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Health · May, 2010
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Stories about Health from May, 2010

31 May 2010

Sri Lanka: Where To Put Your Trash

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Sri Lanka: Buying A Condom In Colombo

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

29 May 2010

Mexico: 165 Mexicans Die Each Day Due to Smoking

Written by Eduardo Avila · Quick Reads · Latin America

27 May 2010

Jamaica: Situation Improving?

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Caribbean

Four days into the state of emergency imposed on the Jamaican capital, the situation is becoming clearer - not simply in terms of statistics - but in understanding the chain...

25 May 2010

Cape Verde: Using an Online Tool to Fight Dengue

Written by Debora Baldelli · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

24 May 2010

India: River Bath Festivals

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

23 May 2010

Africa: UNAIDS: Myth-makers or liars?

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

22 May 2010

Sierra Leone: Reproductive health care in Sierra Leone

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Trinidad & Tobago: On the Issues

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

21 May 2010

Haiti: Burning Seeds

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

20 May 2010

Russia: Crisis and demography in Eurasia

Written by Vilhelm Konnander · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Nigeria: A debate on pedophilia, Sharia law, and the ‘two’ Nigerias

Written by Eremipagamo Amabebe · Sub-Saharan Africa

The headline is tabloid-esque: "Nigerian senator marries 13-year-old girl". It refers to 49-year-old Ahmad Sani Yerima, whose marriage a few weeks ago has drawn criticism from around the country, playing...

19 May 2010

MENA: International Day Against Homophobia Celebrated

Written by Katharine Ganly · Middle East & North Africa

May 17th marks the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is still a region for concern according to the International Lesbian, Gay,...

“Black Planet Award” goes to…Formosa Plastics Group, Taiwan

Written by Portnoy Zheng · Quick Reads · East Asia

17 May 2010

Barbados: PM Unwell

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

12 May 2010

Secrets of a Chinese Restaurant

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

11 May 2010

Saudi Arabia: Streets closed to women joggers

Written by Katharine Ganly · Middle East & North Africa

A street in Asir Province, Saudi Arabia, where many women liked to exercise has recently been shut off to female joggers, as it has been deemed unsafe by the Commission...

Morocco: Leishmaniasis outbreak

Written by Katharine Ganly · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

9 May 2010

Tanzania: Aids activists deported

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

7 May 2010

China: School killings and social pathology

Written by Oiwan Lam · East Asia

Within 5 weeks, there were 5 school killings in China. All the victims are innocent primary and kindergarten school kids, while all the murderers are also victims of social injustice....