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SUDAN: I have a mine in my liv...

SUDAN: I have a mine in my living-room, what should I do?

africa » sudan
IRIN NEWS http://irinnews.org
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Dengershufu in Malakal, capital of the Sudanese state of Upper Nile, looks like any low-income suburb of a post-conflict Southern town, with roadside...
conflict, mine, injury, explosion, risk
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Critical health care fails to ...

Critical health care fails to reach most women and children in high mortality countries despite gains in fighting child killer diseases

africa » south africa » cape town
UNICEF http://www.unicef.org
Monday, April 21, 2008
World’s health leaders andparliamentarians convene to address accelerated action to reduce maternal andchild deathsLeading global health experts,...
health, global, children, women, diseases, deaths, risk, conference
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KENYA: When there's no excuse ...

KENYA: When there's no excuse not to use a condom

africa » kenya » nairobi
PlusNews http://www.plusnews.org
Friday, April 18, 2008
When the music's pumping, drinks are flowing andhormones are raging, condoms don't often spring to mind, until it's too late.By then, the shops are...
condoms, risk, cost, women, customers, nightclubs, bar
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LIBERIA: Nutritional “crisis” ...

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,...
malnutrition, hygiene, children, risk, hunger, food, prices, crisis
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Climate change will erode foun...

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...
climate change, population, health, risk, global, temperature, diseases, foundations
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BENIN: Young faces eaten away ...

BENIN: Young faces eaten away by ignorance

africa » benin » cotonou
IRIN http://www.irinnews.org
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
In just four monthsthe face of this child in northern Benin was eaten away by the disease known asNoma. And yet it could have easily been prevented....
victims, noma, child, disease, tissues, risk, support, project, who, community
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AFRICA: Climate change linked ...

AFRICA: Climate change linked to spread of disease

africa » gambia
IRIN http://www.irinnews.org
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Climate change is emerging as a major threat to health and adding pressure on public health systems, especially in Africa, a senior UN official has...
climate change, poverty, diseases, risk, disasters, global warming, flood
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KENYA: Floods hit thousands, i...

KENYA: Floods hit thousands, including IDP camps

africa » kenya » nairobi
Friday, April 04, 2008
At least 6,000 people have been affected by flooding following heavy rains in the southern coastal district of Taveta, the Kenya Red Cross Society...
latrines, reports, food, camps, flooding, risk, water-borne diseases
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COTE D'IVOIRE: Clean up campai...

COTE D'IVOIRE: Clean up campaign for hospitals

africa » ivory coast » abidjan
IRIN
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Hygiene in most hospitals in Cote d’Ivoire is so low that the ministry of health has launched a nationwide clean-up campaign. “We hope to eliminate...
hygiene, medical waste, health workers, infection, hospitals, campaign, risk
(9 views)
CHAD: Insecurity hampers HIV e...

CHAD: Insecurity hampers HIV efforts

africa » chad » ndjamena
PlusNews
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
People living with HIV in Chad risk becoming victims of the explosion of violence in the capital, N'Djamena, in early February. During clashes...
people, hiv, aids, risk, fund, organisation, violence, insecurity, weapons, governement
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