Global Voices · Citizen media stories about Health from October 2008

Recently two advertisements of childrens food products made by Nestlé and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) aired by a Bangladeshi television channel were banned in UK. The Bangladeshi private TV channel NTV (not...

Guyana: Social Services

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

25 October 2008

Malaysia: Era of contaminated food

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

Working in Brunei

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

23 October 2008

Climate Change: Increasing The Spread of Diseases?

Written by Juhie Bhatia · South Asia

Melting ice caps, rising sea levels and extreme weather patterns aren't the only potential consequences of climate change. Scientists are warning that changes in global climate may also endanger public...

22 October 2008

Syria: Farewell Om Abed

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Trinidad & Tobago: Higher Standards

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

21 October 2008

Indonesia: Medical tourism

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

20 October 2008

Tajikistan: Investments into healthcare are equal to Ones of Sierra Leone

Written by Adil Nurmakov · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

19 October 2008

South Africa: A New Era In The Fight Against AIDS?

Written by Juhie Bhatia · Sub-Saharan Africa

In late September Barbara Hogan was appointed as South Africa's new health minister by interim President Kgalema Motlanthe, ousting her controversial predecessor Manto Tshabalala-Msimang. AIDS activists and many South Africans...