Arab Region Has World’s Fastest Growing HIV Epidemic
By Mona AlamiBEIRUT, Sep 1 2014 (IPS)At a time when HIV rates have stabilised or declined elsewhere, the epidemic is still advancing in the Arab world, exacerbated by factors such as political unrest, conflict, poverty and lack of awareness due to social taboos.According to UNAIDS (the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS), an estimated 270,000 people were living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in 2012.“It is true that the Arab region has a low prevalence of infection, however it has the fastest growing epidemic in the world,“ warns Dr Kh...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - September 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Mona Alami Tags: Featured Gender Headlines Health Human Rights LGBTQ Middle East & North Africa Population Projects Women's Health Arab world awareness raising Civil Society Discrimination Djibouti drugs users Egypt healthcare HIV/AIDS Source Type: news
Djibouti: Djibouti, Unicef Officials Meet to Discuss Child and Maternal Health Strategies
[Sabahi]Top officials from Djibouti's Ministry of Health met with representatives from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday (August 4th) to discuss strategic communication efforts to improve child and maternal health, the Djiboutian Information Agency reported. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - August 7, 2014 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Ode to a Red Cross Deployer
The Service to the Armed Forces division of the American Red Cross helps our military members and their families across the world. In addition to our helping throughout our communities, the Red Cross also has staff and volunteers at military installations stateside and across the world. These Red Crossers, no matter if they are at Fort Hood in Texas, or at Camp Zama in Japan, are there for our service members. They create mini-Red Cross chapters by providing services such as morale-boosting activities, a respite center with entertainment, disaster preparedness, CPR/AED & First Aid courses, babysitting courses, etc.
One...
Source: Red Cross Chat - June 20, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Lindy Ross Tags: SAF Source Type: news
Djibouti: Djibouti to Seek No-Cost Extension of HIV Grant
[GFO]Extension should help marshal technical assistance ahead of integrated HIV/TB proposal (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - May 28, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Djibouti: Djiboutian Army Holds Infectious Diseases Symposium
[Sabahi]The health services division of the Djibouti Armed Forces (DJAF) held a forum on infectious diseases at the weekend to discuss the status of efforts to prevent the spread of malaria, HIV/AIDS and diarrhoea, the Djiboutian Information Agency reported Monday (March 10th). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 12, 2014 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Tunisia: Review of Tunisia's Portfolio At Global Fund to Fight Aids
[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -Minister of Health Mohamed Salah Ben Ammar met, on Monday in Tunis, with Mr. Mark Saalfeld, Fund Portfolio Manager at the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria for Central, Africa, Djibouti, Jordan, Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - February 12, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Djibouti: U.S. Ambassador Leads Distribution of Food for Hungry Families in Djibouti
[WFP]Djibouti -To help combat food insecurity in the Arta region of Djibouti, U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti Geeta Pasi led a food distribution to 200 vulnerable families today. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 12, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Djibouti: WFP Assists Djibouti to Strengthen Resilience As Food Security Improves
[WFP]Djibouti -As food security starts to improve in the Republic of Djibouti, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is intensifying its work to strengthen the country's defenses against recurrent drought while still providing critical assistance to meet urgent food and nutritional needs. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 6, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
OP-ED: Latin America Lags on Reproductive Rights
Indigenous women hauling water in Chiapas, Mexico. Credit: Mauricio Ramos/IPSIn the last decade, several countries in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region have had the opportunity to experience economic growth and establish redistributive fiscal policies aimed at reducing poverty, reducing inequality and improving the coverage and quality of health, education and social protection services.
And yet significant gaps exist in the area of reproductive health and rights, both between countries and as a whole, when it comes to some of the key objectives of the Cairo Programme of Action.
Let us take one of the basic indi...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 6, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Purnima Mane Tags: Featured Gender Headlines Health Human Rights Latin America & the Caribbean Poverty & MDGs TerraViva United Nations Women's Health Abortion Fertility Rates Maternal Health Maternal Mortality Pathfinder International Purnima Man Source Type: news
Support for FGM Slowly Eroding, Global Report Finds
FGM is a taboo and complicated topic in Liberia and it is dangerous for women to speak out about it. Credit: Travis Lupick/IPSThe United Nations children’s agency UNICEF released a report Monday that gives the most complete picture of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) ever published.
Over 125 million women and girls have undergone the practice, and there are 30 million women and girls at risk of the procedure in the next decade. The report is a culmination of 20 years of research from 29 countries across Africa and Asia, using national surveys. UNICEF began to look closely at FGM/C 10 years ago.
Egypt is the high...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 22, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Lucy Westcott Tags: Active Citizens Crime & Justice Featured Gender Gender Violence Headlines Health Human Rights TerraViva Europe TerraViva United Nations Women's Health World Egypt Equality Now Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Somalia UNICEF Source Type: news
MSF aid workers freed in Somalia, arriving home today in Spain
Montserrat Serra and Blanca Thiebaut, the two aid workers for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) released yesterday in Somalia after 21 months in captivity, arrive today at the Spanish air-base of Torrejón (Madrid) from Djibouti. The organization is extremely relieved to confirm the release of the two colleagues, who were abducted from the refugee camps near Dadaab, Kenya on Oct. 13, 2011 and held in Somalia. MSF continues offering full support to Mone and Blanca as well as to their families.
Mone and Blanca need some time to adjust to their freedom and the organization asks the media and the public to respect theirs and...
Source: MSF News - July 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: NEWS Somalia Frontpage Source Type: news
Djibouti: Food Shortages Loom
[IRIN]Nairobi -Poor rains and lack of expertise to boost local food production are some of the challenges facing Djibouti's population, says a senior UN official. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 12, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Djibouti: Djibouti Donates Tuberculosis Medicine to Somaliland
[Sabahi]The Djiboutian government's Centre for the Purchase of Medicines and Essential Materials donated 650 cartons of streptomycin sulphate and 150 of vitamin B complex on Tuesday (June 4th) to help Somaliland fight tuberculosis, Djibouti's La Nation reported. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - June 7, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Smoke-free air policies need to be monitored: No level of exposure to second-hand smoke is safe
20 March 2012 WHO urges governments to protect the public from exposure to second-hand smoke by implementing 100% smoke-free air policies in all enclosed public places. This was a key recommendation of a report released today that measured levels of “second-hand smoke” in countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region. In its call to action, WHO recommended that implementation of smoke-free laws in enclosed places be supported by monitoring compliance and providing guidelines for enforcement officials.
The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean collaborated with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Publi...
Source: WHO EMRO - Press releases - May 2, 2012 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
