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September 2007

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Afghanistan in dire straits

29.09.2007 A recent report on Afghanistan reveals that social and economic progress is still a distant dream for its people as they struggle amidst military conflict. Over six million Afghans remain hungry while 60,000 children are addicted to drugs, the Human Development Report 2007 claimed.

Image: Afghan man with destroyed tank in background © CARE International UK

Indian city reverses poor sex ratio

28.09.2007 Registration of births and a crackdown on diagnostic centres have resulted in more girls being born than boys in the southern city of Hyderabad. Its success in reversing its decade-long sex-ratio is now being considered for replication in other states by the government.

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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] [Health] [Infant mortality] [Gender]

Communities take forward sanitation issue

26.09.2007 WaterAid and its partners are using novel ways to educate people on sanitation. The community-led total sanitation (CLTS) approach has already had a huge impact in Bangladesh where open defecation is a common problem.

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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Bangladesh] [Water/sanitation] [Health] [Culture] [MDGs]

Afghanistan celebrates International Day of Peace

21.09.2007 The Taliban has promised to support the immunization drive against polio on the International Day of Peace, which falls on September 21st, by letting the vaccinators do their job. As guns fall silent, the people of Afghanistan will celebrate peace in a series of activities planned across the country.

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Related topics/regions: [Afghanistan] [South Asia] [Children] [Youth] [Health] [United Nations]

Image: Afghan children in wait of peace © Daniel Sullivan

Human waste creating a stink in Sri Lanka

21.09.2007 Personal hygiene may be taken seriously by the people; yet toilet waste is finding its way into water bodies. Public indifference and a lack of action are creating a serious health hazard in the city of Colombo and rural areas.

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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Sri Lanka] [Water/sanitation] [Environment] [Health] [Disease]

Indian paints high on lead: Study

17.09.2007 Close on the heels of a shocking study about high levels of heavy metals in plastic and PVC toys, cutting across brands and country of make, Toxics Link today released a new study that found dangerously high amounts of lead in household paint samples picked from Delhi and Mumbai markets.

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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] [Cities] [Pollution] [Health]

Asia Pacific conclave on reproductive and sexual health

16.09.2007 The upcoming Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (APCRSH) aims for collective examination of related issues with special focus on youth. The idea is to design new strategies for future work on issues like the integration of family planning, HIV/AIDS and SRH, strengthening of the SRHR movement; and to address the issue of sex selection practices leading to skewed child sex ratios and myriad disastrous consequences.

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Related topics/regions: [Asia and the Pacific] [Health] [Sexuality]

Tsunami prompts Sri Lanka to tackle mental health

07.09.2007 The Indian Ocean tsunami has led to a marked improvement in mental health services in Sri Lanka, says Dr Shekhar Saxena of the World Health Organisation (WHO).

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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Sri Lanka] [Emergency relief] [Health] [Governance]

How to Avoid Contracting or Spreading HIV (Swahili)

01.09.2007

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Related topics/regions: [Africa] [Youth] [Health] [AIDS] [Disease]

Ending Gender Inequality: A Key to Stopping HIV

01.09.2007