Global initiatives of health issiues
Still, many Puerto Ricans, especially in the island’s interior, still have only intermittent power. Residents who spent months desperately searching for water, fighting off dehydration under a punishing sun, were shocked by […]
A groundbreaking March 2017 report from Slate revealed that newly released emails showed officials at the highest levels of the U.S. government were aware almost immediately that U.N. forces likely played a role in a […]
Today’s lesson in evading moral responsibility comes to us from the United Nations. The organization says it is terribly concerned about the cholera epidemic in Haiti and wishes to eliminate it. But […]
«Odeurs nauséabondes, éparpillement des détritus de toutes sortes, flot d’insectes nuisibles », voilà, entre autres, quelques éléments caractérisant l’environnement des abattoirs de la région métropolitaine. Ces endroits destinés à l’abattage des « […]
Five years since the 2010 earthquake, the cholera epidemic in Haiti is still claiming lives, and there are recriminations over who was responsible for bringing it to the country. Video provided by […]
« L’Ebola n’est pas en Haïti », rassure la ministre de la Santé publique.
Five days later, Ms. Barry’s ride arrived: a makeshift coroner’s truck. Her final days and fate are emblematic of why West Africa’s Ebola crisis is forcing a major reconsideration of how the […]
“Right now the only thing we’re facing is fear,” she says. “Fear is normal when you don’t understand what is going on.”To eliminate that fear, the agency not only needs more funding […]
In only four days, the total number of cases has risen by 122, or about 10 percent. Since March, the World Health Organization has reported more than 1,300 cases and 728 deaths […]
The lawyers claimed that Ban was handed the papers as he entered the Asia Society in Manhattan, where he delivered an impassioned call on the international community to stop the war in […]
Cholera kills over a hundred thousand people, mostly young children, and infects millions every year.“Cholera is a huge public health burden,” said Hilleman Chief Executive Davinder Gill. “The disease is endemic in […]
Contrairement a ce qu’on pouvait croire qu’elle a été éradiquée totalement dans le pays, l’infection cutanée connue sous le nom de Chic est belle et bien présente en Haiti. En effet c’est […]
The lawmakers urged the U.N. to take responsibility for introducing cholera into Haiti and take the lead in funding the Hispaniola Initiative, which requires $2.2 billion for Haiti and $70 million for […]
“Je ne serais pas surpris si d’autres pays commençaient à annuler ou à réduire leurs achats de blé américain, notamment des pays asiatiques, ce qui mettrait la demande de blé sous pression”, […]
“The solar refrigerator is very important, because it means the vaccines are always available,” says Ms. Beliard. “[W]e always have vaccines available for children.” UNICEF is the largest buyer of vaccines in […]
Le Nouvelliste – La sécheresse aux portes du Plateau central .
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) will provide $500,000 from its technical cooperation resources to finance the installation of water and sanitation connections in primary healthcare centers in Haiti, under […]
“This news gives us great hope that a cure for HIV in children is possible and could bring us one step closer to an AIDS-free generation,” said UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé. […]
The infant, who is now two and a half, needs no medication for HIV, has a normal life expectancy and is highly unlikely to be infectious to others, doctors believe. Though medical […]
“This ruling provides an opportunity to send a clear message that conflict-related sexual violence is a crime against humanity and that no matter how long it takes perpetrators will be prosecuted and […]
Est-il raisonnable que l’ONU évoque l’immunité diplomatique pour justifier son refus d’indemniser les victimes du choléra importé par ses soldats ? Les Nations-Unies qui depuis l’invasion de l’Irak par les Américains ne jouissent […]
The Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH), a group based in Boston, brought the call for compensation to the U.N. in November 2011, writes the Guardian. The group argued that […]
Analyzing legislation on women and violence in 80 countries and territories worldwide, the authors compare existing laws with recommendations from the Pan American Health Organization and the United Nations. They find that […]
L’épidémie mortelle de Choléra introduite en Haïti depuis plus de 2 ans par les forces d’occupation de l’Organisation des Nations Unies (ONU), la MINUSTAH, a rebondi en force dans plusieurs régions du […]
During the 2010 cholera epidemic in Haiti, all 10 administrative departments of the country had confirmed cases within 29 days of the first report, CDC researchers stated in The New England Journal […]
More than half of Bolivian women have suffered domestic violence, AFP says according to a report out Thursday that found such abuse widespread in Latin America, with partners usually the perpetrators. In […]
Achieving just 46 percent vaccination coverage in Haiti could contain transmission of cholera in the country, according to a new report from University of Florida researchers. Cholera, which first appeared in Haiti […]
Le président vénézuélien Hugo Chavez, hospitalisé à Cuba depuis sa quatrième opération d’un cancer le 11 décembre, est en train de «remonter la pente», a affirmé mardi le vice-président Nicolas Maduro au […]
Cuban authorities are scrambling to contain a cholera outbreak that has infected dozens of people in Havana, the capital city of 2.2 million residents and a popular tourism destination. The Health Ministry […]
La santé du président vénézuélien Hugo Chavez, hospitalisé depuis plus d’un mois à Cuba, a évolué d’une manière «favorable» au cours des derniers jours, même si son insuffisance respiratoire requiert des «moyens […]
Number of people killed in the earthquake in 2010: over 217,300 Number of people killed by cholera epidemic caused by U.N. troops since October 19, 2010: over 7,912 [i] Number of cholera cases worldwide […]
Hugo Chavez souffre toujours de sévères problèmes respiratoires – Yahoo! Actualités France.
Doctors: Blood clot located in Hillary Clinton’s head – Washington Times .
New Outrageous Lie from NRA: Gun Silencers Protect Kids’ Hearing | Alternet.
Money doesn’t buy happiness, it’s all about living La Vida Latin American-style – The Washington Post .
10% rise in people living with HIV – Northern Ireland, Local & National – Belfasttelegraph.co.uk .
Supreme Court Greenlights Liberty University’s ‘Obamacare’ Challenge | TPMDC .
World Bank fears devastating 4.0 degree warming – FRANCE 24 .
Hurricane Sandy 2012: Haiti Fears Death Toll May Rise .
Haiti’s amputees struggle, but they are not dismissed as ‘good-for’nothings’ – The Washington Post .
IPS – As Aid Shrinks, U.N.’s Development Goals Under Threat | Inter Press Service .
HIV Tests to Become More Routine | WebProNews.
Will the U.S. drought trigger another global food crisis? .
BBC News – Global food prices rise in July due to extreme weather .
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