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Building Social Networks To Help The Disadvantaged During Disaster Recovery

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
Online social networks could help with communications and recovery for people with disabilities following major natural disasters, or even terrorist attack, according to a research paper in the International Journal of Emergency Management... ...

read more Online social networks could help with communications and recovery for people with disabilities following major natural disasters, or even terrorist attack, according to a research paper in the International Journal of Emergency Management... read more Sat Mar 2010

Louisiana Department Of Social Services Launches Emergency Food Stamp System To Better Prepare Citizens For Natural Disasters

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
CÃºram Software, the leading provider of Social Enterprise Management (SEM) software solutions, announced the Louisiana Department of Social Services' (DSS) new online pre-application portal for Disaster Food Stamps, which utilizes CÃºram Business Application Suite™ as the foundation for this ...

read more CÃºram Software, the leading provider of Social Enterprise Management (SEM) software solutions, announced the Louisiana Department of Social Services' (DSS) new online pre-application portal for Disaster Food Stamps, which utilizes CÃºram Business Application Suite™ as the foundation for this read more Fri Mar 2010

Japan Commits $2 Million To Boost Immunization In Haiti, Bringing Post-Quake Total For UNICEF To $8.5 Million

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
The Government of Japan committed US$2 million (JPY180 million) to UNICEF to reinforce immunization services for children and women in Haiti. The timely contribution provides UNICEF with the much-needed equipment for the cold-chain system and funds for vaccines and immunization activities... ...

read more The Government of Japan committed US$2 million (JPY180 million) to UNICEF to reinforce immunization services for children and women in Haiti. The timely contribution provides UNICEF with the much-needed equipment for the cold-chain system and funds for vaccines and immunization activities... read more Fri Mar 2010

Opinion: Test-And-Treat HIV Prevention; Canadian, G8 Africa Aid

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
Test-And-Treat Model For Tackling HIV Not 'Common Sense' In a Guardian opinion piece, columnist Elizabeth Pisani challenges the assumptions made by the "mathematical model that shows that if we test everyone in Africa for HIV once a year and give everyone who tests positive expensive drugs right a ...

read more Test-And-Treat Model For Tackling HIV Not 'Common Sense' In a Guardian opinion piece, columnist Elizabeth Pisani challenges the assumptions made by the read more Fri Mar 2010

Health Care Volunteers And Disasters: First, Be Prepared

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
A surge in volunteers following a major disaster can overwhelm a response system, and without overall coordination, can actually make a situation worse instead of better ... ...

read more A surge in volunteers following a major disaster can overwhelm a response system, and without overall coordination, can actually make a situation worse instead of better ... read more Fri Mar 2010

International Support Needed To Help Haiti Rebuild Its AIDS Response

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
UNAIDS calls for a coordinated approach in supporting Haiti, the country most affected by HIV in the Caribbean, to rebuild its AIDS response in the wake of the 12 January earthquake. Following an initial rapid assessment of the situation with the Ministry of Public Health and Population, UNAIDS has ...

read more UNAIDS calls for a coordinated approach in supporting Haiti, the country most affected by HIV in the Caribbean, to rebuild its AIDS response in the wake of the 12 January earthquake. Following an initial rapid assessment of the situation with the Ministry of Public Health and Population, UNAIDS has read more Fri Mar 2010

News Outlets Examine Electricity, Customs Hurdles For Foreign Aid, Potential Malaria Increase In Haiti

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
Since a major earthquake hit Haiti last month, "power has returned to nearly half" of the neighborhoods around Port-au-Prince, but the rebuilding of the country's power system "is starting almost from scratch," the Associated Press/New York Times writes in an article examining the prospects for Hait ...

read more Since a major earthquake hit Haiti last month, read more Fri Mar 2010

Officials Plan To Clear Debris In Next Phase Of Haiti Relief Effort

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
Haitian and U.N. officials on Tuesday said they planned this week to begin "decompressing" the capital of Port-au-Prince by removing rubble to make space for people to return to their homes or temporarily resettle, Reuters reports... ...

read more Haitian and U.N. officials on Tuesday said they planned this week to begin read more Fri Mar 2010

Some U.S. Troops Stay In Haiti; Aid Officials Prepare For Rainy Season

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
Kenneth Merten, the U.S. ambassador to Haiti, said on Thursday that American troops would stay in the country to aid in its recovery, Agence France-Presse reports. "There are about 6,500 soldiers in Haiti at the moment. There were some 20,000 for the emergency effort launched in the wake of Januar ...

read more Kenneth Merten, the U.S. ambassador to Haiti, said on Thursday that American troops would stay in the country to aid in its recovery, Agence France-Presse reports. read more Fri Mar 2010

Also In Global Health News: Halted WFP Operations In Somalia; India Food Security; Dengue In Puerto Rico; MDR-TB In Peru

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
Militants In Somalia Demand WFP Halt Operations "Somalia's Islamist al-Shabaab militia ordered the World Food Programme [WFP] to halt operations in the country, accusing the United Nations agency of undermining domestic agriculture and supporting foreign troops," Bloomberg/BusinessWeek r ...

