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SOMALIA: Eleven dead as diarrhoea hits Sanaag region

IRIN http://www.irinnews.org

Friday, April 18, 2008

At least 11 peoplehave died in Dhahar district in the Sanaag region of northern Somalia, after anoutbreak of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD), medical...

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Boost for Gamrupa

africa » gambia » kombo south

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Ms Ellen, a Dutch philanthropist, recently donated 500 Euros to Rural Poor Association -The Gambia (Gamrupa), based in Siffo village, at a ceremony...

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Climate change will erode foundations of health

europe » switzerland

WHO http://www.who.int

Thursday, April 17, 2008

WHODirector-General warns vulnerable populations at greatest risk of projectedimpactsGENEVA -- Scientists tell us that the evidence the Earth is...

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CHAD: HIV/AIDS is not the only threat to life

africa » chad » ndjamena

PlusNews

Monday, April 14, 2008

If someone living with HIV in the southern Danamadji region of Chadneeds to go to hospital, and they are not too weak, the best way of gettingthere...

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Over 60 dead in Kenya cholera outbreak, state issues alert

africa » kenya

Wikinews http://en.wikinews.org

Monday, April 14, 2008

State health officials in Kenya issued an alertThursday after an outbreak of cholerakilled over 60 people in the last five months. All health...

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DRC: Torrential rains kill 15 and leave hundreds homeless

africa » dem rep congo » kinshasa

IRIN http://www.irinnews.org

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Fifteen people have died and hundreds more were left homeless after days of torrential rains in Kasai Occidental and Bandundu provinces of the...

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World Health Day Observed

africa » gambia » banjul

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

The Gambia yesterday joined the rest of the world to celebrate World Health Day.The theme of this year s celebration is “protecting health from...

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GLOBAL: Looking in the mirror at HIV

africa » south africa » johannesburg

PlusNews http://www.plusnews.org

Monday, April 07, 2008

It’s house music. It’s dinner, drinks and a movie. It’s first dates, first loves and first heart breaks. It’s being young - and it’s also about HIV,...

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Climate change not health threat only - SoS Njie

Africa » Gambia

Friday, April 04, 2008

Dr Malick Njie, secretary of state for health and social welfare has said that climate change is not only a health threat but it is threat to every...

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Youth Matters- UYA ends 1st Youth Conference

africa » gambia » bakau

Friday, April 04, 2008

The united youth association (UYA), recently concluded its first ever week long youth conference on the theme “capacitate young people for positive...

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