Category Archives: Global Disability

HEALTH: Malaria Deaths “Underestimated”

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

DAA-7 February 2012 A new attempt to quantify malaria deaths over the past 30 years suggests the death toll, especially among adults, has been greatly underestimated. The figures also show the fragility of the gains made in fighting the disease. … Continue reading →

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CHAD: Polio Outbreak

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

  DAKAR, 5 February 2012 Poor-quality emergency immunization campaigns and low routine polio immunization coverage are helping the polio virus to spread in Chad, with 132 cases reported in 2011 – five times the number in 2010. More commitment is … Continue reading →

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AID POLICY:New Deal for Developing Nations

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

DAKAR, December 2011 (IRIN) – At the global aid effectiveness forum in Busan, South Korea, in November and December this year, the “G7+”, a group of nations which includes 19 fragile and conflict-affected states, agreed a New Deal on fragile states, … Continue reading →

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KENYA: Poor Mental Healthcare

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

  NAIROBI, 30 November 2011 (IRIN) – A shortage of mental health specialists and facilities, ignorance and stigma, are among the challenges facing the provision of quality psycho-social care in Kenya, say specialists. There is a huge treatment gap in Kenya, … Continue reading →

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HIV/AIDS: Global Fund cancels funding

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

JOHANNESBURG, 24 November 2011 (PlusNews) – The Global Fund to Fight HIV, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria has cancelled its next round of funding and cut off countries like Russia, China and Brazil after donors failed to deliver US$2.2 billion in … Continue reading →

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HIV/AIDS: Delayed Global Fund money a sign of economic times

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

LILLE, 8 November 2011 (PlusNews) – The Global Fund to Fight HIV, TB and Malaria has more than halved the estimated amount of money available in its next round of funding, the disbursement of which has been delayed until 2013, … Continue reading →

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SIERRA LEONE: Amputees still waiting for reparations almost 10 years on

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

FREETOWN, 24 October 2011 (IRIN) – James Ponbu, 43, had his arm amputated by rebels in January 1999. After receiving medical treatment at the Connaught hospital in Freetown, he tried to return to his job at the canteen of Fourah … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Myths:- Liberia

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

Lucy Dollokieh, a mother of four from Liberia’s Nimba County, developed severe pains when urinating and thought she had been cursed by a witch, but when a volunteer came to her village describing diabetes symptoms she recognized them, went to … Continue reading →

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Cholera, Measles Kill Hundreds:DRC

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

Outbreaks of measles and cholera in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo have killed hundreds of people, with thousands more infected, says an official of the UN World Health Organization (WHO). “Since September 2010, 115,484 measles cases and 1,145 … Continue reading →

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‘One Billion People with Disabilities Worldwide’ – UN

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

  More than one billion people worldwide experience some form of disability, the United Nations and the World Bank said in a report that calls for the elimination of barriers that often force the people with disabilities to “the margins … Continue reading →

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