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- Who's Costly Mistake [editorial] 27 Nov 2009 12:52 GMT
... THE decision of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to exclude Nigeria from the ... to protect people from the yellow fever disease in West Africa, is absurd and bound ... begin vaccinating people in Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone against yellow fever on Monday. The week-long United ...
- Concern Worldwide Promotes Traditional Medicine 26 Nov 2009 11:50 GMT
... Following the World Health Organisation’s Alma-Ata delclaration in 1978 which emphasized ... traditional medicine is integrated into the conventional medical system. In pursuance of this goal in Sierra Leone, an International Non Governmental Organisation, Concern World Wide ...
- AIDS campaign targets pregnant women 26 Nov 2009 11:50 GMT
... are being infected by parents that are HIV positive. “A child free from HIV/AIDS is happiness ... that their children are free from the disease. She encouraged those living with the disease ... when the HIV epidemic was discovered in Sierra Leone in 1987 there was only one case ...
- IRC supports call to end violence against women 26 Nov 2009 11:50 GMT
... Wednesday 25 November when the people of Sierra Leone will “Commit, Act and demand an end ... have the responsibility to ensure that every Sierra Leonean, including women and girls, are given a ... their enforcement including, the courts, police and health personnel do not believe in the content ...
- Cry, Beloved Africa Cry 26 Nov 2009 01:51 GMT
... Continent of ours. In Liberia, Angola and Sierra Leone, the control and exploitation of diamond, ... by both sides. There were outbreaks of diseases such as diarrhoea; pneumonia; malnutrition and pre-industrial disease. That conflict was ...
- Hezbollah has global fundraising reach 26 Nov 2009 00:51 GMT
... that it has links with Latin American drugs cartels that bankroll its operations. Hezbollah, founded ... since the precious stones were discovered in Sierra Leone in 1930. © 2009 United Press ...
- Ruth Rendell supports fight against FGM (female genital mutilation) 26 Nov 2009 18:53 GMT
... with children, but especially midwives and other health professionals, teachers, social workers and police officers. ... Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda and Yemen. It ...
- Miss World beauties meet South African President Jacob Zuma in Johannesburg 26 Nov 2009 21:10 GMT
... challenges facing the world, such as poverty, disease and conflicts, and promote action for peace, ... by Miss Canada, Lena Ma, and Miss Sierra Leone, Mariatu Kargbo, held at the Nelson ...
- One-Quarter of World's Population Lacks Electricity 26 Nov 2009 04:31 GMT
... more efficient and less detrimental to human health is a prerequisite for raising billions out ... Chad, Central African Republic, Liberia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone -- 3 to 5 percent of people can ...
- West African refugee makes new home in Bay Area 26 Nov 2009 08:30 GMT
... from years of bloodshed in Liberia and Sierra Leone, the family returned to Liberia because ... year. He could make easy money selling drugs, his friends tell him. He changed his ...
- Survivor makes new home in Bay Area 26 Nov 2009 09:13 GMT
... from years of bloodshed in Liberia and Sierra Leone, the family returned to Liberia because ... year. He could make easy money selling drugs, his friends tell him. He changed his ...
- MDGs - Experts, Media Brainstorm in Ghana 26 Nov 2009 14:33 GMT
... to the MDGs in Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Nigeria is also not left out in the ... by some countries in areas like education, health and maternal health for example, underline the ...
- West Africa: 12m to be vaccinated for yellow fever 22 Nov 2009 20:15 GMT
... World Health Organization spokeswoman Aphaluck Bhatiasevi said the workers will ... Aphaluck Bhatiasevi said the workers will begin vaccinating in Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone on Monday. She says local health teams also ...
- Yellow fever vaccine push amid shortages, resurgence 23 Nov 2009 17:50 GMT
... million people targeted across Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The push comes as the killer mosquito-borne disease is resurging in some sub-Saharan African countries ... vaccine stocks are running low. The World Health Organization (WHO) says 160 million Africans are ...
- Multi-Nation Yellow Fever Vaccine Push Begins 24 Nov 2009 04:34 GMT
... million people targeted across Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The push comes as the killer mosquito-borne disease is resurging in some sub-Saharan African countries ... vaccine stocks are running low. The World Health Organization (WHO) says 160 million Africans are ...
- Millions get yellow fever vaccine 23 Nov 2009 11:51 GMT
... in West Africa, targeting 12 million people. Health charities are rolling out the vaccines to ... vaccines to people in Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Thirteen African nations are said to be at ... symptoms and are untreated die from the disease - about 30,000 people each year worldwide. ...
- Twelve million West Africans get yellow fever vaccines 23 Nov 2009 14:14 GMT
... in West Africa, targeting 12 million people. Health charities are rolling out the vaccines to ... vaccines to people in Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Thirteen African nations are said to be at ... symptoms and are untreated die from the disease, about 30,000 people each year worldwide. Local ...
- AHF Launches Ambitious Global 'Testing Millions' World AIDS Day Campaign Hundreds of Organizations in 52 Countries Hope to Test Three Million People for HIV November 26th -- December 6th 25 Nov 2009 03:10 GMT
... Hope to Test Three Million People for HIV November 26th -- December 6th LOS ANGELES, Nov ... Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Sierra Leone ,South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe Europe (Western ...
- Yellow fever campaign begins 22 Nov 2009 23:14 GMT
... Johannesburg - Health workers are about to launch a yellow fever vaccination campaign for nearly 12 million West Africans. ... will begin vaccinating in Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone on Monday. She said local health teams also ...
- Where crisis begins at birth 22 Nov 2009 05:41 GMT
... Many of Dr. Ibrahim Thorlie's colleagues left Sierra Leone for lucrative jobs in the United States ... war compelled thousands of the most educated Sierra Leoneans to go into exile in the United ... outskirts of the capital. Michael Kargbo, a Sierra Leonean who ran a construction company in New ...
- S/Leone's plan to enlist youth into police scorned 23 Nov 2009 16:35 GMT
... plan to enlist youth into police scorned Sierra Leoneans have lashed out at the government’s proposal ... majority of the country’s youth, with many Sierra Leonean youths from poorer rural households having grown ... a disarmament programme that sought to clear Sierra Leone of illegal arms at the end of ...
- 20 years after UN pact, many children still suffer 22 Nov 2009 04:30 GMT
... often find it difficult to pay for medical treatment and enroll them in decent schools ... in Yemen and parts of Africa. Egypt's Health Ministry in 2007 barred medical facilities from ... his third year at the University of Sierra Leone, studying peace and conflict resolution. "I would like ...
- Standard Chartered Bank Leads Vitamin A Distribution at Congo Town & Environs 24 Nov 2009 20:50 GMT
... surroundings. Teaming up with the Ministry of Health personnel at the Rina Community Clinic of ... 20 million people across 20 cities including Sierra Leone, focusing on blindness prevention and education, as well ... to cataract surgery, preventative treatment, and specialised medical interventions. Standard Chartered, the leading international Bank ...
- Protecting Child Victims in Sexual Violence Trials in the DR Congo: Suggestions for the Way Forward 24 Nov 2009 07:14 GMT
... 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 ... are incurring risks. Lessons Learned from the Sierra Leone Special Court The Sierra Leone Special Court was ...
- Sierra Leone's corruption problem A mortal enemy 23 Nov 2009 19:20 GMT
... Sierra Leone's corruption problem A mortal enemy The government is ... images that shocked the world: “blood diamonds”, drugged-up child soldiers, warlords and militiamen amputating the ... the national broadcasting service. The Minister of Health was sacked earlier this month after being ...
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