News headlines for “Health Issues”, page 229
Bringing Clean Water On Tap To Rural Villages In Polynesian Island Nation Of Tuvalu
- Inter Press Service
CANBERRA, Nov 18 (IPS) - Rural communities on one of the nine islands that make up the Polynesian nation of Tuvalu are anticipating how life will change when they are connected to piped clean water for the first time.
COVID-19 Compounding Inequalities
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Nov 17 (IPS) - The United Nations’ renamed World Social Report 2020 (WSR 2020) argued that income inequality is rising in most developed countries, and some middle-income countries, including China, the world’s fastest growing economy in recent decades.
Working Class Bears Disproportionate Burden of COVID-19 Economic Fallout
- Inter Press Service
DELHI, India, Nov 13 (IPS) - Back in May 2019, we were visiting a large garment factory in Arsikere, Karnataka, when we asked some of the workers, "What would you do if you got Saturdays off?" Their responses to this simple question summed up their priorities. A majority said they would spend time with family or friends and take care of their children. Many said they would use this time to relax or do household chores. Only a few said they'd look for additional pay.
Secretive Mega-Trade Deal Rules Could Harm Asia’s Covid-19 Recovery
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 13 (IPS) - Fifteen countries will sign a mega-trade deal at the ASEAN conference this weekend imposing secretive restrictions on how governments help workers through the pandemic, trade union leaders and parliamentarians have warned.
In India, Ending FGM Demands Truth and Transparency
- Inter Press Service
NOIDA, India, Nov 13 (IPS) - "My daughter is eight years old. In May 2017, I had her ‘Khatna,' her circumcision, done. I had taken her to a traditional cutter. Once back home I made her sleep on the bed. After some time, around 4:00 p.m. I took her to the bathroom, she was bleeding as if she had started her menses. It seemed like she was urinating blood. By 6:00 p.m. my daughter had been bleeding so heavily, the blood had soaked three bed sheets and I was very worried. And my daughter was quiet and she also kept asking me if she will be fine." Excerpt from: How I got her from the hands of death: WeSpeakOut study2018
Despite Conflict and COVID-19, Children Still Dream to Continue Their Education in Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Nov 12 (IPS) - As if four decades of war were not enough, then came the pandemic.
For each of the past five years, Afghanistan has been identified by the United Nations as the world's deadliest country for children and, despite progress made in peace talks between the government and the Taliban, child and youth casualties from the ongoing conflict continue to mount in 2020.
The Covid Pandemic: Broadening the Discourse
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Nov 10 (IPS) - SARS-CoV-2, the corona virus that causes COVID-19, has been spreading exponentially across the world over the last ten or so months. As of November 6th, according to the Center for Systems Science at Johns Hopkins University, there have been 49,195,581 cases of COVID-19, including 1,241,031 deaths.
Pandemic Induced Drop in Remittance Flows to South Asia
- Inter Press Service
CANBERRA, Australia, Nov 06 (IPS) - Remittances are an essential part of economic activity in low and middle-income countries (LMIC), including those in South Asia.
India: How Did Young People Access Care During the Lockdown?
- Inter Press Service
Nov 06 (IPS) - COVID-19 has developed into an unprecedented public health crisis, the impact of which has been seen across global health systems and services. As the crisis continues to evolve in India, there is a need to examine the impact of the pandemic and ensuing nation-wide shutdown on young people's lives, particularly, their experience of mental ill health.
UN Takes Preventive Measures Following 5,660 Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases System-Wide
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 06 (IPS) - As we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic response, I would like to assure you once again that the health and safety of personnel and delegates continues to be our number one priority.
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