News headlines for “Democracy”, page 363
Building Successful Social Enterprises
- Inter Press Service
Mar 04 (IPS) - Marie Lisa Dacanay is the president of Manila–based Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia. With 20 years of experience in development management, social entrepreneurship and enterprise development, Dacanay is also a university professor and an acclaimed author with several books on social entrepreneurship in Asia.
Leprosy Survivor Creates Hope and Support for Others Affected by Disease
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Mar 04 (IPS) - When Ariel Lazarte from Quezon City, Philippines, was first diagnosed with leprosy in 2014, his life seemed as if it were falling apart. But now more than four years later Lazarte's life is a huge contrast from the poverty and isolation he experienced as a person affected by leprosy.
Violence Fuels Mobilisation by Women against Brazil's Anti-Gender Equality Government
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 04 (IPS) - This article is part of IPS's coverage of International Women's Day, celebrated on March 8.
Crime, a key issue in far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's election in Brazil, has a dimension that is gaining in visibility and could turn against his government: gender violence.
Q&A: We Need a Holistic Approach to Eradicate Leprosy
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Mar 03 (IPS) - Dr. Maria Francia Laxamana is the Assistant Secretary in the Philippines ministry of health. With nearly two decades of work both as a senior government official and also as an expert in several non-government organisations, Laxamana has deep insight into the issue of leprosy in this Southeast Asian nation and the challenges faced by those who are affected by the disease.
A Leprosy-free Philippines by 2020?
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Mar 03 (IPS) - Dr Maria Francia Laxamana, assistant secretary of health in the Department of Health, Philippines outlines her recommendations for a leprosy country by 2020.
Capacity Building the Key to Fighting Leprosy
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Mar 03 (IPS) - Strengthening the participation of persons affected by leprosy, or SPP, has proven to be an effective strategy in reaching out to often isolated sufferers in local communities throughout Asia. A significant challenge to civil society organisations, however, is finding enough management talent to maintain and expand the programmes.
Leprosy Detection With a Personal Touch
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Mar 03 (IPS) - Jennifer Quimno could put anyone at ease. So when she travels across the Philippines as part of peer to peer programme that helps identify new leprosy cases, people generally allow her to examine them.
First Asian Leprosy Assembly Calls for Greater Social Inclusion for the Affected
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Mar 03 (IPS) - Growing up in Kathmandu, Nepal, Amar Bahadur Timalsina wasn't allowed to attend school as a young boy because he was affected by leprosy. But now, decades later, after treatment and being able to re-integrate into his community, Timalsina is proud to say that he is the principal of a school of 400 students.
Leprosy Remains a Stubborn, Unseen Problem in the Philippines
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Mar 02 (IPS) - The stubborn challenge of diagnosis and treatment of leprosy among difficult to reach populations in the Philippines should soon become easier with the rollout of a mobile app connecting field health workers with physicians and clinics.
A Global Imperative: Empowering Women is Critical for World’s Economy & People
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Mar 01 (IPS) - Christine Lagarde* is Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
March 8 marks International Women's Day, which provides a chance to reflect on the struggle for greater gender equality.
The roots of this annual event reach back more than a century, yet its focus on respect and opportunities for women remains strikingly relevant today—from sexual harassment and violence to unequal laws and unfairness in the workplace, where women are too often underemployed, underpaid, and underpromoted.
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