Rising demands for energy in the Asian region has been one of the focus of discussions during an open forum held at the 40th Annual Meeting of civil society representatives from the different parts of the world in Kyoto, Japan. Among the issues raised include hydropower, clean energy program, coal energy, and power sector privatization. If […]
ADB conference to discuss importance of clean energy in Asia-Pacific
Climate change is one of the most controversial topics included in the Asian Development Bank’s 40th Annual Meeting in Kyoto, Japan, on May 6-7 this year. The ADB said in a dispatch that more than 3000 participants have already registered at the Kyoto International Conference Center. The conference is expected to bring in senior officials within the Asia-Pacific region […]
The Art Of Public Speaking
In a survey of worst fears, public speaking was second only to death. Many years ago, Dr. Ralph C. Smedley recognized the need to overcome this fear. In October 1924, a group of men led by Dr. Smedley met in the basement of the YMCA in Santa Ana, California. Their purpose? To form an […]
TB wake-up call for Africa
The recent emergence of extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in South Africa is not only the result of poor treatment adherence by TB patients. It stems from years of neglect endured by TB programmes throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The current scale of the region’s drug resistance challenge is poorly understood, and African TB programmes are […]
Photos Raise TB Awareness
A community project in northern Thailand named TB Photovoice Thailand is using photos and stories to tackle often hidden issues surrounding TB and HIV infection, diagnosis, treatment and coping mechanisms. The project is proving that a picture can indeed speak a thousand words, but even more than that, it can help influence social change. […]
Is Cutting the Male Appendage An AIDS Miracle?
Male circumcision (the cutting of the foreskin from the male penis) is increasingly gaining currency among medical researchers as an alternative method to reduce HIV-infection. But will this solution really work? Researchers say that if all men in sub-Saharan Africa — the worst HIV/AIDS affected region in the world — were circumcised over the […]