| GLOBAL: Children’s rights not yet a reality |
 DAKAR, 20 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - Children’s rights advocates are taking 20 November, the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), to highlight legal advances, but say when it comes to education, healthcare and protection in conflicts and natural disasters, children are often the first to be deprived of their rights.
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VIETNAM: Ethnic minorities lose out on maternal healthcare |  HANOI, 16 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - The birth rate in rapidly developing Vietnam has dropped in recent years while maternal health and antenatal standards have risen – albeit only for the dominant ethnic groups. Ethnic minorities mostly still give birth at home, without a healthcare worker or midwife, specialists say.
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ASIA: Breastfeeding more crucial in emergencies |  BANGKOK, 13 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - A recent spate of natural disasters in Asia has further underscored the importance of breastfeeding during emergencies, with a need for additional policies to support this.
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PAKISTAN: Clandestine abortions threaten the health of millions |  LAHORE, 12 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - People living along the busy Temple Road in Lahore, the capital of the eastern Punjab Province, are accustomed to some unusual sights.
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GLOBAL: Fortified flour and chewing gum - new approaches to malnutrition |  NAIROBI, 9 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - Some of the most widespread forms of malnutrition can best be reduced by delivering micronutrients and fortifying food in new, cost-effective ways, in combination with community outreach work, experts have said.
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PAKISTAN: Uphill struggle in battle against breast cancer |  KARACHI, 4 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Anecdotal evidence suggests breast cancer is on the rise in Pakistan but budgetary constraints, bogus healers and a lack of awareness is hampering early diagnosis, according to healthcare professionals.
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GLOBAL: Reaching the pneumonia "tipping point" |  DAKAR, 2 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - Health organizations have joined forces to launch the first World Pneumonia Day, urging governments, donors and civil society to act to prevent and treat the world’s leading child killer.
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GLOBAL: Empower women to stem global hunger, say experts |  NAIROBI, 15 October 2009 (IRIN Global) - Countries where women's literacy rates and access to education are significantly worse than men's tend to have higher levels of hunger, according to the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
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GLOBAL: Put women at core of climate change debate, say activists |  BANGKOK, 13 October 2009 (IRIN Global) - Women are being excluded from the debate over climate change, despite being most at risk, and governments should do more to ensure their situations and views are represented, campaigners and experts say.
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PHILIPPINES: Pregnant women vulnerable in evacuation camps |  MANILA, 12 October 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Nine months pregnant with her first child, Chona de la Cruz, 30, waded through murky flood waters amid heavy rain to reach a government hospital in Manila's suburban Cainta district.
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