read more Militants In Somalia Demand WFP Halt Operations read more Fri Mar 2010

Much More Needs To Be Done To Help Haiti's Children, Says UNICEF Deputy Executive Director

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
Six weeks after the massive earthquake that devastated parts of Haiti, UNICEF is urgently scaling up its response on behalf of children, according to the agency's Deputy Executive Director, Hilde Johnson. Johnson said that the challenges UNICEF faced in Haiti were unprecedented, but that every effor ...

read more Six weeks after the massive earthquake that devastated parts of Haiti, UNICEF is urgently scaling up its response on behalf of children, according to the agency's Deputy Executive Director, Hilde Johnson. Johnson said that the challenges UNICEF faced in Haiti were unprecedented, but that every effor read more Fri Mar 2010

Massive Earthquake Hits Chile

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
"Shell-shocked Chileans struggled to deal with the aftermath of a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that ripped through the southern half of the country early Saturday morning," the Wall Street Journal reports. The quake damaged roads, buildings, telecommunication services, and cut power... ...

Chinese Doctors Tell Of Response To Wenchuan Earthquake

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
The 2008 earthquake in the Sichuan province of China was among the deadliest in history, killing an estimated 69,000 individuals and leaving millions displaced. Anesthesiologists are critically important medical responders to such disasters, as they have the skills required to resuscitate and stabil ...

read more The 2008 earthquake in the Sichuan province of China was among the deadliest in history, killing an estimated 69,000 individuals and leaving millions displaced. Anesthesiologists are critically important medical responders to such disasters, as they have the skills required to resuscitate and stabil read more Fri Mar 2010

Cadaver's Best Friend . . .

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
Police searching for victims in clandestine graves could soon have a new tool that will make their task considerably easier. LABRADOR, which stands for Lightweight Analyzer for Buried Remains and Decomposition Odor Recognition, detects volatile organic chemical compounds relevant to human decomposit ...

read more Police searching for victims in clandestine graves could soon have a new tool that will make their task considerably easier. LABRADOR, which stands for Lightweight Analyzer for Buried Remains and Decomposition Odor Recognition, detects volatile organic chemical compounds relevant to human decomposit read more Fri Mar 2010

Joint Chiefs Chair Visits Haiti To Examine Aid Response

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Mike Mullen, who is President Barack Obama's top military adviser, visited Haiti over the weekend to examine relief and rebuilding efforts and meet with local leaders, Agence France-Presse reports. It was his first visit to the country after the earthquake, according to A ...

read more Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Mike Mullen, who is President Barack Obama's top military adviser, visited Haiti over the weekend to examine relief and rebuilding efforts and meet with local leaders, Agence France-Presse reports. It was his first visit to the country after the earthquake, according to A read more Fri Mar 2010

American Red Cross Responds Internationally And At Home To Chile Quake

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
The American Red Cross is responding to the strong 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile, making $50,000 available for relief operations in Chile while also helping people in Hawaii prepare for a possible tsunami. The Red Cross regional disaster management center in Panama is in contact with Red Cross ...

read more The American Red Cross is responding to the strong 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile, making $50,000 available for relief operations in Chile while also helping people in Hawaii prepare for a possible tsunami. The Red Cross regional disaster management center in Panama is in contact with Red Cross read more Fri Mar 2010

Opinions: Chile's Preparedness; Evangelical Christians; 'Locavorism'

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
Free Economies Essential For Disaster Preparedness The earthquake in Chile "was the fifth biggest ever measured, and several hundred times larger than the one that killed more than 220,000 in Haiti," according to a Wall Street Journal editorial. The editorial highlights Chile's prepara ...

read more Free Economies Essential For Disaster Preparedness The earthquake in Chile read more Fri Mar 2010

Heart To Heart International Dispatches Advance Logistics Team To Chile

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
Heart to Heart International, a humanitarian organization based in the Kansas City area is responding to the devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Chile Saturday, which has affected over 2 million people, according to Chilean officials. Yesterday Dr... ...

read more Heart to Heart International, a humanitarian organization based in the Kansas City area is responding to the devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Chile Saturday, which has affected over 2 million people, according to Chilean officials. Yesterday Dr... read more Fri Mar 2010

Shelterbox Responds To Chile Earthquake

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
International disaster relief charity ShelterBox is responding to the news of destruction in Chile which has been hit by a massive earthquake. An initial ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) is currently preparing to mobilise with two SRT members from the UK and one from the US. The 8... ...

read more International disaster relief charity ShelterBox is responding to the news of destruction in Chile which has been hit by a massive earthquake. An initial ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) is currently preparing to mobilise with two SRT members from the UK and one from the US. The 8... read more Fri Mar 2010

Sec. Of State Clinton Arrives In Chile 'To Offer Support' As Country Deals With Earthquake

Categorie : Aid / Disasters
During a scheduled trip to Latin America, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in Chile Tuesday "to offer support" after a major earthquake struck over the weekend, Bloomberg/BusinessWeek reports (Boyd/Smith, 3/2)... ...

read more During a scheduled trip to Latin America, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in Chile Tuesday read more Fri Mar 2010

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