Implementation of new test increases drug-resistant TB diagnosis while...
Source: MSFCountry: World, Swaziland, ZimbabweMSF data results reveal urgent need to scale up DR-TB treatmentLondon/Kuala Lumpur, 13 November 2012 – Results from the largest multi-country...
View ArticleHaiti: Hurricane Sandy Emergency appeal n° MDRHT010
Source: IFRCCountry: HaitiFurther needs identified during assessments in the affected regions have led to an upward revision of the Appeal budget. This Emergency Appeal now seeks Swiss francs 7,511,993...
View ArticleDoctors without Borders face barriers
Source: Mizzima NewsCountry: MyanmarMonday, 12 November 2012 18:37Mizzima weekly journal editor Sein Win interviewed Dr. John Patrick Almeida, the Country Health Director in Burma of Médecins Sans...
View ArticleTres camiones con víveres han salido del centro de acopio de la Cruz Roja
Source: Government of GuatemalaCountry: GuatemalaEscrito por Carlos HernándezUn total de tres camiones con víveres, fueron enviados al departamento de San Marcos luego de que desde el día jueves de la...
View ArticleWeekly Epidemiological Bulletin - Disease early warning system and response...
Source: Government of Pakistan, World Health OrganizationCountry: PakistanHighlightsEpidemiological week no. 44 (28 Oct to 3 Nov 2012)Measles: 61 alerts investigated this week, responding to 17...
View ArticlePakistan Humanitarian Bulletin, Issue 09, 12 November 2012
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: PakistanHIGHLIGHTSHumanitarian partners urgently require funds to provide critical life-saving services to flood-affected people...
View ArticleMyanmar Launches New Vaccine to Combine Attack on Major Childhood Illnesses
Source: World Health Organization, UN Children's FundCountry: MyanmarA JOINT WHO-UNICEF MEDIA RELEASENay Pyi Taw, 6 November 2012: Myanmar’s Ministry of Health today officially introduced a new vaccine...
View ArticleUNICEF and the Government of Myanmar Sign Renewed Basic Cooperation Agreement
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: MyanmarNay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, 7 November 2012: The Government of Myanmar and UNICEF today signed the Basic Cooperation Agreement (BCA) that forms the basis and...
View ArticleMobile phones help tackle cholera in inaccessible parts of Somalia
Source: OxfamCountry: SomaliaNovember 9th, 2012 by Jesse KinyanjuiIn Somalia, one of the most difficult and dangerous places for aid agencies to work, the conflict has left many communities hard to...
View ArticleGovt announces free pneumonia vaccination
Source: New VisionCountry: UgandaBy Taddeo Bwambale and agenciesThe Government will next year start free vaccination against pneumonia, the biggest killer of children below the age of five...
View ArticleFlambée de fièvre à virus Ebola en République démocratique du Congo –...
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)26 octobre 2012 - Au 24 octobre 2012, 52 cas de fièvre hémorragique à virus Ebola (35 cas confirmés en laboratoires, 17...
View ArticleBrief on PRCS monsoon response 2012, 13th Nov, 2012
Source: Pakistan Red Crescent SocietyCountry: PakistanPRCS RESPONSEPRCS immediately responded to the Monsoon 2012 rains affected people and deployed relief teams in all the affected provinces. PRCS is...
View ArticleGhana's Mama Loo wants sanitation push in country where poo is political
Source: GuardianCountry: GhanaPeople are taking Accra's sanitation into their own hands as, despite showy clean-up campaigns, the authorities cannot copeGhana's capital city, Accra, is in the midst of...
View ArticleMillions to get yellow fever vaccine in outbreak-hit Darfur
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Sudan (the)11/13/2012 09:05 GMTKHARTOUM, Nov 13, 2012 (AFP) - More than 3.5 million people in Sudan's conflict-plagued Darfur region will be vaccinated against...
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Pakistan: Alerts and outbreaks Volume 3, Issue 44 (28 Oct to 3 Nov 2012)
Link: Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin - Disease early warning system and response in Pakistan, Volume 3, Issue 44Country: PakistanSource: Government of Pakistan, World Health Organization
View ArticleHaïti : Handicap International lance un appel aux dons
Source: Handicap InternationalCountry: HaitiL'association recherche les moyens pour déployer un projet de grande envergure afin de couvrir les besoins vitaux des sinistrés. L'urgence est à la...
View ArticleAddressing malnutrition in Karamoja
Source: Agency for Technical Cooperation and DevelopmentCountry: UgandaIn 2011, contrary to previous episodes of drought, Uganda was largely spared by the crisis that affected the rest of the Horn of...
View ArticleSyria’s Refugees: Escalating Needs
Source: United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)Country: Syrian Arab Republic (the), Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territoryBy David Tereshchuk *November 13, 2012—The worsening ripple effects of...
View ArticleIturi: les responsables sanitaires plaident pour une assistance aux victimes...
Source: Radio OkapiCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)Les responsables des deux structures sanitaires de Teturi et Lwemba, en Ituri (Province Orientale) demandent au gouvernement congolais...
View ArticleLa Croix-Rouge de Belgique offre 4 ambulances à la Croix-Rouge libanaise
Source: Belgian Red CrossCountry: Lebanon, Belgium, Syrian Arab Republic (the)Quatre ambulances neuves, complètement équipées, qui viendront aider les bénévoles secours de la Croix-Rouge du Liban dans...
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