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Agricultural Development Offers Protection Against Natural Disaster

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
Improved agricultural productivity can help developing countries reduce their reliance on international emergency food relief following natural disasters. This is one of the conclusions of a team of International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) scientists who visited cyclone-devastated Myanmar in Au ...

read more Improved agricultural productivity can help developing countries reduce their reliance on international emergency food relief following natural disasters. This is one of the conclusions of a team of International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) scientists who visited cyclone-devastated Myanmar in Au read more Fri Sep 2008 Fri Sep 2008

Amidst Active Hurricane Season, Nationwide Survey Finds Public Preparedness For Disasters Needs Improvement

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
As the American Red Cross continues to provide services to tens of thousands of people displaced by recent hurricanes, a survey conducted by the Red Cross and the Council for Excellence in Government found the Nation needs to get better prepared. The Readiness Quotient survey conducted for National ...

read more As the American Red Cross continues to provide services to tens of thousands of people displaced by recent hurricanes, a survey conducted by the Red Cross and the Council for Excellence in Government found the Nation needs to get better prepared. The Readiness Quotient survey conducted for National read more Fri Sep 2008 Fri Sep 2008

Save The Children Warns Of Potential Health, Hygiene Issues In Texas Shelters

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
Save the Children is issuing a new appeal for public support to expand its assistance to thousands of Texas families forced from their homes by Hurricane Ike, one of the most destructive storms to hit the Texas coast in decades. As of Wednesday September 17, the agency has raised $84,000 in ...

read more Save the Children is issuing a new appeal for public support to expand its assistance to thousands of Texas families forced from their homes by Hurricane Ike, one of the most destructive storms to hit the Texas coast in decades. As of Wednesday September 17, the agency has raised $84,000 in read more Fri Sep 2008 Fri Sep 2008

San Diego Humane Society And SPCA Sends Animal Rescue Team To Texas To Aid Animals Affected By Hurricane Ike

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
The San Diego Humane Society and SPCA has deployed a highly-trained and experienced team of Humane Society staff and Animal Rescue Reserve volunteers to support animal rescue and sheltering efforts in the regions affected by Hurricane Ike. The team of 12 includes eight rescue personnel, who are all ...

read more The San Diego Humane Society and SPCA has deployed a highly-trained and experienced team of Humane Society staff and Animal Rescue Reserve volunteers to support animal rescue and sheltering efforts in the regions affected by Hurricane Ike. The team of 12 includes eight rescue personnel, who are all read more Fri Sep 2008 Fri Sep 2008

WHO/PAHO Supports Health Response To Hurricane Ike In Cuba

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
Cuban medical facilities have been extensively damaged by extreme weather events in recent weeks, jeopardizing health care delivery in the country's west. In response, the World Health Organization (WHO) has secured US$524 000 to re-equip health facilities and provide maternal and child health care ...

read more Cuban medical facilities have been extensively damaged by extreme weather events in recent weeks, jeopardizing health care delivery in the country's west. In response, the World Health Organization (WHO) has secured US$524 000 to re-equip health facilities and provide maternal and child health care read more Fri Sep 2008 Fri Sep 2008

WFP Triples Aid Deliveries In Storm-Ravaged Haiti

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
The amount of food being sent to tens of thousands of people on the storm-ravaged island of Haiti has tripled over the past week as the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has accelerated its hurricane response. ...

read more The amount of food being sent to tens of thousands of people on the storm-ravaged island of Haiti has tripled over the past week as the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has accelerated its hurricane response. read more Fri Sep 2008 Fri Sep 2008

Targeted Solutions Awarded TA Matching Fund Grant, Children And Youth Non-profits Eligible To Apply

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
Targeted Solutions, the consulting arm of the Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC), was recently awarded the Technical Assistance (TA) Matching Fund grant through the William Penn Foundation. The TA Matching Fund grant supports consulting and capacity-building projects for eligible non-profit ...

read more Targeted Solutions, the consulting arm of the Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC), was recently awarded the Technical Assistance (TA) Matching Fund grant through the William Penn Foundation. The TA Matching Fund grant supports consulting and capacity-building projects for eligible non-profit read more Fri Sep 2008 Fri Sep 2008

A Child Dies Every 3 Seconds, A Mother Every Minute

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
In a Comment published early Online (Thursday September 25) and later this week in the print edition of The Lancet, the Prime Ministers of Norway and The Netherlands, and the Presidents Tanzania and The World Bank, discuss the finance issues that surround the attempts to attain the Millennium Develo ...

read more In a Comment published early Online (Thursday September 25) and later this week in the print edition of The Lancet, the Prime Ministers of Norway and The Netherlands, and the Presidents Tanzania and The World Bank, discuss the finance issues that surround the attempts to attain the Millennium Develo read more Fri Sep 2008 Fri Sep 2008

WFP, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation And Howard G. Buffett Foundation Join Forces

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation today unveiled a groundbreaking initiative to help poor farmers across the developing world significantly increase their incomes. ...

read more The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation today unveiled a groundbreaking initiative to help poor farmers across the developing world significantly increase their incomes. read more Fri Sep 2008 Fri Sep 2008

Discussion On Disaster Medicine Preparedness, Ethics, Led By Katrina Doctor, Anna Pou, M.D.

