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24 Apr 2012
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Les partenaires mondiaux lancent un nouveau plan pour la lutte contre la rougeole et la rubéole et leur élimination

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American Red Cross, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UN Children's Fund, UN Foundation, World Health Organization

L’augmentation des flambées de rougeole montre la nécessité de renforcer les investissements et la volonté politique pour atteindre les objectifs mondiaux

24 avril 2012, ATLANTA, GENÈVE, NEW YORK, WASHINGTON DC – Aujourd’hui, les partenaires qui dirigent les efforts de lutte contre la rougeole annoncent une nouvelle stratégie mondiale visant à ramener à zéro la mortalité par rougeole et par syndrome de rubéole congénitale.

American Red Cross:

All American Red Cross disaster assistance is provided at no cost, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. The Red Cross also supplies nearly half of the nation's lifesaving blood. This, too, is made possible by generous voluntary donations. To help the victims of disaster, you may make a secure online credit card donation or call 1-800-HELP NOW (1-800-435-7669) or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). Or you may send your donation to your local Red Cross or to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013. To donate blood, please call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (1-800-448-3543), or contact your local Red Cross to find out about upcoming blood drives..


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24 Apr 2012
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Global Measles and Rubella Strategic Plan, 2012-2020

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American Red Cross, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UN Children's Fund, UN Foundation, World Health Organization
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Joint News Release American Red Cross/CDC/UN Foundation/UNICEF/WHO

Global partners launch new plan to control and eliminate measles and rubella

Increasing measles outbreaks prove need to bolster investment and political commitment to reach global goals

24 April 2012 | ATLANTA | GENEVA | NEW YORK | WASHINGTON, D.C ― Today, the partners leading efforts to control measles announce a new global strategy aimed at reducing measles deaths and congenital rubella syndrome to zero.

American Red Cross:

All American Red Cross disaster assistance is provided at no cost, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. The Red Cross also supplies nearly half of the nation's lifesaving blood. This, too, is made possible by generous voluntary donations. To help the victims of disaster, you may make a secure online credit card donation or call 1-800-HELP NOW (1-800-435-7669) or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). Or you may send your donation to your local Red Cross or to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013. To donate blood, please call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (1-800-448-3543), or contact your local Red Cross to find out about upcoming blood drives..


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23 Apr 2012
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Angola
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President's Malaria Initiative: Sixth Annual Report to Congress - April 2012

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Agency for International Development
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U.S. Government Releases Sixth Annual Malaria Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 24, 2012
Public Information: 202-712-4810

www.usaid.gov

22 Feb 2012
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External Evaluation of the President's Malaria Initiative Final Report

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Government of the United States of America, US Agency for International Development
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On February 21, 2012, USAID released the final report by an external evaluation team of the first five years (FY 2006-FY 2010) of the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI). PMI is a major component of the U.S. Government’s Global Health Initiative (GHI), announced by President Barack Obama in May 2009. PMI, led by USAID and implemented together with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was launched in June 2005 by President George W. Bush to reduce the intolerable burden of malaria and help relieve poverty on the African continent.

16 Feb 2012
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Thailand
The Great Flood of 2011, Thailand: A Firsthand Account

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Thailand has a tropical climate with monsoon rains that come every summer. In 2011, the rains were unusually heavy, with a sequence of typhoons sweeping across southeast Asia. Regions of Thailand are now experiencing the worst floods in over fifty years, as water immerses villages, farms, and factories. The volume of water is so vast that more than half the country has already been flooded.

27 Jan 2012
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Zimbabwe
U.S. and Zimbabwe Partner in Training Public Health Workforce

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of State

United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC- Zim)

Harare, January 25, 2012 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC-Zimbabwe) is supporting a weeklong District Health Executive (DHE) training workshop in Kadoma, January 23-27. Run by the University of Zimbabwe’s Department of Community Medicine, the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare (MOHCW), and the Health Services Board (HSB), the program will equip district health officers with leadership and management skills to more effectively fulfill their mandates and to improve service delivery.

13 Jan 2012
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CDC ramps up support for final push in global polio eradication effort

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

On Wednesday, December 14, CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., charged the entire CDC community to become active participants in an intensified strategy to eradicate polio, worldwide. The briefing followed Dr. Frieden’s December 2nd announcement activating CDC’s Emergency Operations Center for the agency’s partnership engagement through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). GPEI is committed to eradicating polio by the end of 2012. For more about CDC’s Emergency Operations Center, see http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/eoc.htm.

12 Jan 2012
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Haiti
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Experts Call for Major Investments in Water and Sanitation to End Cholera in Haiti and the Dominican Republic

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pan American Health Organization, UN Children's Fund, World Health Organization

Washington, D.C, January 11, 2012 (PAHO/WHO) – The presidents of Haiti and the Dominican Republic joined the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), UNICEF, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today in calling for major international investments in water and sanitation infrastructure to eliminate cholera from the island of Hispaniola.

12 Jan 2012
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India
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India records one year without polio cases

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Global Polio Eradication Initiative, Rotary, UN Children's Fund, World Health Organization

Critical need to maintain immunity to poliovirus in India until global eradication achieved

ATLANTA / EVANSTON, Ill. / GENEVA / NEW YORK / SEATTLE ¦ 12 January 2012 – India appears to have interrupted wild poliovirus transmission, today completing one year without polio since its last case, in a 2-year-old girl in the state of West Bengal, on 13 January 2011.

