11.30.08

Zimbabwe’s cholera infection rate nearly doubles in a week - Summary

Posted in Health at 2:57 pm by heaven

Harare - Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic is surging ahead unchecked according to official figures released Sunday. They show the number of reported cases has almost doubled in the last week, to over 11,000. Quoted in the state-controlled media, Health Mi...

Reports: Up to 10,000 Zimbabwe cholera deaths possible by March

Posted in Health at 12:27 pm by heaven

Johannesburg - Aid organizations in Zimbabwe fear that as many as 10,000 cholera deaths and 60,000 infections could strike the country by March 2009, South African media reported Sunday. So far, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) around...

11.29.08

Zimbabwean citizens sue government over cholera inaction

Posted in Health at 11:48 am by heaven

Harare - Zimbabwean citizens have taken a government department to court for failing to provide them with adequate and safe drinking water, as the country's cholera-related death toll nears 400, reports said Saturday. A group from Chitungwiza, a town...

INTERVIEW: Germany can learn from Japan’s work with old people

Posted in Health at 10:21 am by heaven

Cologne, Germany - Japan makes better use of the abilities of senior citizens than Germany does, according to a German expert in the field. Public services, families and companies in Japan can access the expertise of older people through regional ce...

11.28.08

Nations unite to fight sexual exploitation of children - Feature

Posted in Health at 8:09 pm by heaven

Rio de Janeiro - On the Avenida Atlantica, the magnificent avenue on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, minors offer sex for just a few dollars. Participants at the third World Congress Against the Sexual Exploitation of Children (ECPAT), which ende...

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