PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - In a ceremony yesterday, the U.S. government, along with partners CHF International and Project Concern International (PCI), and a representative from the Haitian government, marked the conclusion of the Katye project. The project comprehensively rehabilitated the neighborhood of Ravine Pintade in Port-au-Prince, which was heavily damaged by the January 2010 earthquake. Through an $8.5 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development's Office of U.S.
Dr. Suraya Dalil, Minister of Public Health of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Traveled to southern Kandahar province and inaugurated the Health Science Institute by cutting the ribbon in a ceremony with participation of Kandahar governor, Mr. Torialai Wisa, on Wednesday. The foundation stone of this institute was laid down by Dr. Suraya Dalil, one and half year ago.
This institute has been constructed by financial support of $ 2.7 million of U.S. army in two floors that each floor has ten teaching classes with capacity of 250 to 300 students.
Al-Auja, Jericho Governorate – On Thursday, May 10, 2012, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) celebrated the successful completion of Al-Auja village’s water distribution network project. This project improved the wellbeing of Al-Auja’s 4,500 residents through the installation of a new drinking water distribution network and a 500 cubic meter groundwater reservoir. In addition, the project provided a booster pump station with a 100 cubic meter underground reservoir.
U.S. government panel has recommended the use of a once daily pill to help prevent HIV infection. The pill has been shown to be very effective in studies. The Food and Drug Administration, the FDA, now has until June 15th to decide whether to approve the panel’s recommendation.
The Food and Drug Administration’s Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee has endorsed the use of Truvada as a prevention method.
Mitchell Warren, head of the AIDS advocacy group AVAC, says it’s a combination pill.
MASANTOL, Pampanga, May 9 (PIA) -- A multi-purpose building/evacuation center worth P8 million is being constructed in Barangay San Nicolas.
The construction is being funded by the El Circulo Masantolenos in the United States, the National Housing Authority and the Masantol local government.
It will serve as an evacuation center for families from the coastal villages of Bebe Anac, Sto. Nino, Sta. Lucia, Sta. Lucia Matua and Paguiba who are affected by prolonged flooding in their areas.
In the last 20 years, the world has saved more than 50 million children’s lives and reduced maternal mortality by one-third. These accomplishments have been the result of good science, good management, bipartisan political support, the engagement of USAID and many other U.S. Government agencies, and the participation of faith-based organizations, civil society, and the private sector.
South American drought fuels fears of food price shocks, as soya bean harvests suffer
The viability of water supplies throughout key regions of China, India, Pakistan, South Africa and the US are under threat from unsustainable domestic, agricultural and industrial demands, according to a new study that maps water use down to 10km² worldwide.
U.S. government spending on foreign affairs will face significant pressures in the coming years under almost any scenario. A divisive political environment, continuing worries about a sluggish economic recovery, concerns over rising budget deficits and national debt, and upcoming elections make it difficult for policymakers to reach agreement on budget priorities. That uncertainty will have far-reaching consequences.
WASHINGTON, May 8, 2012 (IPS) - Given the likely persistence of political pressure to reduce the yawning federal deficit, the United States – whether under President Barack Obama or his presumed Republican challenger, Mitt Romney – must be more selective in its foreign aid programme, according to a new report released here Tuesday by two influential think tanks.
BANGKOK, 9 May 2012 (IRIN) - A vaccine against one of the most neglected yet fatal tropical diseases is being tested for the first time in a clinical trial in India and the US. After malaria, leishmaniasis is the second largest parasitic killer, and the visceral form is the most deadly.
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The United States and the Philippines today signed three agreements that will implement activities in 2012 in support of the Partnership for Growth (PFG), the Improved Family Health Program and the Mindanao Peace and Development Program. The PFG is a five-year program that will assist the Philippines achieve its goal of moving to a higher, sustained and more inclusive growth trajectory.
Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) of State for Plans, Programs and Operations Walter D. Givhan visited Sri Lanka from April 26 to May 2. DAS Givhan serves in the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Political-Military Affairs and is responsible for providing executive leadership, management, and guidance for U.S. government global security assistance programs and policies.
As part of USAID’s ongoing humanitarian efforts in the Sahel, USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) Director and USAID’s Office of Food for Peace (USAID/FFP) Deputy Director, joined by Washington, D.C. and field-based staff, recently traveled to Niger and Senegal to evaluate relief needs, visit USAID-funded programs, and coordinate response efforts.
More plantings and neutral weather should support strong output in Asia
Bangkok, Thailand, 04 May 2012 --
The world rice harvest for 2012 is expected to surpass the strong showing of 2011 as the erratic climate conditions caused by the La Nina weather phenomenon dissipate and farmers increase their plantings, according to an initial forecast by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in its Rice Market Monitor released on Friday.
