Overview The December 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake off the coast of Indonesia triggered a massive tsunami that spread throughout the Indian Ocean, leaving nearly 230,000 dead or missing and...
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Overview The December 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake off the coast of Indonesia triggered a massive tsunami that spread throughout the Indian Ocean, leaving nearly 230,000 dead or missing and...
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This report covers the period of 1 July to 30 December 2009 In brief Programme purpose: To coordinate and support International Federation (i.e. secretariat and partner national societies) efforts to...
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This report covers the period of 1 May through 30 September 2009, but reports cumulative totals from December 2004 onwards. In a world of global challenges, continued poverty, inequity, and...
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Foreword Five years ago, on 26 December 2004, a massive earthquake off the coast of Sumatra created a tsunami that swept across the Indian Ocean. Millions of people around the world watched in horror...
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Mensajes principales El estado de la inseguridad alimentaria en el mundo 2009 es el 10.=BA informe de situaciĆ³n de la FAO sobre el hambre en el mundo desde la Cumbre Mundial sobre la AlimentaciĆ³n...
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Executive summary In the context of the Asia Pacific Zone, its demographic, socio-economic and environmental trends, and the Federation's strategic priorities, the Southeast Asia regional secretariat...
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MANILA, 6 August 2009, 1600 hrs- Smoke haze from forest fires is expected to cause a surge of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 cases in Malaysia, according to local media reports quoting Malaysia's Health...
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MANILA, 24 July 2009, 16:00 hrs - Additional deaths related to the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus were reported in Australia and Malaysia as senior health officials in the Western Pacific Region called...
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MANILA, 22 July 2009, 16:00 hrs - The emergence of the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus presents a new set of health challenges to those living with immunosuppressive diseases such as HIV/AIDS. This is...
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MANILA, 17 July 2009, 1600 hrs - The risk of serious disease from Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 among pregnant women prompted fresh warnings in Australia and New Zealand that pregnant women wash their hands...
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MANILA, 15 July 2009, 1600 hrs - Health authorities in New Zealand and Australia warned of an increased strain on intensive care units over the next few weeks as cases of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009...
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MANILA, 14 July 2009, 1600 hrs - Almost 100 Australians are currently in hospital with Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, health authorities said, as a new analysis of hospitalized cases in the state of Victoria...
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MANILA, 10 July 2009, 1600 hrs - The summer holidays have been brought forward for 43 secondary schools in Hong Kong (China) in an effort to curtail the spread of Pandemic H1N1 2009, health...
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MANILA, 9 July 2009, 1600 hrs - As its case numbers approached the 7000 mark, Australia announced AU$7 million (US$5.45 million) in funding for research projects to learn more about Pandemic H1N1...
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MANILA, 8 July 2009, 1600 hrs-The World Health Organization said it would ask countries hardest hit by Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 to move away from laboratory testing of individual cases and towards...
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MANILA, 6 July 2009, 1600 hrs - The number of deaths in the Western Pacific Region associated with Pandemic H1N1 2009 increased to 16 in the reporting period to 6 July, after New Zealand reported...
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MANILA, 2 July 2009, 1600 hrs-Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo went into voluntary quarantine in a Manila hospital after returning from a two-week tour that took her to Japan, Brazil,...
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MANILA, 1 July 2009, 1600 hrs-Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service has stepped in to help evacuate indigenous Australians from remote northern communities as health officials warn that the...
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MANILA, 30 June 2009, 1600 hrs-The Philippines has become one of the latest countries to move from containment to mitigation in its response to the Pandemic H1N1 2009 virus. Under new measures...
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MANILA, 29 June 2009, 1600 hrs - Fatalities in Australia associated with Pandemic H1N1 2009 increased to seven in the reporting period to 29 June as the number of people infected with the virus in...