Congo (DRC): Forewarned Is Forearmed But For Lack of Funds
| Health officials" fears that insecurity and a lack of resources could lead to fresh outbreaks of preventable diseases are being proved painfully accurate in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Polio - thought to have been eradicated in DRC five years ago - has made a frightening reappearance in Central Africa.The ... | Read Africa News article at IPS Africa - Related articles
Haiti: Emergency sheds light on needs of pre-quake disabled
| PORT-AU-PRINCE, 15 September 2010 (IRIN) - A man who had a leg amputated after being shot during political unrest in 2004 recently came to an emergency clinic for earthquake victims in Haiti"s capital Port-au-Prince, hoping to get help. Many people with physical disabilities pre-dating the 12 January 2010 ... | Read Africa News article at IRINNews - Related articles
Ethiopia: Pastoralism against the odds
| JIJIGA, 2 September 2010 (IRIN) - Pastoralists" disproportionate contribution to Ethiopia"s economy is belied by their marginalized status and by policy assumptions that they would be better off farming. But those who raise livestock tend to make the most of marginal land, according to experts, and are often proficient at ... | Read Africa News article at IRINNews - Related articles
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
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