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- New faces of HIV/AIDS: A report 16 Nov 2009 12:35 GMT
... U.S., or in nations with significantly fewer health resources, such as South Africa. Joining in the ... of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire). When it comes to preventing HIV, ... University schools of Nursing, Public Health and Medicine, and Makerere University funded by the Bill ...
- Nurse Researchers And Educators Reveal The New Faces Of HIV/AIDS 15 Nov 2009 10:11 GMT
... U.S., or in nations with significantly fewer health resources, such as South Africa. Joining in the ... of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire). When it comes to preventing HIV, ... University schools of Nursing, Public Health and Medicine, and Makerere University funded by the Bill ...
- Insecticide-Treated Bed Nets Reduce Infant Deaths In Democratic Republic Of Congo, Study Finds 24 Nov 2009 03:52 GMT
... on while pursuing her Master of Public Health degree in the UNC Gillings School of ... the Gillings School, helped 28 clinics in Kinshasa, the capital and largest city in the ... largest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, implement a program to prevent mother-to-child transmission of ...
- Group raising funds to send cargo trailer of aid to Congo 23 Nov 2009 14:00 GMT
... the last several months gathering donations of medical equipment and supplies for three hospitals in ... hospitals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They've packed a 40-foot-long cargo trailer with 36 ... Foundation Hospital in Bumba's home city of Kinshasa. Bumba said his organization needs $15,000 to ...
- DRC-CONGO: New wave of refugees flees fresh fighting 22 Nov 2009 00:54 GMT
... DRC-CONGO: New wave of refugees flees fresh fighting BRAZZAVILLE, 20 November 2009 (IRIN) - Renewed clashes ... the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Kinshasa said four children had died of diarrhoea ...
- DRC-CONGO New wave of refugees flees fresh fighting 20 Nov 2009 16:02 GMT
... Renewed clashes in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have led to a further wave ... located about 800km north of the capital, Brazzaville. "There was a week we had just ... the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Kinshasa said four children had died of diarrhoea ...
- Also in global health news: Global corruption; HIV vaccine; smoking; DRC aid 18 Nov 2009 05:31 GMT
... public smoking. The article details several reasons health officials believe the law was never enforced, ... and Children for the Democratic Republic of Congo, recently thanked the U.S. for its to help ... attract female police officers and pay for medical and psychological help for the victims," according ...
- Culture, communications play role in disease control 16 Nov 2009 02:50 GMT
... communications play role in disease control A Congolese burial team in protective gear prepares to ... has lent that perspective to the World Health Organization. It was a new perspective. The ... an epidemic doesn't begin and end with medical science, Hewlett said Friday afternoon during a ...
- PATH group gets $45M for Congo AIDS help 17 Nov 2009 21:50 GMT
... A group led by global health nonprofit has been given a five-year, $45 million ... HIV/AIDS services in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The African nation has about 1 million people ... problem, PATH officials said, are lack of HIV counseling and testing sites, poor availability of ...
- U.N. mulls exit strategy for Congo troops - diplomats 15 Nov 2009 19:12 GMT
... U.N. mulls exit strategy for Congo troops - diplomats UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The ... 2011. In response to the pressure from Kinshasa, U.N. officials and diplomats said Secretary-General Ban ... day in the east, many due to disease and dirty water. "Every six months it's ...
- UN mulls exit strategy for Congo troops-diplomats 15 Nov 2009 22:50 GMT
... UN mulls exit strategy for Congo troops-diplomats * Kabila pressures UN to consider reducing ... 2011. In response to the pressure from Kinshasa, U.N. officials and diplomats said Secretary-General Ban ... day in the east, many due to disease and dirty water. "Every six months it's ...
- 'Don't blame Congolese women for HIV rise' 23 Nov 2009 22:33 GMT
... ‘Don’t blame Congolese women for HIV rise’ Lira Congolese women in Karamoja region ... told Daily Monitor over the weekend. A health officer Denis Kasang said recently that before the ...
- Protecting Child Victims in Sexual Violence Trials in the DR Congo: Suggestions for the Way Forward 24 Nov 2009 07:14 GMT
... frequently inadequate. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (hereafter Congo), a country plagued by continued armed ... facts are well-documented through witnesses and a medical certificate. The army captain was imprisoned for ... out of school after rape, due to ill-health, trauma, displacement, or stigma. Psychosocial support for ...
