Category Archives: Global Health

HEALTH: Beating measles – one more push?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

  Vaccines against measles have been around for decades and are highly effective, yet the campaign against the disease in recent years has had a bumpy ride. The first target of the 21st century – to halve the number of … Continue reading →

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Global: Measuring women’s empowerment in agriculture

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Washington, 28 February 2012 (IRIN) The global anti-poverty movement has added a new tool to its arsenal with the launch of an index that measures women’s empowerment in agriculture. “Agriculture is the most effective way to drive inclusive economic growth … Continue reading →

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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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HEALTH: Pledge to eradicate “neglected” diseases

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

Ten little-known but debilitating diseases will be high on the agenda of the world’s pharmaceutical chiefs, health ministers and donor governments after they pledged their support for a World Health Organization (WHO) initiative to wipe out guinea worm, river blindness, trachoma, leprosy, … Continue reading →

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DRC: HIV/Aids Funding Crisis

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

The lives of thousands of HIV-positive people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are at risk as the country faces declining donor funding and a severe shortage of HIV treatment, according to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). MSF recently launched a year-long … 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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INDONESIA: HIV traps women and girls in poverty

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

The number of reported HIV cases has tripled in Indonesia in recent years, curtailing productivity and trapping affected girls and women, especially, in poverty, according to a recent UN Development Programme (UNDP) report. Women, representing a quarter of all people living … Continue reading →

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Tanzania Tightens Borders Over Yellow Fever

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

Tanzania has announced more rigorous plans to ensure all travellers entering the country have yellow fever certificates, the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has been informed. Tanzania is the only East African Community partner state that strictly enforces the International … 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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