News headlines for “Human Population”, page 574
PAKISTAN: Health Workers Without Maternity Leave
- Inter Press Service
Shazia Kiran is seven months pregnant with her third child and worried she might be unable to juggle her work and the responsibilities of caring for a newborn. But what worries her more is that she has no maternity benefits, and she has not received her salary as a Lady Health Worker (LHW) for the last three months.
/CORRECTED REPEAT*/DEVELOPMENT: IBSA Fund Packs Small But Sustainable Punches
- Inter Press Service
Despite only three million dollars a year coming into the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Fund for Poverty and Hunger Alleviation, it aims to pack punches above its weight with small but sustainable projects.
OP-ED: Maternal Meltdown From Chernobyl to Fukushima
- Inter Press Service
On this day 25 years ago, a massive explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine released clouds of radioactive particles into the atmosphere across Russia and Europe. The catastrophe had lasting effects on people’s health, particularly on women and their unborn children. On this sober anniversary, we look back at Chernobyl and the lessons learned to ensure the health of Japanese women as the Fukushima disaster unfolds.
BURKINA FASO: Training Gives Domestics Hope of Escaping Their Lot
- Inter Press Service
Emeline Djigma, a twenty-year-old domestic worker, is preparing for the entrance exam to the National Teachers' College this year. She hopes she'll make it, having finally obtained her secondary school certificate thanks to five years of evening classes.
JAPAN: Foreigners Show Solidarity Amidst Tragedy
- Inter Press Service
When the massive 9.0 magnitude quake and tidal waves hit their little coastal village on March 11, Mariline Shoji and her husband lost everything they owned.
Arab Refugees Suffer Mind Disorders
- Inter Press Service
Amidst the political upheavals across the Arab world, a new U.N. study highlights the need for neurological health services to monitor brain disorders among displaced people.
BANGLADESH: W.A.S.H. Keeps Communities Clean
- Inter Press Service
One sunny afternoon, 19-year-old Sufia Aktar presides over a courtyard gathering of housewives discussing the use of safe water, a hygienic environment, and personal cleanliness. It is the last of such gatherings for Sufia, who will soon leave, knowing it was 'mission accomplished.'
ENVIRONMENT: Women Key to Greening the Economy
- Inter Press Service
Earth Day celebrated its 41st year Friday with the slogan ‘A Billion Acts of Green’. The grassroots demonstration is said to have inspired the modern environmental movement, and continues to inform and promote green economic policies worldwide, while attracting over a half billion people every year.
CUBA: Youth, Love and Sex — Fewer Constraints
- Inter Press Service
Cuba's young people today feel they have more freedom to navigate the waters of romantic feelings in an uncomplicated way.
Women Struggle to Unite Fractured Bahrain
- Inter Press Service
Women in Bahrain have launched new initiatives to tackle sectarian tensions that emerged as the fallout of widespread unrest sweeping the country since Feb. 14.
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