- UN mulls exit strategy for Congo troops: diplomats 15 Nov 2009 19:15 GMT
... night foot patrol in Goma in eastern Congo, February 15, 2009. UNITED NATIONS -- The United ... 2011. In response to the pressure from Kinshasa, U.N. officials and diplomats said Secretary-General Ban ... day in the east, many due to disease and dirty water. "Every six months it's ...
- `UN mulls exit strategy for Congo troops` 15 Nov 2009 19:33 GMT
... its troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the biggest UN peacekeeping mission in the world, diplomats ... 2011. In response to the pressure from Kinshasa, UN officials and diplomats said Secretary-General Ban ... day in the east, many due to disease and dirty water. "Every six months it's ...
- U.N. mulls exit strategy for Congo troops: diplomats 15 Nov 2009 19:10 GMT
... its troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the biggest U.N. peacekeeping mission in the world, diplomats ... 2011. In response to the pressure from Kinshasa, U.N. officials and diplomats said Secretary-General would ... day in the east, many due to disease and dirty water. "Every six months it's ...
- CONGO: Bishop says those who speak out on violence face maiming 20 Nov 2009 20:15 GMT
... CONGO: Bishop says those who speak out on violence ... Ecumenical News International on Nov. 19 from Kinshasa. "Ordinary people have been targeted in revenge ... corruption that destroys our society like a cancer," said Archbishop Henri Isingoma of the Anglican ...
- Acclaimed American Journalist Awarded Excellence In Journalism by American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 18 Nov 2009 22:50 GMT
... of problems: scattershot care, low pay for health workers and a scarcity of midwives and ... award by such a prestigious group of medical professionals. It's especially welcome at a time ... Iran, the Niger Delta, Democratic Republic of Congo, Libya, Sudan and numerous other countries. Walt was ...
- Actress Sienna Miller to Serve as International Medical Corps Ambassador 16 Nov 2009 20:30 GMT
... Actress Sienna Miller to Serve as International Medical Corps Ambassador Reuters and AlertNet are not ... clinic outside Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. November 16, 2009, Los Angeles, California - International ... disease. International Medical Corps has been providing health services and training local health professionals there ...
- UNICEF says more than 43,000 children work in DR Congo mines 20 Nov 2009 03:12 GMT
... in mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), UNICEF reported here Thursday on the eve ... more than 8,000 have been identified in Kinshasa alone since the beginning of 2009, and ...
- Angolans Being Forced from Homes in Congo 23 Nov 2009 20:32 GMT
... information Angolans Being Forced from Homes in Congo Church Attempts to Aid Flood of Refugees ).- ... are making sure that the refugees are vaccinated against tetanus, polio and other diseases and trying to provide spiritual and psychological support ...
- UN blue helmets help passengers in DR Congo when plane overshoots runway 19 Nov 2009 19:31 GMT
... UN blue helmets help passengers in DR Congo when plane overshoots runway MONUC peacekeepers provide critical support ... Nations peacekeepers helped passengers and provided emergency medical treatment today after an airliner with 117 ... d’Aviation (CAA) was on a flight from Kinshasa, the capital, when its brakes failed to ...
- 24 000 children die daily from preventable diseases 19 Nov 2009 05:10 GMT
... than 24000 infants die daily from preventable diseases in developing countries because governments have failed ... high level of political leadership on child health, deaths have fallen. The group cited Liberia ... just five countries: the Democratic Republic of Congo, India, Nigeria, Pakistan and Ethiopia. The report, titled ...
- CONGO: Archbishops of Canterbury, Congo express concern about ongoing violence 19 Nov 2009 17:56 GMT
... CONGO: Archbishops of Canterbury, Congo express concern about ... the mass-displacement of local communities, exacerbating existing disease and poverty. The United Nations reports that ... corruption that destroys our society like a cancer. The country's resources are being consumed at ...
- Report: Cancer Risk High as Smoking Surges in Africa 17 Nov 2009 00:10 GMT
... Medical experts say tobacco-related illnesses are becoming a ... say tobacco-related illnesses are becoming a serious health issue in Africa as a new report ... no protection. Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Uganda are highlighted in the report as ...
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