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30.04.2005 Tradicionalno svakoga proljeća, već osam godina zaredom, udruga Novi-svijet započinje s programom kampanja posvećenima borbi protiv ovisnosti kao i promoviranju zdravijeg načina života i temeljnih životnih vrijednosti.

28.04.2005 Médecins Sans Frontière augmente considérablement ses capacités de prise en charge de la malnutrition sévère au Niger. Le nombre d’enfants malnutris a atteint un niveau anormalement élevé pour cette période de l’année. Cette situation déjà alarmante en janvier se dégrade rapidement. MSF appelle les autres acteurs de l’aide à se mobiliser.

28.04.2005 There are fears that the annual pilgrimage of over a million Muslims to Touba, a town affected by a serious cholera outbreak, may cause the disease to spread to neighbouring countries.

27.04.2005 The Pan American Health Organization on Monday launched a week-long initiative to prevent measles, polio, rubella and other diseases in the Americas through immunization. The focus this year is on indigenous groups especially those living in rural border areas.

27.04.2005 Reports that the death rate of women in childbirth is on the rise in Nepal as the result of the conflict have prompted the United Nations to call for both sides to respect basic human rights. It is estimated that maternal deaths due to lack of access to health care outnumber those killed in the fighting.

27.04.2005 The control of rural areas of Nepal is largely in the hands of Maoist insurgents, leading to a grave shortage of effective rural healthcare in those regions. Health officials are afraid to visit such areas through fear of reprisals from both sides while medical supplies are reported to be regularly hijacked by the rebels

26.04.2005 Vëmendje në ligjin “Për Sigurimet Shoqërore”, i është kushtuar dhe pensioneve të invaliditetit. Kështu, në nenin 35, ku flitet për pensionin e invaliditetit është hequr kushti për të qenë i siguruar, kur personit i shfaqet sëmundja që i kushtëzon invaliditetin.

26.04.2005 L'épidémie de fièvre de Marburg continue de se propager dans la province de Uige en Angola. Le bilan officiel, au 11 avril, est de 203 morts pour 221 cas recensés. Depuis que des tests biologiques réalisés par l'OMS ont confirmé le 22 mars qu'il s'agissait bien de fièvre de Marburg, 114 nouveaux cas ont été identifiés, et 107 patients sont morts.

23.04.2005 Maternal and child mortality rates in Eritrea are improving but health service infrastructure remains poor and further progress is needed to meet the Millennium targets.

21.04.2005 Domani, 22 aprile 2005 a Roma, presso la Sala Promoteca del Campidoglio, Eveline Herfkens, Coordinatrice mondiale della Campagna delle Nazioni Unite "No excuse 2015" per gli otto obiettivi di sviluppo del millennio, e Marie-Louise Correa, presidente del Comitato Mondiale dello Scoutismo Wosm (Organizzazione Mondiale dello Scoutismo) firmeranno un Memorandum d'intesa (Mou) che avvierà una partnership per creare una migliore sinergia tra le strategie educative e la mobilitazione dei giovani per il raggiungimento degli Obiettivi del Millennio.

21.04.2005 Skin diseases and infections are not uncommon in African children as in children from other parts of the world. A recent study conducted in a public primary school in Ibadan, Nigeria concluded that fungal infections and scabies were the
most common skin diseases in children. Several other studies from Mali, Malawi, Tanzania and Sierra Leone also point to scabies as one of the common skin problems in Africa.

21.04.2005 A suspected outbreak of dengue fever has hit the Somali capital of Mogadishu, medical workers say.

20.04.2005 Durante mucho tiempo, solamente había un país en Latinoamérica que ofrecía atención sanitaria gratuita a sus ciudadanos. Ahora hay dos. Los gobiernos de ambos países consideran que la atención sanitaria es un derecho humano básico. Así que Cuba, rica en atención sanitaria, y Venezuela, rica en petróleo, han comenzado un trueque en beneficio de la población de ambos países. Esto podría considerarse como un ejemplo histórico de suma importancia sobre los beneficios del mercado libre. ¿Quién podría estar en contra?

19.04.2005 La Commissione europea ha approvato un pacchetto di tre comunicazioni a sostegno degli Obiettivi di sviluppo del millennio, allo scopo di ridare slancio al processo, attraverso l’aumento del volume effettivo degli aiuti allo sviluppo erogati dalla Commissione e dagli stati dell’Ue. Secondo il Commissario europeo allo sviluppo Louis Michel, queste proposte - se supportate dal Consiglio europeo e dal parlamento europeo - conferirebbero all’Ue, già di fatto al primo posto nella classifica mondiale dei donatori (più del 50% dell’assistenza ufficiale per gli aiuto allo sviluppo), un ruolo politico trainante, e la condurrebbero sulla buona strada per raggiungere entro il 2015 l’obiettivo dello 0,7% del Pil da destinare agli Aiuti allo sviluppo.

19.04.2005 Le Canada risque de perdre sa capacité de faire des tests indépendants et la capacité d’inspection dont il a besoin pour protéger la santé et la sécurité des Canadiens si le projet de loi C-27 sur l’Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments devait être adopté, affirment d’éminents scientifiques du Canada et des États-Unis.

18.04.2005 Podruznica Drustva za borbu protiv side Crne Gore CAZAS u Beranama, pod pokroviteljstvom humanitarne organizacije "Karitas Luksemburg", sprovodi projekat “Znanjem u srecniju buducnost”. Cilj projekta je edukacija mladih ljudi iz osnovnih i srednjih skola na teritoriji opstine Berane na temu bolesti zavisnosti.

15.04.2005 Grammy-nominated Congolese singer and women’s advocate Zap Mama will compliment screenings of the documentary "Love, Labor, Loss" at select venues in the U.S. in April. The film, about poor African women who are debilitated because of childbirth, is being shown around the United States to build momentum for Fistula Awareness Day on Mother’s Day, May 8.

15.04.2005 CHERNOBYL, Ukraine, Apr 14 (IPS) - Almost 20 years have passed since the world's worst nuclear accident, but Chernobyl continues to bring back traumatizing memories for many Ukrainians.

14.04.2005 The Christian Medical Association of India (CMAI) brings out Health Dialogue, which is a forum for exchanging news and views on primary healthcare in India. Access the October-December 2004 issue in a PDF format, which is on Affirmative Parenting.

12.04.2005 Visit the new internet site, the database of NGOs working on Public Health Issues which offers detailed information on all organizations active in the field, a variety of publications and abstracts, links and other information on public health in the Republic of Macedonia.