Optimal Health

Computer technician Gladys Pavón with her son Irving in Bayamo, in the eastern Cuban province of Granma. Credit: Jorge Luis

Joseph Chamie is a former director of the United Nations Population Division. The world’s population reached 7 billion on Oct.

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 27 2015 (IPS) – In 2014, the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) saw the

Katie Dain is Executive Director of the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Alliance A woman smokes a cigarette branded ‘Fortune’ at a

Every day the Tropical Gems can be seen taking charge of clearing and tidying civic spaces in Madang, a town

Maternal care during the pregnancy, birth and post-partum period is essential to reduce the high maternal mortality rate in Latin

, CBS, EAV, EHG is the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Kenya. is the United Nations Population

Mulunesh Ena is part of an existing project supported by icipe, working with five other women in her community near

José Graziano da Silva is Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Andrew MacMillan, former

A programme supporting emerging women small-scale farmers has been hit hard by the drought. Here a crop of peppers and