Optimal Health

Mathilde Bagneres interviews ORIANA LOPEZ URIBE, youth activist for sexual and reproductive health services and information UNITED NATIONS, Apr 28

Sex workers are provided free medical checkups as part of monitoring for HIV. Credit: Naimul Haq DHAKA, Jun 3 2012

WASHINGTON, Jul 19 2012 (IPS) – How many condoms is it legal to carry around in your pocket? That’s the

Pakistan needs affordable solutions to reducing maternal deaths. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS KARACHI, Sep 12 2012 (IPS) – “I can’t imagine

Tramadol pills have become dangerously popular in Gaza as an antidote to the stresses of Israeli occupation. Credit: Emad Badwan/IPS.

Children living on Sri Lanka’s tea estates are among the country’s most malnourished. Credit: Amantha Perera/IPS BRUSSELS, Nov 26 2012

Only 12 percent of women in Senegal use contraceptives, which has led to a “baby boom” in the country. Credit:

DOHA, Apr 1 2013 – India s highest court has dismissed Swiss drug maker Novartis AG s petition seeking patent

Young women on a Damascus street. Credit: Rebecca Murray/IPS UNITED NATIONS, May 21 2013 (IPS) – When thousands of participants

The continuous transport of coal for export through northern Colombia offers little more than dust and noise to the rural