News headlines for “Third World Debt Undermines Development”, page 1304
DEVELOPMENT-NIGER: Selling Sand to Survive
- Inter Press Service
It's a trade that requires no capital, only courage and endurance. A group of 200 women are making ends meet - sometimes even a bit more - by selling sand.
KENYA: Medical Smart Card Extended to Maternal Care
- Inter Press Service
Kenyans can now save towards the cost of childbirth at the country's largest maternal hospital thanks to a medical smart card system.
CHILE: Salmon Industry Won't Give Up
- Inter Press Service
The once booming salmon industry in Chile is trying to get back on its feet after the devastating health crisis that cut production in half. But its long-term viability has been called into question.
Food Cartels Feast on Ramadan Profits
- Inter Press Service
Opportunistic food traders have been blamed for soaring food prices across the Middle East that have added a financial burden on families observing the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Land Reform Underfinanced and Failing
- Inter Press Service
Mavis Muchena sits on the veranda of her mud hut, a middle-aged single mother of four with a face worn beyond her years and hands creased from working the soil. She should represent the future of a renewed farming boom in Zimbabwe, but instead she represents its failure.
AFRICA: Shortage of Skills for Reproductive Health
- Inter Press Service
Dr Geoffrey Kasembeli says he worked almost seven years without a day off: that's how severe the shortage of obstetricians and gynaecologists in Kenya is. A similar situation prevails across the continent, a symptom of the weakness of reproductive health care in Africa.
SOUTH SUDAN: Children Too Hungry to Return to Civilian Life
- Inter Press Service
When Timothy was forced into the southern Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) at age 11, the first thing they did was beat him. Then they took him to a military base where his tasks were to carry other soldiers’ bags, wash their clothes, collect firewood for them, and cook their food.
HEALTH-INDIA: Infant Units Go A Long Way in Saving Babies
- Inter Press Service
Banita’s heart sank when she first saw her prematurely born twin girls. One weighed 500 grammes and the other 700 grammes, both way below the 2.5-kilogramme benchmark for low-birthweight newborns. But their clenched, coin-sized fists seemed to show they were clinging to life. 'There is hope,' said the local doctor.
Americas Social Forum Calls for Agriculture Based on Solidarity
- Inter Press Service
Small-scale agriculture based on the principles of solidarity and cooperation is the only way to guarantee food sovereignty in Latin America, said peasant and indigenous activists meeting in the Paraguayan capital this week.
Labour Rights Under Scrutiny in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
- Inter Press Service
The garment industry in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka has come under intense scrutiny amidst widespread accusations of large- scale labour exploitation.
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