Stories about Health from November, 2006
Madagascar: Public Health and Corruption
TZ=Indian/Antananarivo writes (Fr): “Health is apparently one of the sectors most affected by corruption in Madagascar … Things may be getting better but there is still a long way to go…”
Croatia: Legalization of Prostitution
Lovorka Marinovic, coordinator of the trafficking prevention program of international organization IOM, says (HRV): Research conducted by IOM shows an enormous lack of relevant data about trafficking despite the issue's relevance for the region. According to the collected info, about 1,300 of the total 6,000 women that were sold in...
Madagascar: Franco-Malagasy Solidarity
Harinjaka is happy that a local French NGO is flying Francia, a local girl in need of specialized surgery, to France for the operation but thinks (Fr): “the best way to help Madagascar is to give Malagasies the means to develop their own thinking and methods, rather than offering them...
Tajikstan, USA: Having a Baby
Candide looks at the pros and cons involved in choosing to give birth in the United States and Tajikistan.
Hungary: Bribing to Give Birth
Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar writes about Hungary's corrupt health care system and the changes that may occur in the near future.
Puerto Rico: Mosquito experiments
“For things like this the colony has always been useful,” says (ES) Tinta Digital, discussing a series of experiments conducted on mosquitos in poor communities in Puerto Rico by the Centers for Disease Control.
Argentina: Blog de Alzheimers
Mariano Amartino applauds the concept [ES] of Mal de Alzheimer [ES[, a weblog which aggregates experiences, resources, and information regarding Alzheimer's Disease.
Poland: Driving Deaths
The beatroot writes about a significant number of lethal car accidents that occurred in Poland on the day Polish families visit graves of their dead relatives.
Russia: Moscow's (In)Accessibility
Perekhod: an underground walkway in Moscow – by Digenis.org The hype surrounding the Russian blogosphere's fate has subsided, and the collective attention has shifted to the fate of tomorrow's Russian March. One Moscow blogger, however, is concerned about something quite different: LJ user kmaka (quoted in a recent translation) and...
Japan: Dolphin meat
Kaishin in Japundit blogs about the recent discussion about dolphin hunting in Japan. Health specialists pointed out that bottlenose dolphin meat contains high quantities of mythril mercury, a dangerous toxic form of mercury, that may cause various ailments as brain or nerve damage. Lee in Tokyo Times also discusses about...
Ukraine: News Digest
Recent updates on Ukrainian business, politics, utility services, opinion polls and more, at Foreign Notes.
Ukraine: Banya
Carpetblogger writes about banya and private parts.
Bangladesh: The privileged and the poor
Drishtipat on how the gap between the privileged and the poor in Bangladesh is still wide. “Simply put, it’s because our policy makers, our industrialists, the rich and the beautiful in our society don’t have to deal with this joke of a system. They either go abroad or they go...
Armenia: Medicine & Trust
Zarchka has more to say about the medical system in Armenia. In her latest post, she explains who her family had to turn to when traditional doctors were little help.
Africa: Swahili computer game
Mental Acrobatics announces the release of, probably, the first computer game in Swahili, “The first ever Kiswahili computer game? That didn’t sound right but then again I can not think of any other Kiswahili computer game. Perhaps someone out there knows of one? If so please share it with us.”
Malaysia: Tips for Newbies to the U.K.
Adam, a Malaysian blogger and a recent resident of UK has some tips for newcomers to the country.