Clean Cookstoves Could Change the Lives of Millions in Nepal
robert In Nepal almost 22 million people are affected by indoor air pollution. Credit: Mallika Aryal/IPS…
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Mar 16 2016 – When it comes to cooking indoors over open fires, the harmful…
Read MoreWater Woes Put a Damper on Myanmar’s Surging Economy
People fetch water from the new well in the village of Htita, Myanmar. It is…
Read MoreNew and Old Vaccines Still Out of Reach for Many
Families and health workers defy the Taliban’s ban on oral polio vaccines (OPV). Credit: Ashfaq…
Read MoreEurope to Decide on Use of Mercury in Dentistry
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 6 2016 (IPS) – Europe will soon decide the future of a…
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