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
Anna Pou, MD, known nationally for her heroic efforts in patient care during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, led a discussion on emergency preparedness and disaster medicine, plus the need for establishing ethical guidelines and legislative protections for healthcare professionals. She s ...

read more Anna Pou, MD, known nationally for her heroic efforts in patient care during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, led a discussion on emergency preparedness and disaster medicine, plus the need for establishing ethical guidelines and legislative protections for healthcare professionals. She s read more Fri Sep 2008 Fri Sep 2008

Urgent Assistance Needed To Help Haitian Children Affected By The Hurricanes, Says UNICEF

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
Urgent assistance is needed to bring life-saving help to children in Haiti affected by the four successive hurricanes. According to the Government of Haiti, an estimated 300,000 children are in need of aid throughout the country. UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, actress Mia Farrow, traveled to Haiti ...

read more Urgent assistance is needed to bring life-saving help to children in Haiti affected by the four successive hurricanes. According to the Government of Haiti, an estimated 300,000 children are in need of aid throughout the country. UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, actress Mia Farrow, traveled to Haiti read more Fri Sep 2008 Fri Sep 2008

Development Leaders Point To Significant Progress In Mother And Child Health And Reduction Of Malaria And HIV/AIDS Deaths In Poorest Nations

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
Significant progress towards reducing child and maternal mortality is being made but to meet the Millennium Development Goals 4,5,6, strategies aimed at reaching the world's most inaccessible, marginalized and vulnerable populations will be required, health leaders said today. ...

read more Significant progress towards reducing child and maternal mortality is being made but to meet the Millennium Development Goals 4,5,6, strategies aimed at reaching the world's most inaccessible, marginalized and vulnerable populations will be required, health leaders said today. read more Fri Sep 2008 Fri Sep 2008

Texas TERT Activation For Hurricane Ike A Success

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International and the National Emergency Number Association (NENA), the founding partners of the National Joint TERT Initiative (NJTI), today reported the results of the Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce (TERT) activation ...

read more The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International and the National Emergency Number Association (NENA), the founding partners of the National Joint TERT Initiative (NJTI), today reported the results of the Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce (TERT) activation read more Fri Sep 2008 Fri Sep 2008

In Emergency Situations: Getting Health Information Where It Needs To Go Instantly

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
Investigators from the Regenstrief Institute have led a demonstration of how health information exchange technologies developed and tested regionally can be used to securely share patient information across the nation during an emergency. This work builds on decades of experience in medical informat ...

read more Investigators from the Regenstrief Institute have led a demonstration of how health information exchange technologies developed and tested regionally can be used to securely share patient information across the nation during an emergency. This work builds on decades of experience in medical informat read more Fri Sep 2008 Fri Sep 2008

VA Announces Changes To The Disability Rating Schedule For Traumatic Brain Injuries And Burn Scars

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced changes in the way VA will evaluate traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and burn scars for purposes of determining the appropriate level of compensation veterans receive for these injuries. ...

read more The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced changes in the way VA will evaluate traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and burn scars for purposes of determining the appropriate level of compensation veterans receive for these injuries. read more Fri Sep 2008 Fri Sep 2008

World Food Programme To Phase Out Aid In Uganda, Including HIV/AIDS Support

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
The United Nations World Food Programme will phase out food aid and HIV/AIDS support to Uganda, a United Nations official said on Thursday, Xinhua/ChinaView.cn.com reports. The plan could affect more than 1.5 million people. ...

read more The United Nations World Food Programme will phase out food aid and HIV/AIDS support to Uganda, a United Nations official said on Thursday, Xinhua/ChinaView.cn.com reports. The plan could affect more than 1.5 million people. read more Fri Sep 2008 Fri Sep 2008

Ethiopia Caught In The Middle Of Horn Of Africa Emergency

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) appealed for US$460 million to feed 9.6 million hungry people affected by drought and high food prices in Ethiopia through to March next year. "The Horn of Africa region is facing the worst humanitarian crisis since 1984, and Ethiopia is ...

read more The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) appealed for US$460 million to feed 9.6 million hungry people affected by drought and high food prices in Ethiopia through to March next year. read more Fri Sep 2008 Fri Sep 2008

3 Billion Dollars Pledged To Fight Malaria

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
Political leaders and philanthropists gathered at the United Nations (UN) in New York on Thursday to launch a global campaign that brings together government, non-government organizations and the private sector promising to give 3 billion dollars to fight malaria around the world. UN es ...

read more Political leaders and philanthropists gathered at the United Nations (UN) in New York on Thursday to launch a global campaign that brings together government, non-government organizations and the private sector promising to give 3 billion dollars to fight malaria around the world. UN es read more Fri Sep 2008 Fri Sep 2008

IRIN/PlusNews Examines Effect Of World Food Programme Pullout In Uganda On HIV-Positive People

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
The United Nations World Food Programme is withdrawing food aid to some HIV-positive people in Uganda as part of broader cutbacks in the country's aid program that have come after a shortfall in funding, IRIN/PlusNews reports. ...

read more The United Nations World Food Programme is withdrawing food aid to some HIV-positive people in Uganda as part of broader cutbacks in the country's aid program that have come after a shortfall in funding, IRIN/PlusNews reports. read more Fri Sep 2008 Fri Sep 2008

World Leaders Commit Record Billions To Tackle Malaria

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
World leaders gathered today at the 2008 Millennium Development Goals Malaria Summit to endorse an ambitious new Global Malaria Action Plan and commit nearly $3 billion toward reducing the number of malaria deaths to near zero by 2015. ...

read more World leaders gathered today at the 2008 Millennium Development Goals Malaria Summit to endorse an ambitious new Global Malaria Action Plan and commit nearly $3 billion toward reducing the number of malaria deaths to near zero by 2015. read more Fri Sep 2008 Fri Sep 2008

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