"People covered their mouths as they walked past the dead in Haiti's capitalThe response to a cholera outbreak in Haiti that has killed nearly 1,200 people has been "inadequate", a major medical charity says. Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said despite the huge aid...
Cholera Outbreak in Haiti Medical officials in Haiti have confirmed a cholera outbreak, which has infected at least 1,500 people. Over 140 people have already died, and the big fear it that the cholera outbreak will...
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Haiti earthquake relief work is ongoing, but Haitians are now faced with a threat of diseases as aid supplies are hampered by the country's aged infrastructure. Dead bodies are still lying unattended in Haiti's...
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By Adow Jubat Five people are reported to have died from cholera and more than 400 others are undergoing treatment in hospital in Laisamis, Marsabit, Kenya. A herder who returned from Samburu District on May 12, was the first to be diagnosed with the disease. In a telephone...
Every now and then I'll hear something in the news that makes me proud that I am from Australia. Today Australia is pledging aid and money to those less fortunate in Zimbabwe. Australia has an embassy in...
We know about Dengue Fever, West Nile Virus and Lyme Disease - but have you heard of Leishmaniasis Disease, Chagas Disease and/or Chikungunya Virus? Probably not, unless you've been to places outside of the U.S....
Robert Mugabe celebrates his 85th birthday today in Zimbabwe, and thousands of people in Zimbabwe gathered for the celebration, despite the fact that the country is struggling with a cholera epidemic (83,000 have...
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A massive polio vaccination initiative has begun in Western Africa. Over 150 thousand people have been sent out to administer the immunization to more than 53 million children under the age of 5. Nigeria has been the...
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The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe is worsening and without increased foreign assistance the crisis will become a full blown health catastrophe according to Medecins Sans Frontieres international president Dr....
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" It’s a phrase I first heard used during the Texas Hold ‘Em craze, somewhere around the halfway point of this particular decade. During a televised tournament, I watched Phil Hellmuth, one of the poker...
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History, both recent and past, teaches us of individuals and collectives that stood up to seemingly indomitable foes; they shattered the barriers built by incalculable odds and in doing so brought the hope of...
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While Zimbabwean Politicians have decided to commit to a power sharing agreement, it appears that Zimbabwe is undergoing more acute developments in health and economy. The latest figures of the World Health...
There is no sign the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe, which claimed over 3000 lives in the troubled country, is under control - especially now the disease has been detected in the rivers flowing through the Kruger...
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More bad news for Robert Mugabe's government." Zimbabwe's unemployment rate has spiked to 94 percent, meaning that fewer than half a million people in the country are formally employed, the UN's humanitarian arm said...
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While all eyes are focused on the shower of violence and despair drenching the Gaza strip, the inauguration of America's first black American, and the crumbling global economy, the Zimbabwean fight against cholera...
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