Prof. Vandana Shiva is a physicist, ecofeminist, philosopher, activist, and author of more than 20 books and 500 papers. She is the founder of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, and has campaigned for biodiversity, conservation and farmers’ rights, winning the Right Livelihood Award [Alternative Nobel Prize] in 1993. She is executive director […]
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Q&A: Post COVID-19 Pandemic Let’s Stop the Next Wave of Medicalisation over Mental Health
The wall at a Community Mental Health Movement in Brazil. Credit: Mario Osava/IPS UNITED NATIONS, Jun 26 2020 (IPS) – The current pandemic is not only heightening mental health concerns, but might also put many at risk of becoming institutionalised or being neglected by the system. This is according to Dainius Pūras, the United Nations […]
Why COVID-19 Vaccines Need to Prioritize ‘Superspreaders’
Photo by cottonbro from Pexels. Sep 9 2020 (IPS) – Once safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines are available, tough choices will need to be made about who gets the first shots. A committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – at the behest of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and […]