Full coverage: Health

12.10.2007 Most countries in South Asia are lagging far behind, when it comes to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015, says a report released by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) earlier this week.

11.10.2007

11.10.2007

10.10.2007 This year's Stand Up and Speak Out, scheduled on October 16-17, 2007, aims to move people to feel for the cause and also create more publicity than last year. This time the movement is more political too, says Sylvia Borren, co-chair of Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP).

10.10.2007 Handloom weavers in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh are battling poverty and tuberculosis while the government sponsored schemes still elude them. The Asian Human Rights Commission has launched an appeal to the people to urge the government to take action.

10.10.2007 Over 3,000 labourers signed on a monster banner to remind the Pakistan government of its promises to eradicate poverty and other MDG goals. The 10 km banner, patched together from smaller bits of cloth, will carry 1.5 million signatures to be unfurled in Bahawalpur on October 17.

10.10.2007 A new manual encourages the hearing disabled communities in developing countries to take control of their health. Developed by the Kenyan Peer Education Network,The Deaf Peers’ Education Manual addresses three main issues: sexual education, relationships and hygiene for a basic understanding of sexual health, HIV/AIDS, and can be adapted to fit the cultural context and needs of the deaf communities.

09.10.2007 India is likely to fall short of the 2015 global deadline set by the United Nations to halve poverty and hunger, says a recent report by the UN and the Asian Development Bank.

09.10.2007 Kannettaviin tietokoneisiin liittyvä innovaatio toi nepalilaiselle Mahabir Punille arvostetun Ramon Magsaysay -palkinnon. Pun oli käynnistäjänä projektissa, joka yhdisti seitsemän nepalin vuoristokylää langattomilla yhteyksillä toisiinsa sekä lopulta Internetiin. Kaiken kaikkiaan hanke on tarjonnut 14 syrjäiselle kylälle lääkinnällisiä, koulutuksellisia sekä kaupankäynnillisiä palveluita.

08.10.2007 A smart card at an annual fee of INR 30 will help India's poor access good health. The Indian government has plans to offer health,life and disability insurance to around 400 million poor working in the unorganized sector. Also in the offing: a pension scheme for people over 65 living below the poverty line.

05.10.2007 Damages due to pollution are costing billions of rupees annually to the national exchequer in Pakistan, claims a recent study by the World Bank. Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) has expressed concern over the harmful rise in urban air particulate.

05.10.2007 Driving a low-cost small car may just not be the answer to your commuting woes, says a new study by the Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment, claiming such cars will lead to major congestion and pollution on Indian roads. The study also calls for mandatory safety standards and policy corrections.

05.10.2007 “Lonceng kehidupan seakan berhenti setelah aku divonis HIV menyusul kepergian ayah dari dua buah hatiku. Masih ada juga orang yang menolak aku dari pekerjaan, begitu kejamkah HIV? Salah apa aku?” (Juwaryanti, Pelita Plus).

05.10.2007 Di Cilacap kini terdapat 11 lokasi para pekerja seks komersial (PSK). Jumlah PSK sekarang ada 381 orang dengan 89 orang mucikari, alias meningkat dari tahun lalu. PSK Cilacap yang diduga terjangkit HIV kini jumlahnya 40 orang dan AIDS 2 orang.

04.10.2007 A new campaign by a global coalition of governments, civil society organisations and media will push for meeting the Millennium Development Goals on maternal and child health. “Deliver Now” will introduce specific country programmes in India and Tanzania in 2008.

04.10.2007 Pakistanissa epäillään, ettei kauppa ihmisen munuaisilla lopu, vaikka sitä yritetään suitsia syyskuussa annetuilla määräyksillä.

04.10.2007 Tahun 2001, Her, 30 tahun, baru sadar tertular HIV/AIDS. Namun seperti orang lainnya, dia menikah dan kini dikaruniai seorang anak berusia 1,6 tahun. Ada saat di mana Her dapat menggauli istrinya tanpa menggunakan kondom. Ajaibnya, istri dan anaknya tak tertular HIV.

04.10.2007 Penderita sipilis atau penyakit kelamin di Kalimantan Selatan (Kalsel) dalam dua tahun terakhir naik 300 persen, dari 35 orang penderita pada 2005 menjadi 104 orang pada 2006. Hal itu diungkapkan pengelola program HIV/AIDS Dinas Kesehatan Kalsel.

04.10.2007 Penyebaran virus HIV/AIDS dari tahu ke tahun semakin tinggi. Peningkatan penyebaran virus mematikan itu juga terjadi di Provinsi Banten. Tak mengherankan Banten kini menduduki peringkat ke-8 penderita HIV/AIDS secara nasional.

03.10.2007 A recent report by WaterAid claims that the economic benefits of investing in sanitation are far greater than its costs. ‘Sanitation and Economic Development: Making the case for the MDG Orphan’ is a timely release to inform public policy debate during the United Nations’ International Year of Sanitation in 2008.