Somalia: A day in the life of a Mogadishu paramedic
| NAIROBI, 31 August 2010 (IRIN) - The LifelineAfrica ambulance service was launched in Mogadishu in December 2008 by two men who realized that trauma cases often died of blood loss before reaching hospital. Almost 18 months after IRIN first spoke to the founders, we asked Ismail Mohamed how he and ... | Read Africa News article at IRINNews - Related articles
Eritrea-ethiopia: Refugees embrace life "out of camps"
| ADDIS ABABA, 30 August 2010 (IRIN) - Kibrom Sebhatu, 45, is among hundreds of Eritreans expected to benefit from a recent Ethiopian government ruling allowing Eritrean refugees to live outside the camps. "I am happy that UNHCR [the UN Refugee Agency] and the government of Ethiopia agreed to ... | Read Africa News article at IRINNews - Related articles
Niger: Small steps towards a sustainable future
| DIFFA, 26 August 2010 (IRIN) - The population of Niger, one of the poorest countries in the world, is growing at an unsustainable rate, according to the authorities and civil society groups. If current growth rates of 3.3 percent per year remain unchanged, by 2050 Niger"s population will have ... | Read Africa News article at IRINNews - Related articles
Sahel: Peanut pastes and milk powders to save children
| DAKAR, 20 August 2010 (IRIN) - Aid agencies in Niger and Chad have begun giving tens of thousands of malnourished children a product called Plumpy"doz to save them from sliding into often-fatal severe malnutrition. Another ready-to-eat food, the nutrient-dense Plumpy"nut to treat severe acute malnutrition, has been widely ... | Read Africa News article at IRINNews - Related articles
Kenya: Call to boost disaster preparedness in marginalized north
| GARBATULLA, 13 August 2010 (IRIN) - Response to disasters and emergencies in northern Kenya continues to be hampered by lack of infrastructure - airstrips, communication, health facilities and personnel " with aid workers and disaster response experts calling for more preparedness. Prepositioning more emergency supplies in "rescue centres" ... | Read Africa News article at IRINNews - Related articles
Kenya: SOS by SMS
| NAIROBI, 3 August 2010 (IRIN) - In a nondescript room on the 14th floor of a Nairobi office block, the words "hate speech" appear on a computer screen next to the name of a prominent politician, with location, a telephone number and buttons marked "Not verified" and "Follow-up". ... | Read Africa News article at IRINNews - Related articles
Sudan: Clashes and demos in Abyei
| JUBA, 7 July 2010 (IRIN) - Tension over the future of Abyei, a flashpoint region roughly the size Lebanon on Sudan"s north-south border, erupted into armed violence and street demonstrations this week. On 5 July, gunmen mounted an attack near the village of Tajalei, about 30km northeast of ... | Read Africa News article at IRINNews - Related articles
Uganda: Children wounded in war missing out on treatment
| LIRA, 28 June 2010 (IRIN) - Hundreds of children injured during years of conflict in northern Uganda have been unable to obtain the specialist treatment they need for lack of funds or suitable facilities, according to a local advocacy group. "We have registered up to 1,500 cases that ... | Read Africa News article at IRINNews - Related articles
Global: Healthy women mean healthier nations
| WASHINGTON, 13 June 2010 (IRIN) - Progress in reducing maternal mortality and morbidity is still "tragically slow". Now, the United Nations has unveiled a global initiative based on government, civil society and private sector cooperation that could save the lives of up to one million women during pregnancy and childbirth. ... | Read Africa News article at IRINNews - Related articles
Nigeria: Building the peace
| JOS, 25 May 2010 (IRIN) - The angry mobs that terrorized the central Nigerian city of Jos at the beginning of the year have returned to their neighbourhoods, but it is hard to find many people who believe the peace will hold. A military taskforce has kept a lid ... | Read Africa News article at IRINNews - Related articles
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