Bangladesh: Analysis: The right to food in Bangladesh
Source: IRINCountry: Bangladesh, Brazil, India, WorldDHAKA, 22 January 2013 (IRIN) - NGOs in Bangladesh are pushing for a constitutional amendment to guarantee the legal right to access food, or a food...
View ArticleMadagascar: Navigating Madagascar's pneumonia vaccine roll-out
Source: IRINCountry: MadagascarAMPASIMANJEVA, 22 January 2013 (IRIN) - Even after days on an antibiotic regime, three-month-old Jean Marie Anselme struggles to breathe and eat at the Fondation Médical...
View ArticleLiberia: Bringing HIV/AIDS out into the open in Liberia
Source: PlusNewsCountry: LiberiaMONROVIA, 22 January 2013 (PlusNews) - Stigma, discrimination and difficulty in reaching health clinics has led over half of new HIV cases in Liberia to go untreated,...
View ArticleBurkina Faso: Mali sees further displacement as fighting continues, refugees...
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger (the)This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today’s Palais des Nations press briefing in...
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Congo (the): Republic of Congo: Floods in Pointe Noire - DREF operation n°...
Source: IFRCCountry: Congo (the)Period covered by this update: 30 November to 31 December, 2012.Summary: CHF 111,738 was initially allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 30...
View ArticleIran (Islamic Republic of): France’s generous donation to improve the health,...
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Afghanistan, France, Iran (Islamic Republic of)Tehran, 21 January 2013– Host to the second largest refugee population in the world, the Islamic...
View ArticleMali: Thousands of children unreachable by emergency aid in Mali
Source: PlanCountry: MaliCountry faces double crisis as conflict continuesBamako, Mali (22 January 2013) – Mali is on the verge of a major humanitarian crisis, the global organisation Plan...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Zimbabwe's climate change policies need an urban focus
Source: IRINCountry: ZimbabweJOHANNESBURG, 22 January 2013 (IRIN) - In spite of the political and financial turmoil that Zimbabwe faces, the country seems to be on the right track in adopting...
View ArticleTurkey: Situation report - Syrian refugees in Turkey, 15 January 2013
Source: Support to LifeCountry: Syrian Arab Republic (the), TurkeySUMMARYSyrian refugees in Turkey report that their basic needs are generally well met in the government controlled camps. This being...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo (the): Katanga : 152 cas de choléra dont un...
Source: Radio OkapiCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)L’Inspection sanitaire du district de Kalemie a signalé cent cinquante-deux cas de choléra dont un décès depuis le début du mois de...
View ArticleBrazil: Brazil launches a knowledge center on public health and disasters
Source: World Health Organization, Pan American Health OrganizationCountry: BrazilBrazil now has its own Knowledge Center on Public Health and Disasters. Based on the Pan American Health Organization’s...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo (the): 35.000 déplacés après des combats...
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)01/22/2013 14:13 GMTBUKAVU (RDCongo), 22 jan 2013 (AFP) - Environ 35.000 personnes ont fui des combats qui opposent depuis...
View ArticlePakistan: Millions still need aid in Pakistan's "forgotten" crises
Source: AlertNetCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanTue, 22 Jan 2013 12:13 GMTSource: alertnet // Megan RowlingLONDON (AlertNet) - Millions of Pakistanis still need humanitarian assistance due to three...
View ArticleChad: L'hospitalisation de dizaines d'enfants "sans lien" avec le vaccin...
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Chad01/22/2013 15:22 GMT - TCHAD-SANTÉ-VACCINATION-MÉNINGITE - Monde (EUA) - AFPLIBREVILLE, 22 jan 2013 (AFP) - L'enquête menée par les experts internationaux après...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): Company to build Hospital of 600 beds in Juba
Source: Miraya FMCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)A private company from Israel has entered into an agreement with the National ministry of health to build a hospital in Juba.Staro Medic Company will...
View ArticleChad: Chad says no link between sick kids and meningitis shot
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Chad01/22/2013 16:46 GMTN'DJAMENA, Chad, Jan 22, 2013 (AFP) - Chad's government on Tuesday said a team of international experts have not been able to find any links...
View ArticlePakistan: UK to bolster health services for women & children
Source: Department for International DevelopmentCountry: Pakistan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Britain announces new support to prevent maternal and child deaths and...
View ArticleSomalia: Children in Mogadishu back from exile
Source: SOS Children's Villages InternationalCountry: Somalia22/01/2013 - In August 2011, all children, youth and staff had to leave the SOS Children's Village in Somalia's capital Mogadishu - for the...
View ArticleZambia: Africa: no woman should die giving life
Source: UN Population FundCountry: Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, World, ZambiaAfrica has many accomplishments in which to take pride and...
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World: AFRO NTD in Focus Bulletin: Volume 1, issue 2 - December/January 2013
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, World, Zambia, ZimbabweIN THIS ISSUENTD REGIONAL NEWSAFRO’s Regional Strategy Steps into Second Gear Building...
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