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The State of School Feeding Worldwide 2013

In the past five years, at least 38 countries have scaled up their school feeding programs in response to a crisis, whether related to food prices, conflicts or natural disasters.

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Africa Leads Fight Against HIV

May 24 2013 (IPS) - With its youthful population, fast growing economies and an expanding middle class, Africa has much to celebrate on 25th May, Africa Day.

This year Africa Day also marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963.

When IPS Africa spoke to a few health experts we found out that advances in health, especially treatment of HIV and Aids are some of the areas we can celebrate this Africa Day.

We also heard what needs to happen over the coming years to make greater progress in the area of healthcare.

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Chronic Marginalization, Fragmentation, Encroachment, Lack of Land Rights Make Pastoralists in Africa among Poorest in World, Indigenous Forum Told

HR/5135

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Twelfth Session
7th Meeting (PM)

Member States , Intergovernmental Organizations, United Nations Agencies Weigh in on Relationship between Governments, Pastoralists

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More than 30,000 Fistula Repair Surgeries Supported by USAID

On Thursday, May 23, the world will be marking the first-ever International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, as recently designated by the United Nations General Assembly. USAID commemorates this day by celebrating a milestone in global maternal health: Over 30,000 fistula repair surgeries have been performed with U.S. support since 2005. Fistula, a devastating childbirth injury believed to affect millions of women in developing countries, can be surgically repaired up to 90% of the time.

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The child health implications of privatizing Africa’s urban water supply

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International Food Policy Research Institute:

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UNFPA marks the first ever International Day to End Fistula

Kabul, May 23, 2013- Obstetric fistula is a devastating childbirth injury which leads to both physical and social harm for the women suffering of the injury. Sadly, obstetric fistula is a uniquely eradicable maternal morbidity that has until recently not received sufficient attention in Afghanistan. Obstetric fistula arises most often as a complication of prolonged and/or obstructed labor and results in an opening (fistula) between the bladder and the vagina (vesico-vaginal fistula) or between the rectum and the vagina (recto-vaginal fistula).

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UNFPA Drives Family Planning Innovation to Reach World’s Most Marginalized, at Major Women’s Health Conference

UNITED NATIONS, New York—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, will launch two new initiatives that will increase access to family planning and improve maternal health in some of the most-hard-to-reach areas around the world, including post-conflict and post-disaster countries. These initiatives build on UNFPA’s more than 40 years of support to family planning and showcase its leadership in driving innovative approaches that empower those at the frontline to reach marginalized communities.

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Droughts, the ‘Most Devastating’ Disasters, Set to Increase, Warn Climate Change Experts

With droughts set to become even more frequent and intense, food and water shortages, and conflicts would also increase. Drought resilience, through awareness-raising, conservation measures, capacity-building and local community involvement, is vital.

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Is it Possible to Identify Illness in Newborns from their Cry?

May 21, 2013, SEATTLE – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced more than US $8.1 million in new grants through its Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) initiative. GCE is a phased grant program that funds innovative ideas to tackle key global health and development problems, and provides additional resources for projects that demonstrate promise.

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ECOWAS seeks greater collaboration with UNFPA on humanitarian issues

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ECOWAS

ECOWAS has called for more support from the UN Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) for effective implementation of the region’s gender, child and humanitarian policies.

The Vice President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Toga McIntosh told a visiting delegation led by the fund’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa Mr. Benot Kalasa, that the organization "is desirous of working with you in this area and facilitating project implementation and coordination for greater impact."

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New Effort Targets the Leading Killers of Children

By Lucy Westcott

UNITED NATIONS, May 22 2013 (IPS) - PATH, a Seattle-based global health development organisation, is aiming to save two million lives by 2015 by jointly tackling diarrhea and pneumonia, the leading killers of children globally.

Steve Davis, president and CEO of PATH, delivered the message at the ninth annual PATH Breakfast for Global Health held in Seattle on Tuesday.

“Today we placed a bold stake in the ground, with partners around the world, to save two million lives by the end of 2015,” Davis told IPS.

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Health ministers set to consider plan to secure polio-free world by 2018

Twenty-five years ago, the World Health Assembly passed a resolution calling for the end of polio – and so the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) was born.

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War surgery: Working with limited resources in armed conflict and other situations of violence – Volume 2

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ICRC

22-04-2013 Publication Ref. 4105 Christos Giannou, Marco Baldan, Asa Molde

This publication describes the ICRC approach to providing appropriate surgical care given the constraints of security, limited supplies, limited technology and limited human resources that are inherent to war. In modern conflicts, it is often the isolated general surgeon in a rural district hospital who is the first to receive war casualties, frequently with no possibility for further evacuation. In such situations, appropriate clinical techniques and protocols are more essential than ever.

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Medical care in the line of fire

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ICRC, MSF

Armed men in hospitals, harassing patients; health facilities used to identify and apprehend enemies; clinics abandoned and hospitals destroyed. Overwhelmed emergency services, where medical staff are in terror of reprisals for having provided care for a patient; ambulances blocked from accessing the wounded, or held up for hours at checkpoints; entrenched animosities and divisions denying certain groups of people the medical assistance they need.

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Global Emergency Overview Snapshot 13 - 21 May 2013

The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.

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World + 3 others
CRID Boletín mensual - Mayo 2013

En esta edición...

• Cobertura ética de las emergencias y los desastres
• Escuelas y comunidad educativa en Chiriquí (Panamá)
• CUPUE para emergencias
• Lecciones aprendidas en salud
• Culmina Proyecto DIPECHO de UNESCO para América del Sur
• Centro América inició actualización del Plan Regional para la Reducción de los Desastres
• Breves
• Nuevas publicaciones
• Cursos y eventos

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L'OMS souligne l'importance de la santé publique parmi les défis du développement

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UN News Service

20 mai 2013 – Lors de l'ouverture de la soixante-sixième Assemblée mondiale de la santé lundi à Genève, le Directeur général de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS), Margaret Chan a rappelé que la santé publique devait être une priorité à une époque qui connaît de nombreux défis tels que les changements climatiques et l'insécurité alimentaire.

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OMS subraya necesidad de mantener alto grado de alerta en materia salud

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UN News Service

La asamblea anual de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) comenzó hoy sus trabajos y hasta el próximo día 28 analizará los avances conseguidos en materia de salud, así como los principales desafíos que afrontan numerosos países en ese terreno, en especial los más pobres.

La directora general de la OMS, Margaret Chan, recordó en su discurso inaugural que los casos recientes de infección entre humanos por un nuevo coronavirus, así como los contagios del virus H7N9, que han causado varias muertes, subrayan la necesidad de mantener un alto grado de alerta a nivel mundial.

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Amid competing global challenges, public health deserves priority – UN official

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UN News Service

At a time when the world is dealing with myriad challenges, from climate change to food insecurity, it is more important than ever to ensure that public health receives the both the attention and resources it deserves to ensure the well-being of millions, a senior United Nations official said today.