Wednesday, 22 September 2010

TUBERCULOSIS: One-hour TB test "must be affordable" for poor countries

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16 September 2010 (PLUSNEWS) - A new one-hour test for tuberculosis will only have an impact in the global fight against the disease if it i...

MALARIA: WHO releases the latest malaria report

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September 15, 2010 A new report by health experts at several top universities in the United States and the World Health Organization says mo...

MALNUTRITION: FAO report says fewer hungry than in 2009

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September 15, 2010 UN's Food and Agriculture Organization released the latest figures on the number of hungry people in the world. Even...

POVERTY: AFRICA: "Encouraging" drop in maternal deaths

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NAIROBI, 16 September 2010 (IRIN) - The proportion of women in sub-Saharan Africa who died because of pregnancy fell by more than a quarter...
Monday, 20 September 2010

MDG's: Kofi Anan's point of view

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People often ask me what I consider to be the highlight of my UN career. While there were many wonderful moments, hosting the largest collec...

MDG's; Sachs: Millennium Goals, Five Years to Go

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As 140 heads of state and government gather Monday at the United Nations for the Millennium Development Goals summit, they and the public wi...
Sunday, 19 September 2010

M.D.G.’s for Beginners ... and Finishers by Bono

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I’ve noticed that New Yorkers, and I sometimes try to pass for one these days, tend to greet the word “summit” with an irritated roll of the...
Wednesday, 15 September 2010

MALLARIA: India's market in generic drugs also leads to counterfeiting

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Rama Lakshmi 11 Sep 2010 Washington Post In New Delhi Private investigator Suresh Sati rattled off the popular brand names listed on the box...

MALARIA: Antimalarial medicine diversion

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Roger Bate, Kimberly Hess, Lorraine Mooney September 2010 Antimalarial medicine diversion: stock-outs and other public health problems Back...

MALARIA: Some donated malaria drugs being stolen in Africa

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Maria Cheng 01 Sep 2010 Millions of free malaria drugs are sent to Africa every year by international donors. New research is now providing...

POVERTY: Global development website

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WITH EXCELLENT VIDEOS About the Global development website A disaster-driven news agenda can crowd out compelling and longer-term stories ar...

POVERTY: A roof, a tank, and rain

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Aisling Irwin and Aditya Ghosh 15 September 2010 All it takes is a roof, a gutter and a tank to lift the poor out of drudgery. But is it tha...
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MALNUTRITION: Water security and climate change: Facts and figures

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Lucinda Mileham 15 September 2010 Climate change will affect the water security of developing countries. Lucinda Mileham explores their prio...

MALNUTRITION: Water security in an uncertain world

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Mark New 15 September 2010 Policymakers must find flexible plans to ensure water security despite the uncertainties of climate change, says ...

Water storage requires evidence-based approach

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Matthew McCartney 15 September 2010 Appropriate water storage can provide communities in dry areas with vital water for domestic use, livest...

MALNUTRITION: http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water-security-climate-change/opinions/we-need-a-new-metric-for-water-scarcity-in-a

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Richard Taylor 15 September 2010 The current metric for assessing water scarcity in Africa should be abandoned in favour of one tailored to ...

POVERTY: Small-scale solutions key to water security

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David Molden 15 September 2010 Electric pumps have been the most influential technology in water for agriculture in the last 20 years Small-...

TUBERCULOSIS: KENYA: Activists appeal for release of TB prisoners

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15 September 2010 (PLUSNEWS) - Kenyan human rights activists have filed an appeal for the release of two men imprisoned [ http://www.plusnew...

POVERTY: PAKISTAN: Nomads without livestock

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15 September 2010 (IRIN) - Thousands of people camped out along the main road from Quetta, capital of the southwestern Pakistani province of...

MALARIA: Roll back Malaria

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PROGRESS & IMPACT SERIES Number 3 . September 2010 Saving Lives with Malaria Control: Counting Down to the Millennium Development Goals ...