Full Coverage: Health

30.06.2005 Le 26 décembre 2004, un terrible Tsunami frappait les côtes de plusieurs pays bordant l’océan indien. Quelques heures à peine après la catastrophe, les équipes de MSF ont commencé à travailler aux côtés des populations locales. Six mois plus tard nous faisons le point de nos activités.

30.06.2005 At a Beijing meeting last week, UN special advisor Jeffrey Sachs asked China to take the lead in the fight against malaria. By cultivating a shrub that produces an anti–malarial medicine, China could make major contributions to reduce global poverty and meet the U.N. Millennium Development Goals.

29.06.2005 The “LULUDI” Roma Association of Women and Youth, in cooperation with the “For a Happy Childhood” NGO, implemented a national survey on the use of health insurance and healthcare among the Roma in Macedonia. The survey, conducted on a sample of 1,000 Roma families, provides a general picture of the characteristics, needs and priorities of the Roma population in terms of healthcare.

29.06.2005 American Indians and Alaska Natives have the highest youth suicide rates in the nation, and in some areas Native American young people are more than ten times as likely to commit suicide than their white counterparts. Many hope that the U.S. Senate's newfound attention to the issue will generate awareness and funding for prevention and education programs.

28.06.2005 Doctors have discovered a new disease, called the 'tsunami lung', in patients who got caught in the salty, mud-laden waves during the December 26 tsunami last year.

27.06.2005 (OTTAWA) - Paul Moist, président national du SCFP, est heureux que le ministre fédéral de la Santé ait reconnu la menace que représentent les cliniques privées pour le système public de soins de santé.

27.06.2005 Internally displaced Egyptians living in Rozaje, Montenegro appealed today on national and local governments, NGOs and all other competent institutions for immediate assistance.

27.06.2005 Article by researcher and traditional medicine expert Pankaj Oudhia on the therapuetic qualities of the first rain of the season. He points out that traditional healers in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh use the first showers in the monsoon season for curing people.

24.06.2005 The Indian government has taken steps to ban the blending of MMT, a manganese-based deadly octane enhancer, in petrol as it damages the brain and also harms emission control components in vehicles. New Delhi-based NGO, Centre for Science and Environment, has alleged that though it was banned in Canada and the US, the MMT business had just about begun to shift its base to Asia and Africa.

24.06.2005 The Millennium Project has submitted a report to the UN secretary general, that provides the best strategies for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The UN Millennium Project is headed by Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, Special Advisor to the Secretary-General on the MDGs. The bulk of its analytical work has been carried out by 10 thematic task forces comprising more than 250 experts from around the world.

24.06.2005 The leaders of the world's richest countries will be meeting on July 2, 2005 in Gleneagles, Scotland. This is the opportunity that non governmental organisations and other development organisations are looking for to take their agendas over education, poverty and debt to the richest nations and make them do something. Oxfam tells you how to participate.

23.06.2005 Four African governments have said they will not use generic AIDS drugs made in South Africa that have been cleared by the U.S. Federal Drug Administration unless they are also approved by the World Health Organization. U.S. officials say the WHO would not ensure the same quality as the FDA, but the African governments have long relied on WHO testing, and see no reason to switch now.

23.06.2005 Russian NGOs and the Elton John AIDS Foundation have teamed up, producing ads staring Sir Elton and soccer star David Beckham, with a simple message: practice safe sex. The campaign is sharp, stylish, and not scary. And it's working, health officials say.

23.06.2005 Is the high number of cancer patients in Punjab villages directly linked to the level of pesticides the farmers use in the state? This could be the finding of a research by the New Delhi-based organisation Centre for Science and Environment.

22.06.2005 Nigerian communities have brought legal action against the government, the state petroleum company, and foreign oil corporations--including Shell, Exxon, Chevron, Total, and Agip--for violating environmental regulations and putting local citizens at risk from toxic chemicals in gas flares.

22.06.2005 Aid agencies and doctors are calling on Coalition forces in Iraq to allow them safe access to Karabila, where hundreds require medical treatment and thousands of families have run out of food and water. Since the June 17 launch of 'Operation Spear'--designed to prevent rebels from using the region as a staging post en route from Syria--U.S. forces have prohibited anyone to enter or leave the village.

22.06.2005 Life can be no laughing matter in Chewribotay, a tiny village in the remote Indian foothills of the Himalayas, which lies more than an hour away from even the most basic health services. But the community now has access to reliable treatment, medical advice, and information from Pramila Subba, a paramedic who has been able to return to serve the people in her village through a Mercy Corps initiative.

22.06.2005 Blindness in Ethiopia results from a wide range of natural and man-made factors, and is also linked to underdevelopment and armed conflict.

21.06.2005 Highlighting grass-roots response to the Global Health Epidemic,
broadcast journalists from different parts of the Asia-Pacific region will be creating a series of "HIV/AIDS Reports" in their respective countries for television programming.

21.06.2005 A party line vote in Congress Friday ended hope for the most recent measure to unlock $34 million for the UN Population Fund. $134 million has already been held up over four years, ostensibly to send a message to China, reports PlanetWire, while women and families in 140 other countries continue to suffer.