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Nov 21 (IPS) - International travellers may soon get to enjoy the scenic spots and rich cultural heritage of Muslim Mindanao, the Philippines' southernmost island group, without the threat of being caught in the crossfire of the region's conflict.
Remittances Rise Despite West’s Economic Weakness
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (IPS) - Despite recession in Europe and a weak recovery in the United States, remittances to developing countries have been growing at a strong pace over the last year and are likely accelerate further through 2015, according to a new report released here Tuesday by the World Bank.
Tomorrow Is Too Late for Adaptation to Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Nov 20 (IPS) - You can still see broken plates, toys, books and some photographs among the rubble that was once the homes of Rey Antonio Acosta's family and other families in Mar Verde, the beach community where Hurricane Sandy made landfall in this eastern Cuban city.
Tough Foreign Policy Challenges for Somalia’s “Iron Lady”
- Inter Press Service
, Nov 20 (IPS) - As little-known politician Fauzia Yusuf Haji Adan was sworn in as Somalia's first female foreign minister and deputy prime minister on Monday Nov. 19, the stateswoman who hails from the unrecognised, self-proclaimed republic of Somaliland is tipped to become the country's "Iron Lady".
First Burning Homes, Now Border Patrols
- Inter Press Service
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Nov 20 (IPS) - In late August, Mohammad Saifuddin (not his real name), together with his wife, three daughters and son, fled the carnage of communal violence in western Myanmar's Rakhine province and headed for the border of neighbouring Bangladesh.
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