By Global Issues MBALE, WAKISO, KAMPALA, Uganda, Nov 26 (IPS) – Ahead of World Aids Day 2024, with the theme Take the Rights Path: My Health, My Right!, IPS looks at options for prevention for women and girls in Uganda and sub-Saharan Africa.In Uganda, women and girls are more affected by HIV. Out of 1.4 […]
By Global Issues CHACSINKIN, Mexico, Nov 25 (IPS) – María Bacab, a Native Maya, considers herself the “guardian of seeds” as she cares for the milpa – an ancestral Mesoamerican polyculture that mixes maize, beans, squash and other vegetables – and promotes its practice and use in Mexico. Read the full story, “Mayan Farmers Improve […]
By Global Issues WASHINGTON DC, Nov 25 (IPS) – In Nigeria, over 80,000 women die each year from pregnancy and childbirth complications. Recently, Nigeria’s coordinating minister of health and social welfare, Muhammad Pate, announced the Maternal Mortality Reduction Initiative. It aims to provide free cesarean section (CS) and essential maternal care to poor women nationwide, […]