Ecuador + 10 others
Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children releases landmark report on refugees with disabilities in countries affected by conflict

Report

— Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children

Finds refugees with disabilities to be among the most underserved and neglected people in the world

NEW YORK/GENEVA (June 23, 2008) - The Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children today released 'Disabilities among Refugees and Conflict-Affected Populations,' the first major report to address the critical needs of a virtually invisible population: refugees

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14 Feb 2007

Ecuador + 5 others
JRS Dispatches No. 209

Report

— Jesuit Refugee Service

(Extract)

UGANDA/ SUDAN: OUTBREAKS OF MENINGITIS KILL

On 9 February JRS staff in Sudan reported that a recent outbreak of meningitis in Rhino camp in northern Uganda spread north to the southern Sudan town of Nimule.

This latest outbreak in Nimule left five people dead and 60 others seriously ill. All of the infected persons are between 8 and 20 years of age.

The Sudanese ministry of health has sent vaccines but only for medical staff. The number of infected persons is rising daily due a shortage of vaccines.

This was not the only epidemic to hit

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