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Haiti Relief Operations Supported By Navy Scientists
Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory at Stennis Space Center are supporting Haiti relief operations...
Tetanus, Hepatitis Vaccination Campaign Launched In Chile Amid Fears Of Disease Outbreaks
"Chile launched a hepatitis and tetanus vaccination campaign Friday and doctors warned of outbreaks of diarrhea and infection among thousands of people displaced by the earthquake and the tsunami that heavily damaged or destroyed 36 hospitals and made garbage dumps of coastal towns and cities," the Associated Press reports...
Politico Opinion Pieces Argue For U.S. Investment In Global Women's Issues
On International Women's Day, Politico published two opinion pieces discussing the benefits of U.S. aid to support women overseas. ~ Dana Perino, Politico: "Empowering one woman is an investment in the future of families and countries," Perino -- a former press secretary to President George W. Bush -- writes in an opinion piece discussing her work with Women ONE2ONE in Africa...
Haitian President To Meet With Obama As Long-Term Rebuilding Plans Take Shape
Haitian President Rene Preval is expected to meet with President Barack Obama Wednesday in the U.S. to ask for "billions of dollars to rebuild" Haiti, Agence France-Presse reports. The White House said that Obama will emphasize that the U.S. is a "friend and partner" to Haiti and discuss ways the international community could aid Haiti (Burleigh, 3/7)...
CDC Confirms 11 Malaria Cases In People Who Traveled To Haiti
The CDC on Thursday said it confirmed that 11 cases of Plasmodium falciparum malaria "among emergency personnel and Haitian residents who traveled to the U.S.," the Miami Herald reports. "The cases include: seven emergency responders, including six military personnel; three Haitian residents who traveled to the U.S., including one Haitian adoptee; and one U.S...
Opinions On Rebuilding Haiti: Role Of U.S., Good Governance Efforts, Orphans, Poverty
U.S. Must Continue To Support Haiti's Vision For 'Reconfiguration' In McClatchy opinion piece, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) discusses her recent trip to Haiti and outlines the U.S. role in the country's rebuilding. "Congress is committed to helping Haiti recover from this tragedy...
Recent Releases In Global Health
WHO Bulletin Examines Communicable Diseases In Southeast Asia The WHO's March Bulletin is a special themed issue focusing on communicable diseases in Southeast Asia. The publication addresses tuberculosis, cholera, neglected tropical diseases and family planning in the region (March 2010)...
Ban, Clinton Launch Initiative Allowing Travelers To Donate To Global Health
Former President Bill Clinton and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York on Thursday launched MASSIVEGOOD - an initiative that allows travelers to make a $2 donation "to fight deadly diseases whenever they buy a plane ticket, book a hotel room or rent a car," Bloomberg/BusinessWeek reports (Varner, 3/4)...
Building Social Networks To Help The Disadvantaged During Disaster Recovery
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...
Chile Has Enough Food, Fuel For Citizens, President Says
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said on Wednesday that the country has enough food and fuel to meet citizens' needs, Dow Jones Newswires reports. She said the government has adequate resources to enable business recovery and to help rebuild houses, and she wants the private sector to play a major role in the rebuilding effort...
Foreign Donors Must Coordinate More With Haiti's Government, Haitian Prime Minister Says
Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive "demanded more information on Wednesday about foreign aid pouring into the earthquake-stricken country and urged that his government not be sidelined in reconstruction efforts," Reuters reports...
Clinton Delivers Satellite Phones As Chile Earthquake, Tsunami Recovery Continues
As part of her trip to Latin America, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton handed out 25 satellite phones on Tuesday in Chile and said the U.S. would help "in any way the government of Chile asks us to," the Washington Times reports (3/3)...
U.N. Aid Efforts Lack Coordination With Local Groups In Haiti, Report Says
A Refugees International report, released on Tuesday, says U.N. aid efforts in Haiti since the earthquake have not been sufficiently coordinated with local groups, the New York Times reports. Among other things, the lack of coordinated response has enabled sexual abuse of women and girls in temporary camps, according to Emilie Parry, an aid consultant who helped write the report...
Shelterbox Responds To Chile Earthquake
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...
Sec. Of State Clinton Arrives In Chile 'To Offer Support' As Country Deals With Earthquake
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)...
As Rainy Season Begins, U.N. Special Envoy Clinton Asks For More Shelter, Latrines For Haitian Earthquake Survivors
During a phone call on Monday, Bill Clinton, the U.N. special envoy for Haiti, asked U.N. officials to provide more tents, latrines and hurricane-proof shelter to improve housing and sanitation for Haitian earthquake survivors living in temporary camps, the Associated Press writes. According to Clinton, the needs of many people who survived the earthquake are not being met...
Opinions: Chile's Preparedness; Evangelical Christians; 'Locavorism'
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 preparation for earthquakes, including stricter building codes...
Heart To Heart International Dispatches Advance Logistics Team To Chile
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...
American Red Cross Responds Internationally And At Home To Chile Quake
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 staff and volunteers on the ground to monitor the situation and further assess needs...
Chinese Doctors Tell Of Response To Wenchuan Earthquake
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 stabilize patients while their injuries are surgically treated...
Cadaver's Best Friend . . .
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 decomposition...
Joint Chiefs Chair Visits Haiti To Examine Aid Response
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 AFP...
Also In Global Health News: Halted WFP Operations In Somalia; India Food Security; Dengue In Puerto Rico; MDR-TB In Peru
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 reports (Omar, 3/1)...
Much More Needs To Be Done To Help Haiti's Children, Says UNICEF Deputy Executive Director
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 effort was being made to find creative solutions to help Haiti's children. Ms...
Massive Earthquake Hits Chile
"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...
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