Nigeria, others contribute 60% to global maternal deaths

Nigeria and nine other countries contribute about 60 per cent of the global maternal mortality burden, the World Health Organization has said. Media Officer, Development Co...

Leaders From Three Continents Join Fellowship To Bring New, Local Perspectives On International Development To Global Dialogue

“This year’s class of fellows is an impressive crowd that will match the incredible work we saw in the first class of New Voices,” said Andrew Quinn, dire...

Ending newborn deaths: ensuring every baby survives

The first 24 hours of a child’s life are the most dangerous, with more than one million babies dying each year on their first and only day of life, according to new r...

Why women die

Pakistan, and the rest of the world, is observing International Women’s Day today – March 8. Concerned NGOs and members of civil society will raise women’...

Bill Gates Gives Advice On How To Help

When Bill Gates was looking into what he could do in the world of philanthropy, he says he looked for problems to which governments weren’t already paying attention. ...

Breast cancer survivors should run more to decrease mortality risk

Washington: New research suggests that running may be more effective than walking in lowering breast cancer mortality risk.

Earlier studies have shown that followin...

Of AAP, Yashraj, Mahesh Bhatt, Phantom And The Voter

As we settle into 2014, the only cerebration that dominates every Indian mind which deliberates obsessive discussions today is the impending Lok Sabha elections and the cha...

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In Mexico, investigative journalism can be a life-threatening profession. A veteran reporter and his colleagues at an independent newsw...

Truth or Dare…? The Alchemy of Desire Deconstructed

I am completely compelled and driven by an intense need to write this piece because I’m no longer now, able to be in denial of the force driving me to give some persp...