Stories about Health from July, 2007
Kazakhstan: Blogs not only for debate, but also a source
A lot of goodies in the Kazakhstani blogosphere this week: The big bosses walk away unscathed after two important trials, right-hand-drive advocates celebrate their victory, Kazakhstan is set to advance in nuclear energy production, many facts and figures, and much more in this week's roundup.
Uruguay: High Rates of Suicide
¡Montevideo me mata! [ES] writes about the subject of suicide in Uruguay, which has the highest rates in Latin America and also provides resources for prevention.
Trinidad & Tobago: Helter Smelter
“The truth is that the Environmental Management Authority denied a Certificate of Environmental Clearance not only for the smelter but for the entire industrial estate in Chatham.” The Manicou Report has his say about the ongoing smelter plant controversy in Trinidad & Tobago.
Iraq: Stomach Problems
Neurotic Iraqi Wife writes about stomach troubles in her travels here.
Nepal: Abortions and Maternal Mortality
RH Reality Check on how Nepal has reduced maternal mortality by improving access to abortions.
Kuwait: Cockroach in Your Pizza
PhilQ8 writes about a cockroach found in a pizza in Kuwait.
China: Rodent population problem
A lake swells and two billion rats flee into farmland, destroying many crops. A massive extermination campaign is launched bringing in ninety tons of rodent in less than a month and leaving bloggers questioning, of all things, their eating habits.
Kuwait: Despite the Summer, it's Never Quiet in Here!
Despite the heat, Kuwaitis are braving the weather and making the most of outdoor activities. While some are enjoying boating and Flugtag games, one Kuwaiti blogger got more than she bargained for when she ventured out to sea without her sun block. Read Abdullatif Al Omar's report of this week's Kuwait round up to learn more.
Russia: The “BAMers”
Russian photographer Oleg Klimov is on a work trip across Russia and has been on the road since June 23. Read his sketch on the Baikal-Amur Mainline: once "the construction project of the century" and now a place populated by the people who, according to Klimov, are either afraid to leave or have nowhere to go.
Bulgaria, Libya: Still Some Hope for Tripoli Six?
Declan Butler reports on the Tripoli Six case: “…so far the endgame script in this tragic case is playing out as predicted.” There's still some hope, though.
Kuwait: Weight Loss Progress
Zeena from Kuwait updates us on her weight loss programme here.
China: 750,000 annual pollution deaths
750,000 premature deaths each year from air and water pollution—a statistic the Chinese government sought to keep secret for fear of social unrest should that be publicly known. Word's out now, and people aren't happy about having been lied to.
Bangladesh: Sicko and Canada
a bengali in TO watches Michael Moore's Sicko, and is thankful that he's in Canada.
Bhutan: Ban on smoking
Visit Bhutan in 2008 on the ineffectiveness of the ban on smoking in Bhutan.
Turkmenistan: Heroin addiction
Bonnie Boyd says that Turkmenistan's HIV addiction rates are phenomenally high and that it would be sign of strength not weakness to collaborate with the outside world.
Milk wars in the Philippines: Breastmilk versus Infant Formula
The top three consumer commodities in the Philippines are formula milk, mobile phone cards and beer. Infant formula products are among the most imported goods in the country. A major reason why these products are popular despite being expensive and vastly inferior to breast milk is the aggressive advertising of milk companies. Now, the government wants to regulate milk ads. We look at online comments on this issue.
Barbados: Welfare of Chinese Workers
Barbados Free Press wonders whether the island's imported Chinese labourers are being fairly treated: “Forget about the fact that they are taking Bajan jobs. The Chinese workers should be entitled to all the fundamental human rights that we would want for any fellow human being.”
Botswana: make a monthly donation to people living with AIDS
You can make a monthly donation to people living with AIDS in Nata village, Botswana through Nata Village blog: “We are now accepting monthly donation payments! We are starting off with a small monthly payment of just $4! That's just $48 per year! This small payment can pay for one...
Poland: Photo Report From Nurses’ Strike
The beatroot posts a photo report from the ‘White City’ in Warsaw, where “close to three weeks on strike and camped opposite the main government offices, the nurses refuse to give up. The strike, for more pay (well, you couldn’t get much less than they get) has been supported by...
Barbados: HIV Testing for Clergy?
The president of the Barbados Evangelical Association‘s call for all members of the clergy to be tested openly for HIV/AIDS has caused quite a stir. Gallimaufry says, “If you’ve been keeping your zip up, then you should have no worries about your HIV status…as a leader of a spiritual community...
Guyana: Healthy Eating
A book by Michael Pollan gets GuyaneseMark thinking about how lucky he is to be in Guyana, “where my only choice when buying produce and meat is to look at local, all-natural producers. It denies the capitalist consumer in me to search for the better price for food at the...
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