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Purdue Expert Urges Parents To Prepare Children For Disasters

by (author unknown), Aid / Disasters News From Medical News Today

Children will be better prepared mentally and emotionally for a natural or manmade disaster if parents speak with them in advance about the threats in a realistic but calm manner, says a Purdue University child development expert.Give children enough information that they feel empowered to know what to do in an...

add a comment | Sep 09, 2007

Educate Children

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As I Await Hurricane Dean

by (author unknown), Aid / Disasters News From Medical News Today

It is 10pm, my house is all boarded up. About 8 houses of the 20 in our street are occupied, everyone else has either got on a plane, bus or driven as far away as they can. I have decided to stay put. As I drove through Cancun's hotel zone this...

add a comment | Aug 20, 2007

Immunize A Child

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Millions Of Children Across South Asia On Brink Of A Health Crisis

by (author unknown), Aid / Disasters News From Medical News Today

UNICEF highlighted the looming health crisis facing millions of children as monsoonal rains have left many stranded by floodwaters and in urgent need of fresh water, food and shelter. "Entire villages are days away from a health crisis if people are not reached in the coming days," said Dr. Marzio Babille,...

add a comment | Aug 12, 2007

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Charity offers roof to needy refugees in Iran

by (author unknown), AlertNet Newsdesk

Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees The spirit of charity is strong in Mashad, a holy city in northern Iran. Some 200 Afghan, Iraqi and Iranian families live in Imam Bagher township, where they receive free housing, education and healthcare, and learn skills to support themselves....

1 comment | Aug 08, 2007

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Lebanon: Clashes in Palestinian refugee camp kill one, wound three

by (author unknown), ReliefWeb: Headlines

Date: 20 Jul 2008 Source: Deutsche Presse Agentur...

add a comment | Jul 20, 2008

Nepal: Landslides, flash floods kill over 11

by (author unknown), ReliefWeb: Headlines

Date: 20 Jul 2008 Source: Deutsche Presse Agentur...

add a comment | Jul 20, 2008

Typhoon Kalmaegi hits China after killing 13 in Taiwan

by (author unknown), ReliefWeb: Headlines

Date: 19 Jul 2008 Source: Deutsche Presse Agentur...

add a comment | Jul 19, 2008

Global food crisis: UN SG demands immediate scale-up of public spending for world's hungry people

by (author unknown), ReliefWeb: Headlines

Date: 19 Jul 2008 Source: UN General Assembly...

add a comment | Jul 19, 2008

Afghanistan: Relief operation for 130,000 suspended as two French aid workers kidnapped

by (author unknown), ReliefWeb: Headlines

Date: 19 Jul 2008 Source: Action Against Hunger-USA...

add a comment | Jul 19, 2008

Somalia Faces Dire Crossroads As Insecurity And Drought Combine

by (author unknown), Aid / Disasters News From Medical News Today

The United Nations World Food Programme said today that attacks on aid workers on the ground and threats to ships delivering food aid to Somalia, are jeopardising the lives of millions who now need urgent food assistance. "Somalia is at a dire crossroads," said Peter Goossens, WFP's Country Director for Somalia...

add a comment | Jul 19, 2008

World Health Organization Restores Permanent International Presence In Iraq

by (author unknown), Aid / Disasters News From Medical News Today

WHO (the World Health Organization) has resumed the permanent placement of international staff in Iraq after five years. This move will strengthen WHO's support to the Iraqi government in responding to humanitarian crises, reforming healthcare system and prioritizing health services. Foreign staff were withdrawn after the August 2003 terrorist attack on...

add a comment | Jul 19, 2008

Senate Passage Of AIDS, TB And Malaria Bill An Important Step Forward, Says Africa Action

by (author unknown), Aid / Disasters News From Medical News Today

Wednesday evening, the U.S. Senate voted to reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) with an overwhelming 80-16 majority. Africa Action commends the tireless work of the global health activists and leaders in the Senate who overcame a series of last-minute objections to get the bill passed, but notes...

add a comment | Jul 19, 2008