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Health risks add to crisis in Ethiopia

Friday, July 25, 2008

Worsening malnutrition and the threat of disease outbreaks are compounding Ethiopia's humanitarian crisis. WHO is working with the Government of...

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LIBERIA: Nutritional “crisis” in Monrovia

africa » liberia » monrovia

IRIN http://www.irinnews.org

Friday, April 18, 2008

Moderate hunger hasbeen endemic in the Liberian capital for years, but as the effects of soaringglobal food and fuel prices have doubled rice prices,...

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Humanitarian situation deteriorating in Somalia

africa » somalia

OCHA http://ochaonline.un.org

Monday, April 14, 2008

According to the Food Security Analysis Unit(FSAU) and Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), the humanitariansituation in Somaliais...

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CONGO: Vitamin A campaign targets deficient children

africa » congo basin » sibiti

Sunday, April 06, 2008

At least 8,000 children between the ages of six months and five years have received vitamin A supplements in a health campaign aimed at eradicating...

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GLOBAL: Governments fail to invest enough to combat malnutrition

africa » senegal » dakar

IRIN

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Nutrition experts say governments are not investing enough to prevent and treat malnutrition in women and children in poor countries. “The amount...

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ETHIOPIA: “Eight million need assistance, despite record harvest”

africa » ethiopia

IRIN

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Ethiopia experienced a record harvest during the meher season that runs from June and October but pockets of poor food production across the country...

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ETHIOPIA: Strategy to focus on malnutrition

africa » ethiopia » addis ababa

IRIN

Monday, February 11, 2008

Ethiopia’s new national nutrition strategy will target children younger than two years of age because a significant number suffer chronic...

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NIGER: Is Plumpy-nut ready to grow up?

africa » niger » niamey

IRIN

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

A hugely beneficial nutritious snack called Plumpy’nut should be commercially available and marketed much more aggressively if it is to have a...

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CHAD: Chronic malnutrition worse in west than in conflict zone

africa » chad

IRIN

Thursday, January 10, 2008

With a massive aid operation under way in the east of Chad, where armed conflict has displaced hundreds of thousands of people, little attention is...

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Cholera and malnutrition add to the extreme suffering in North Kivu, DRC

africa » dem rep congo » north kivu

Médecins Sans Frontières

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Access to health care for these people was already weak, but is even more limited today. The fighting has forced several aid organisations to suspend...

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