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Health · June, 2011
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Stories about Health from June, 2011

30 June 2011

China: Recycling sewage oil

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

28 June 2011

Cape Verde: A Story of Accessibility

Written by Sara Moreira · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

27 June 2011

Cuba: Hunger Striker to Leave Island

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Latin America

Russia: Deciphering Covert “Bath Salt” Drug Advertisements

Written by Alexey Sidorenko · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

24 June 2011

Cuba: Old & Black

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Latin America

23 June 2011

Peru: Women in Iquitos Protest High Levels of Aluminum in Water

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America

22 June 2011

Cannibalism In North Korea, Smuggled Documents Reveal

Written by Lee Yoo Eun · Quick Reads · East Asia

21 June 2011

Puerto Rico: C-Sections Too Prevalent

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Latin America

20 June 2011

North Korea's Meth Export

Written by Lee Yoo Eun · Quick Reads · East Asia

Argentina: Demonstrations in the Borda Psychiatric Hospital

Written by Fanny Rahmouni · Latin America

Medical staff and associations rallied in the beginning of June to protest against the deterioration of housing conditions in the Hospital Borda, one the most notable psychiatric hospitals in Argentina,...

19 June 2011

Venezuela: Arguments For and Against the Smoking Ban

Written by Laura Vidal · Latin America

It is no secret that smokers and non-smokers argue over issues regarding health, air and the freedom of choice. However, many people have used different modes of citizen media to...

18 June 2011

India: Hungry For Power

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

17 June 2011

Ecuador: Project Aims to Bring More Green to Guayaquil

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America

16 June 2011

Africa: Bloggers Remember the International Day of the African Child

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Sub-Saharan Africa

June 16 marks the International Day of the African Child. The day was initiated by the Organisation of African Unity on June 16, 1991. The day honors those who participated...

Cuba: Cervantes Continues Strike

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Latin America

Taiwan: A Song for Those Pro-Nuclear Power Legislators

Written by Portnoy Zheng · Quick Reads · East Asia

15 June 2011

Kenya: The Winners of Pivot25 Mobile App Developer Conference

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

Nigeria: Let's Monitor President's 105 commitments on HIV/AIDS

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

Cuba: Guidelines on Rights

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Latin America

14 June 2011

Cuba: Worry About Hunger Striker

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Latin America