| Title |
Date |
| WFP Welcomes Drew Barrymore As Ambassador Against Hunger |
05/14/07 |
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American actress Drew Barrymore, one of the world's
most recognized film stars, has been named Ambassador Against Hunger
for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), it was announced
on Wednesday. |
| The Mental Health Of Katrina Displaced Addressed By New LSUHSC Program |
05/14/07 |
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A grant in the amount of 9,695 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is funding a program developed by the Department of Psychiatry at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans to enhance mental health services and capacity in Katrina-affected areas an |
| CQ HealthBeat Examines PEPFAR's Progress |
05/14/07 |
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CQ HealthBeat on Monday examined how the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has progressed since its launch in 2004 (Blinkhorn, CQ HealthBeat, 5/7). Ambassador Mark Dybul, who serves as the U.S. global AIDS coordinator and administers PEPFAR, l |
| GAO Report Examines Global Fund Documentation Of Funding Decisions |
05/14/07 |
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"Global Fund To Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria Has Improved Its Documentation of Funding Decisions but Needs Standardized Oversight Expectations and Assessments," Government Accountability Office: The report examines documentation by the Global Fund To Fig |
| WFP Starts Food Distributions In Battle-Scarred Mogadishu |
05/14/07 |
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The United Nations World Food Programme said today that the
first distributions of WFP food assistance had started in Mogadishu to
16,000 residents and people returning to districts most heavily damaged by
the worst fighting in the Somali c |
| Clinton Says 66 Developing Nations To Get Cheaper AIDS Drugs |
05/14/07 |
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Former US president Bill Clinton has announced that new deals have been struck with generic HIV/AIDS
drug makers Cipla and Matrix to make 16 second line anti retroviral drugs (ARVs) and a new one a day
pill available to 66 developing na |
| UNICEF And IPU Join Forces To Stop Violence Against Children |
05/14/07 |
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At the 116th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), meeting in Nusa Dua (Indonesia), UNICEF and IPU members said more can be done to halt violence against children in every country. |
| WFP Sudan Welcomes 30 Million Euro Donation From The European Commission |
05/14/07 |
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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) - the world's
largest humanitarian lifeline - welcomes a 30 million euro donation from the
European Commission's Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) to WFP's major
emergency relief efforts in the |
| World Health Organisation Needs To Make Better Use Of Evidence Rather Than Expert Opinion In Developing Its Policies |
05/14/07 |
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) is too reliant on expert opinion in particular fields in developing policies and recommendations, and should instead use more systematic reviews of relevant research and seek views of representatives who will have to l |
| Urban Sediments After Hurricanes Katrina, Rita Contained High Levels Of Contaminants |
05/14/07 |
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In the first study to evaluate urban sediments after a natural disaster, scientists have found that floodwaters in New Orleans from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in August and September 2005, contained high levels of fecal indicator bacteria and microbial |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuees Had Deep Distrust Of Public Health Authorities |
05/14/07 |
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While investigating the impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans evacuees, a group of UCLA researchers stumbled across something they had not been looking for - the deep level of distrust the largely minority victims felt toward public health authorit |
