World Bank to finance better healthcare results for 3.5 million people and...
Source: World Bank Country: Burundi WASHINGTON, October 23, 2012 – The World Bank’s Board approved two International Development Association (IDA) grants for Burundi today, of US$25 million each....
View ArticleLa Banque mondiale apporte son soutien financier axé sur des résultats en...
Source: World Bank Country: Burundi WASHINGTON, le 23 octobre 2012. Le Conseil des Administrateurs de la Banque mondiale a approuvé l’octroi de subventions d’un montant de 25 millions de dollars...
View ArticleBrief on PRCS monsoon response 2012, 24th Oct 2012
Source: Pakistan Red Crescent Society Country: Pakistan PRCS RESPONSE PRCS immediately responded to the Monsoon 2012 rains affected people and deployed relief teams in all the affected provinces....
View ArticleHumanitarian Aid on the Move - Newsletter No.10, October 2012
Source: Groupe Urgence - Réhabilitation - Développement Country: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger (the) Editorial The Sahel has been affected by recurring crises and each time the response has...
View ArticleKalazar disease kills 20 in Jonglei
Source: Miraya FM Country: South Sudan (Republic of) Diana Wani More than 20 people have died and several others are receiving treatment following an outbreak of Kalazar disease, in Ayod County,...
View ArticleHealth workers train in human resources
Source: Miraya FM Country: South Sudan (Republic of), Japan Mabior Mach More than fifty health officials from Northern Bhar El Ghazal and Warrap States are being trained on Human Resources...
View ArticleJuba Teaching Hospital gets new surgeons
Source: Miraya FM Country: South Sudan (Republic of) Mabior Mach Two groups of specialized doctors have been flown in to the country, to conduct free surgery on patients at Juba Teaching Hospital....
View Article2.4 million condoms to be distributed
Source: Miraya FM Country: South Sudan (Republic of) Diana Wani Population Services International, an NGO (Non-Government Organisation) dealing with reproductive health, has received two point four...
View ArticleCongo Capital’s Schools Still Shattered From March Explosion
Source: Inter Press Service Country: Congo (the) By Arsène Séverin BRAZZAVILLE, Oct 24 2012 (IPS) - Three weeks after the new school year began in Brazzaville, many students in the capital of the...
View ArticleKinshasa : Ouverture des travaux de la Revue de performance du Programme de...
Source: World Health Organization Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) 23 octobre 2012 I KINSHASA, République Démocratique du Congo (RDC). Ouvrant les travaux de la Revue de performance...
View ArticleMyanmar Humanitarian Bulletin, Issue: September 2012
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Myanmar HIGHLIGHTS • IDPs population figures continue to fluctuate in Rakhine. Government estimates indicate that over 75,000...
View ArticleMore aid distributed as fighting drags on in Bani Walid
Source: ICRC Country: Libya Tripoli/Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), together with the Libyan Red Crescent, began distributing aid today to thousands of people...
View ArticleAnti-malaria medicine offers lifeline to Lakes State patients
Source: The Niles Country: South Sudan (Republic of) by Benjamin Majok Mon RUMBEK - Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) distributed anti-malaria drugs across Lakes State, saving the lives of thousands of...
View ArticleSouth Sudan’s women in the spotlight [part 4]
Source: The Niles Country: South Sudan (Republic of) by MICT JUBA - Taking on new challenges: Women in Service Delivery. A legion of brave women is working In South Sudan, women shoulder most of the...
View ArticleA mother’s distress
Source: Save the Children Country: Bangladesh by Patricia Kapolyo Having to see a mother beg for help for her daughter who lay dying in front of us is probably one of the hardest things I’ve had to...
View ArticleUnknown fever claims six lives
Source: Radio Dabanga Country: Sudan (the) MERSHING (25 Oct .) - An unknown fever has led to the death of six people and infected 10 others in Mershing locality, South Darfur, Radio Dabanga has...
View ArticleFor Haitians, Cholera Remains a Major Public Health Problem
Source: MSF Country: Haiti It’s been two years since a cholera epidemic first swept through Haiti, infecting hundreds of thousands of people who’d never before encountered the disease. It was clear...
View ArticleMeasles infections on the rise
Source: Radio Dabanga Country: Sudan (the) SARAF OMRA (25 Oct .) - Dr. Munir Mohamed Matar, general director of the state’s ministry of health, disclosed that two people died and another 50 got...
View ArticleOn UN Day, Ban calls for renewed commitment to building a better world for all
Source: UN News Service Country: World, occupied Palestinian territory 24 October 2012 – On the occasion of United Nations Day, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on individuals and the...
View ArticleUganda Faces Fresh Outbreak of Hemorrhagic Fever
Source: Voice of America Country: Uganda Hilary Heuler KAMPALA — Uganda is struggling to contain the spread of the deadly Marburg virus, just weeks after an outbreak of Ebola killed at least 16...
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