Aid/Disasters News

Emergency Planning Expert Provides Safety Tips For Flood Victims

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:00:04 GMT

Mike Thomas, MPH, associate director of Saint Louis University's Heartland Center for Public Health Preparedness, is available to talk about the short- and long-term health implications of the flood for volunteers and homeowners.

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Urgent Funding Needed For WHP Helicopters To Assist In Myanmar

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:00:03 GMT

A critical shortage of funds for a helicopter operation providing essential logistical support to nearly 50 aid agencies is threatening the relief effort for 2.

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Mount Elgon, Kenya: A Terrorized Population In Desperate Need Of Assistance

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:40:03 GMT

The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/M~A decins Sans Fronti~A"res (MSF) is calling for an immediate increase in assistance for the people of Mount Elgon in western Kenya, and an end to the indiscriminate violence they have endured for almost two years.

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Canadian Physician In Zimbabwe Recognized By Royal College Of Physicians And Surgeons Of Canada

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:40:04 GMT

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada is pleased to present the Teasdale-Corti Humanitarian Award for the first time ever to Dr.

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Bush During Meeting With British Prime Minister Brown Calls On G8 To Fulfill Aid Commitments To Africa

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:20:08 GMT

President Bush on Monday during a press conference in London with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that leaders from the Group of Eight industrialized nations should match aid commitments to Africa made by the U.

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American Red Cross Issues Appeal For Disaster Relief Fund

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:40:06 GMT

The American Red Cross anticipates spending millions as it moves forward with relief efforts for the victims of flooding and tornadoes across seven states, an enormous geographic area.

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UNICEF Calls For Full Resumption Of Services For Children In Zimbabwe

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:40:05 GMT

On the eve of The Day of the African Child, UNICEF today expressed its deep concern at the Zimbabwe Government's suspension of access for non-governmental organization (NGO) workers, who are now prevented from reaching the country's most vulnerable children.

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Up To 35,000 Pregnant Women Affected By Myanmar Cyclone In Need Of Prenatal Care, UNPFA Official Says

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:40:04 GMT

Of the estimated 2.4 million survivors of last month's cyclone in Myanmar, also known as Burma, as many as 35, 000 are pregnant women are in need of adequate prenatal care, William Ryan, a spokesperson for the United Nations Population Fund, said Wednesday, the AP/International Herald Tribune reports.

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WHO, Partners To Visit Sudanese Town For Restoring Health Services

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:40:04 GMT

WHO with other key UN agencies will tomorrow make the first high-level international visit to Abyei since last weekend's peace accord in the central west Sudanese town.

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Bracing For Flood Onslaught In Lower Midwest

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:40:03 GMT

Residents of the central and southern Midwest are crossing their fingers, saying their prayers, planning evacuations, and in some cases filling sandbags in preparation for the excessive water ravishing communities in Iowa and Wisconsin.

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