Bangladesh: 80 dead as temperature hits record low in Bangladesh
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Bangladesh01/10/2013 06:46 GMTDHAKA, Jan 10, 2013 (AFP) - A cold snap which saw temperatures drop on Thursday to their lowest point in Bangladesh's...
View ArticlePakistan: Brief on PRCS monsoon response 2012, 10th Jan, 2013
Source: Pakistan Red Crescent SocietyCountry: PakistanPRCS RESPONSEPRCS is continuously responding to the Monsoon 2012 rains affected people in Sindh, while operation is concluded in Balochistan and...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation in Zimbabwe
Source: International Institute for Environment and DevelopmentCountry: ZimbabweExecutive summaryThis paper reviews impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Zimbabwe, with the...
View ArticleHaiti: Haïti : mieux gérer les structures de santé en cas de catastrophe
Source: UN RadioCountry: HaitiÉcouterTrois ans après le tremblement de terre en Haïti, quelles sont les leçons à tirer pour mieux gérer les structures et les services de santé en cas de...
View ArticleWorld: Counter Trafficking and Assistance to Vulnerable Migrants: Annual...
Source: International Organization for MigrationCountry: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, WorldIncreasing Evidence of...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Completion of first national in-services training programme
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: Afghanistan7 January 2013, Kabul – The Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan with assistance from partners (United States Agency for International...
View ArticleFiji: Pacific: Tropical Cyclone Evan Situation Report No. 9 (as of 11 January...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Fiji, SamoaHighlights· Humanitarian Action Plan was launched by the Government of Fiji on 9 January.· US$18.7 million in unmet...
View ArticleBrazil: Brazil Measures Rain Against Dengue
Source: Inter Press ServiceCountry: BrazilBy Fabiana FrayssinetRIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 10 2013 (IPS) - Mosquitoes that transmit dengue fever need clean, still water and warm night temperatures to reproduce...
View ArticlePakistan: Two more children die
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanHYDERABAD/ SUKKUR, Jan 10: Two children died of measles in Jacobabad and Hyderabad districts on Thursday.Five-year-old Qurban Ali Buriro died in...
View ArticlePakistan: India, Pakistan teams unite to Bowl Out Polio
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: India, PakistanNew Delhi / Islamabad, 5 January 2013: Clashing for the One Day International match in Delhi, the India and Pakistan teams are however, united for a...
View ArticleHaiti: Immunizations Protect Women and Children in Rural Haiti
Source: AmeriCaresCountry: HaitiGrant helps boost vaccination rate from three percent to 90 percent“A silent emergency.” That’s how Dr. Ceremy Fertil, AmeriCares Haiti Program Manager, refers to the...
View ArticleHaiti: Haiti Earthquake Three Years Later: CARE Banks on Women in Recovery
Source: CARECountry: HaitiPort-Au-Prince. January 10, 2013.Three years after a deadly earthquake devastated Haiti, a web of political gridlock, donor apathy and chaotic property laws continues to stall...
View ArticleHaiti: Haiti Earthquake: 3 Years Later
Source: Catholic Medical Mission BoardCountry: HaitiOn the Third Anniversary of the Haiti Earthquake, CMMB Assesses the Well Being of Those Who Lost Limbs Due to the Devastating QuakeJanuary 12th marks...
View ArticleHaiti: Beyond Recovery: Delivering Care Three Years After the Haiti Earthquake
Source: Direct ReliefCountry: HaitiNearly three years after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti on January 12, 2010, taking a quarter of a million lives and leaving millions more injured and homeless,...
View ArticleHaiti: Epidemiological Update: Cholera - 7 January 2013
Source: Pan American Health OrganizationCountry: Cuba, Dominican Republic (the), HaitiCurrent status of cholera outbreaks in the RegionIn Haiti(1), since the beginning of the epidemic (October 2010) to...
View ArticleHaiti: Three years after earthquake, Haiti sees progress and challenges
Source: Pan American Health OrganizationCountry: HaitiWashington, D.C., 10 January 2013 (PAHO/WHO) — Three years after the devastating 2010 earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people and left some...
View ArticleSamoa: Australian Civilian Corps team begins recovery work after destruction...
Source: Australian Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: Australia, SamoaA team of five AusAID officials from the Australian Civilian Corps (ACC) arrived in Samoa this week to help the country...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan: Mapping of Percentages/Cases of Selected Diseases...
Source: Government of AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanLink: DEWS Weekly Epidemiological Report WER-48 (6th Yr) December 3, 2012
View ArticleMalawi: Southern Africa Humanitarian Bulletin: Issue 08 | 01 December 2012 –...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Angola, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Réunion (France), South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania (the), Zambia,...
View ArticleSudan (the): Sudan: Yellow Fever Outbreak in Darfur, Update as of 9 January 2013
Source: Government of Sudan, World Health OrganizationCountry: Sudan (the)Link: Yellow Fever Outbreak in Darfur, Sudan - Situation Report No 15, 10 January 2013
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