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Herbalists competence questioned

Thursday, April 03, 2008

Information reaching this paper hint that the fast rate of the existence of private medical herbalists is fast becoming detrimental to the country’s...

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ANGOLA: Flooding brings surge in cholera

africa » angola

Thursday, April 03, 2008

Widespread flooding in southern Angola has been blamed for a surge in cholera, with 4,500 cases of the waterborne disease reported this year, and 150...

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Rwanda: ICRC supplies drinking water to 22,000 people

africa » rwanda » kigali

The International Committee of the Red Cross

Monday, March 31, 2008

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has completed its water-supply project in Cyuga-Gihogwe, a rural neighbourhood on the outskirts...

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CAMEROON: United Nations allocates $4.7 million for Chadian refugees

africa » cameroon » yaounde

OCHA

Monday, March 31, 2008

The United Nations has announced today the allocation of $4,720,260 from the donor-supported Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to meet the...

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Children bearing the brunt of Zimbabwe's meltdown

africa » zimbabwe » harare

Save the Children

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Save the Children today reveals the massive difficulties facing Zimbabwe's six million childrenIn a new briefing released on the day Zimbabweans vote...

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SOUTH AFRICA-ZIMBABWE: No documents? No treatment

africa » south africa » johannesburg

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Linda* was already sick when she arrived in Johannesburg from Zimbabwe, but she did not know her HIV status. After months of sleeping rough in a park...

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34,000 mosquito bednets for NBR

africa » gambia » north bank

Friday, March 28, 2008

The Agency for the Development of Women and Children (ADWAC) in collaboration with Catholic Relief Service(CRS) recently distributed 34,000...

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Occupational health a major concern - PURA Boss

africa » gambia » kololi

Friday, March 28, 2008

Alhagie B Gaye, director general of PURA, has described the institutionalisation of occupational health and safety policies at work places as a...

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The 32ND Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention) of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’At, The Gambia

Thursday, March 27, 2008

CLOSING REMARKS BY AMIR ON SUNDAY 23RDMARCH 2008Assalamu Alaikum Wa RahmatullahWa Barakatuhu By the grace of Allah Almighty and His Glory, the year...

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SOUTH AFRICA: Prison-like hospitals for drug-resistant TB patients

africa » south africa » johannesburg

PlusNews

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Another hospital breakout in South Africa by drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) patients desperate to spend the holidays with their families has some...

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