Tag: Healthcare
A drag queen’s fight for climate justice, healthcare, and inclusion
“Even if it is a contest, I wanted to send a message. So I raised a banner at the end of the song to stand against the patriarchy.”
Massive budget cuts to make health even more inaccessible to the...
The Philippines' health department is slated to suffer a budget cut amounting to P10 billion ($176 million).
Desperate Afghans resort to selling their kidneys to feed families
The practice has become so widespread in the western city of Herat that a nearby settlement is bleakly nicknamed "one kidney village"
Pope Francis: Lack of basic health care access is a ‘social...
Pope Francis recalled a lesson of the COVID-19 pandemic, that illness is “a global and not a merely individual phenomenon”
Volunteer pedicurists help Hong Kong’s elderly
While Hong Kong has a public healthcare system, many complain they have to wait for long periods to be seen
Pope Francis: Catholic healthcare is called to bear witness to human...
Pope Francis said that Catholic healthcare is called to bear witness to human dignity amid a throwaway culture
‘Philippines faces health, human rights crisis a year into pandemic’
Amnesty International said the government’s failure to ensure an adequate response to the pandemic is 'a serious human rights issue'
ILO calls for resilient occupational safety, health systems for future emergencies
The ILO said countries need to put in place sound and resilient occupational safety and health systems to minimize risks at work
Catholic congregation launches center to promote ‘humanized healthcare’
The center offers pastoral training and formation programs for healthcare workers in the Philippines
Stronger action on looming mental health ‘pandemic’ sought
Priest warns that mental health issues and problems can be another pandemic if not addressed
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