11 Jan 2012
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Haiti
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Call to Action: A Cholera-Free Hispaniola

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pan American Health Organization, UN Children's Fund, World Health Organization
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Moving from cholera control to cholera elimination through essential investments in water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure

17 Nov 2011
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Measles Initiative hails GAVI decision to fund Rubella campaigns

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American Red Cross, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UN Children's Fund, UN Foundation, World Health Organization

Measles – Rubella campaigns will reduce child mortality, birth defects

DHAKA, Bangladesh, 17 November 2011 - Today the Measles Initiative applauds the GAVI Alliance board decision to fund rubella campaigns in the countries with the greatest need. The decision will result in the introduction of a combined Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccine in many more countries. This will save lives, protect hundreds of thousands of children against birth defects and help to eliminate measles and rubella from the world.

American Red Cross:

All American Red Cross disaster assistance is provided at no cost, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. The Red Cross also supplies nearly half of the nation's lifesaving blood. This, too, is made possible by generous voluntary donations. To help the victims of disaster, you may make a secure online credit card donation or call 1-800-HELP NOW (1-800-435-7669) or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). Or you may send your donation to your local Red Cross or to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013. To donate blood, please call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (1-800-448-3543), or contact your local Red Cross to find out about upcoming blood drives..


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01 Sep 2011
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Keep Food and Water Safe After a Disaster or Emergency

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Food may not be safe to eat during and after an emergency. Safe water for drinking, cooking, and personal hygiene includes bottled, boiled, or treated water. Your state, local, or tribal health department can make specific recommendations for boiling or treating water in your area.

After Flooding

Food: Throw away food that may have come in contact with flood or storm water, perishable foods, and those with an unusual odor, color, or texture. When in doubt, throw it out.

11 Aug 2011
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United Republic of Tanzania (the)
Violence Against Children in Tanzania

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UN Children's Fund
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The Government of Tanzania announces commitment to address findings on the violence against children survey report

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, 9 August 2011 – The results of a pioneering survey led by the Government of Tanzania released today reveal an urgent need to address violence against children across all sectors and in settings where children spend most of their time, particularly in their homes, communities, and schools.

04 Aug 2011
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World
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The Measles Initiative vaccinates one billion children in first decade

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American Red Cross, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UN Children's Fund, UN Foundation, World Health Organization

WASHINGTON D.C., 4 August 2011 – The Measles Initiative today announced it has helped vaccinate one billion children in more than 60 developing countries since 2001, making significant gains in the global effort to stop measles.

American Red Cross:

All American Red Cross disaster assistance is provided at no cost, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. The Red Cross also supplies nearly half of the nation's lifesaving blood. This, too, is made possible by generous voluntary donations. To help the victims of disaster, you may make a secure online credit card donation or call 1-800-HELP NOW (1-800-435-7669) or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). Or you may send your donation to your local Red Cross or to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013. To donate blood, please call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (1-800-448-3543), or contact your local Red Cross to find out about upcoming blood drives..


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01 Jul 2011
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Haiti
Understanding the Cholera Epidemic, Haiti

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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After onset of a cholera epidemic in Haiti in mid-October 2010, a team of researchers from France and Haiti implemented field investigations and built a database of daily cases to facilitate identification of communes most affected. Several models were used to identify spatiotemporal clusters, assess relative risk associated with the epidemic's spread, and investigate causes of its rapid expansion in Artibonite Department.

25 Apr 2011
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The President’s Malaria Initiative: Fifth Annual Report to Congress, April 2011

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Agency for International Development, US Department of State
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Introduction

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2010 World Malaria Report, the estimated number of global malaria deaths has fallen from about 985,000 in 2000 to about 781,000 in 2009. Similar improvements were also documented in the 2010 United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Progress for Children report 2 and in a 2009 Lancet article, “Levels and trends in under-5 mortality, 1990–2008.”

14 Dec 2010
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Liberia
PRESIDENT'S MALARIA INITIATIVE Malaria Operational Plan FY 2011 LIBERIA

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Agency for International Development, US Department of State
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Malaria prevention and control are major foreign assistance objectives of the U.S. Government (USG). In May 2009, President Barack Obama announced the Global Health Initiative (GHI), a six-year, comprehensive effort to reduce the burden of disease and promote healthy communities and families around the world. The President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) is a core component of the GHI, along with HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, and tuberculosis.

The President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) is a core component of the GHI, along with HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. The

14 Dec 2010
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Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)
PRESIDENT'S MALARIA INITIATIVE, Malaria Operational Plan - FY2011 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Agency for International Development, US Department of State
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Malaria prevention and control are major foreign assistance objectives of the U.S. Government (USG). In May 2009, President Barack Obama announced the Global Health Initiative (GHI), a six-year, comprehensive effort to reduce the burden of disease and promote healthy communities and families around the world. Through the GHI, the United States will invest $63 billion over the next six years to help partner countries improve health outcomes, with a particular focus on improving the health of women, newborns, and children.

The President's Malaria Initiative (PMI)

14 Dec 2010
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Madagascar
PRESIDENT'S MALARIA INITIATIVE Malaria Operational Plan - FY2011 MADAGASCAR

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Agency for International Development, US Department of State
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Malaria prevention and control are major foreign assistance objectives of the U.S. Government (USG). In May 2009, President Barack Obama announced the Global Health Initiative (GHI), a six-year, comprehensive effort to reduce the burden of disease and promote healthy communities and families around the world. Through the GHI, the United States will invest $63 billion over the next six years to help partner countries improve health outcomes, with a particular focus on improving the health of women, newborns, and children.

The President's Malaria Initiative (PMI)