DAKAR, 21 October 2009 (IRIN) – Yellow fever is a ticking time bomb, while measles has been eliminated three years ahead of schedule in parts of Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean. These are among the highlights of the most recent World Health Organization (WHO) report, State of the World’s Vaccines and Immunization:
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 IRIN  21/10/2009DAKAR, 21 October 2009 (IRIN) – Aid agencies are mobilizing funds and relief supplies to help more than 1,000 Guineans injured in 28 September violence, as well as to brace for further unrest as the country remains very volatile, according to the UN. IRIN 21/10/2009BAMAKO, 21 October 2009 (IRIN) – When a storm hits in Togo, disaster relief items must be flown in from Brindisi, Italy, but that is just too far, according to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which is formalizing the region’s first government-operated humanitarian stockpile in Mali’s capital Bamako. Continue reading Humanitarian stockpile takes shape on paper IRIN 19/10/2009DAKAR, 19 October 2009 (IRIN) – Aid agencies are evaluating the needs of families recently displaced by armed conflict in Casamance, southern Senegal. Some of the displaced persons have joined families who were themselves forced out of their villages a decade ago. Continue reading Confronting aid challenges in volatile Casamance IRIN 08/10/2009NAIROBI, 8 October 2009 (PlusNews) – A row between NGOs involved in the fight against HIV in Kenya could result in the country losing out on money from the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Continue reading Squabble over Global Fund money threatens ARV access IRIN 06/10/2009GIHINGA, 6 October 2009 (IRIN) – Police in Burundi have forcibly prevented a group of refugees from leaving a camp because they intended to trek home to Democratic Republic of Congo, according to residents. Continue reading Police stop DRC refugees from trekking home IRIN 06/10/2009KINSHASA, 6 October 2009 (IRIN) – Thousands of Congolese citizens are being deported from Angola to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) under alarming circumstances, say humanitarian workers. IRIN 06/10/2009DAR ES SALAAM, 6 October 2009 (IRIN) – The authorities in Tanzania’s northeastern district of Handeni have ordered the closure of schools following a cholera outbreak that has resulted in 12 deaths, say officials. IRIN 05/10/2009GARBATULLA/WAJIR SOUTH, 5 October 2009 (IRIN) – Contingency planning is needed to avoid the effects of perennial drought in the northeastern region of Kenya, says an aid official. IRIN 05/10/2009DOL-DOL, 5 October 2009 (IRIN) – Traditionally, life for women in pastoralist communities in the central Kenya region of Laikipia revolves around taking care of their children, leaving the men to provide for the family. However, a prolonged drought in the area, which has resulted in significant livestock deaths, has seen these roles reversed, with more women venturing into small-scale business to feed their families. Continue reading Dorcas Pirosis, “This is the worst year of my life” |
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