Tag Archives: Disability Aid Abroad

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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SOMALIA: Sexual Gender Violence on rise in IDP camps

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

Hargeisa Somalia, 1 February 2012 (IRIN) – Cases of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), as well as domestic violence, are increasing in camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Hargeisa, capital of the self-declared independent Republic of Somaliland, with social … 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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Measles Immunization:1.7 million Children Targeted

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

NAIROBI, 21 December 2011 (IRIN) – Amid rising measles and polio cases, tens of thousands of children are being targeted for immunization in health campaigns in affected regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the UN Children’s … 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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AFRICA: HIV-positive women infant-feeding confusion

Posted on December 10, 2011 by

ADDIS ABABA, 9 December 2011 (PlusNews)The latest guidelines on infant-feeding options for HIV-positive mothers in Africa have not been disseminated in many countries, leaving women dangerously confused about the best nutritional path to protect their children from contracting the virus, … 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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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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SIERRA LEONE: Fistula Hotline Launched

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

  FREETOWN, 22 November 2011 (IRIN) – Nurse Zainab Blell’s mobile phone has been ringing all morning at the Aberdeen Women’s Centre, a clinic in Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital. After explaining to countless callers that this is a hospital line, … Continue reading →

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