Aug 22, 2012:
Educating girls is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty in the Sahel.
Aug 15, 2012:
Over eight million people are suffering the disastrous effects of violence, famine, and drought in the Sahel region of Africa—but perhaps no country is at greater risk than Niger.
Feb 29, 2012:
Unexpected chills in Afghanistan have led to the death of more than 150 people over the past month, and officials peg lack of proper clothing, shelter and food security as the main cause, IRIN reports.
Jan 30, 2012:
Typhoid cases continue to pop up in the capital of Zimbabwe. Within the past few weeks, more than 900 residents in Harare have been diagnosed with the disease, leaving humanitarians worried about the spread of the disease, IRIN reports.
Jan 6, 2012:
Humanitarians fear waterborne diseases will soon run rampant in rural areas of Zimbabwe, due to a lack of proper hygiene facilities and access to clean water, IRIN reports.
Dec 13, 2011:
The Zimbabwe government is reaching out for humanitarian aid as the nation is currently being threatened by numerous waterborne diseases set to reach epidemic levels, IRIN reports.
Nov 18, 2011:
Experts worry that the rate of deaths caused by automobile accidents in Africa could rise exponentially with the growing populations unless something is done to change it, IRIN reports.
Nov 18, 2011:
Lack of clean water and inadequate sanitation has led to a typhoid outbreak in Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, and scientists warn that cholera could be next, IRIN reports.
Nov 17, 2011:
With stagnant water still present in Thailand after weeks of flooding, thousands of Thais have taken to throwing treated mud balls into the water in an attempt to improve sanitation, IRIN reports.
Nov 16, 2011:
Despite new efforts to bring Western medicine to the women of Laos, some experts believe these attempts will fall on deaf ears, as most women there are unaccustomed to visiting health workers, IRIN reports.
Nov 15, 2011:
More than 90,000 Pakistani "Lady Health Workers" were once put in charged of teaching women about good hygiene, nutrition and family planning, though now it seems they may be doing much more, IRIN reports.
Nov 1, 2011:
Flooding in Thailand has left many residents homeless and in food security crises, and now hospitals are also struggling as drug shortages build up, IRIN reports.
Oct 28, 2011:
The lack of health workers in Uganda leaves mothers and their unborn children most at risk, IRIN reports.
Oct 26, 2011:
Polio vaccinations have been given out by the thousands to children all over the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a UNICEF-led attempt to vaccinate at least a million children in the country, IRIN reports.
Oct 18, 2011:
Miners in Pakistan are risking their lives for a meager pay to support their families, and conditions are getting worse, IRIN reports.
Oct 12, 2011:
Three cholera epidemics have affected 24 countries in West and Central Africa since the beginning of 2011, with nearly 85,000 infections and 2,466 deaths, IRIN reports.
Oct 10, 2011:
Death tolls continue to rise in the capital of Somalia after a suicide bombing on October 4. Doctors and nurses are running out of medical supplies as more people come in needing aid, IRIN reports
Sep 29, 2011:
Dengue fever in Mandera, Kenya continues to spread at an alarming rate as lack of medical facilities and personnel plague the area, IRIN reports.
Sep 28, 2011:
With rainy seasons coming soon in Somalia, residents and local aid agencies are urging for more international help, IRIN reports.
Sep 26, 2011:
As economic and social insecurity rises in Madagascar, new cases of leprosy are beginning to emerge, IRIN reports.
Sep 23, 2011:
As fighting between pro-government and anti-government groups in Yemen continues nearly seven months after it began, hospitals are seeing more patients but have too few supplies and an inadequate staff, IRIN reports.
Sep 20, 2011:
Local and international aid programs have worked to greatly improve health services for the people of Zimbabwe, IRIN reports.
Sep 19, 2011:
After three confirmed cases of Wild Polio Virus Type 1 in western Kenya, health officials are working hard to combat the problem before it spreads, IRIN reports.
Sep 9, 2011:
High levels of hazardous pollution in Ogoniland, in southern Nigeria's Niger Delta, were found in a report conducted by the UN Environment Program (UNEP).
Sep 7, 2011:
Cholera in countries that surround Lake Chad have killed at least 1,200 people this year and that figure continues to rise, IRIN reports.
Aug 24, 2011:
Those suffering from the food crisis in Kenya caused by prolonged droughts are facing new troubles, as HIV-positive citizens are growing weaker with lack of proper care, IRIN reports.
Aug 23, 2011:
Displacement and traveling to get out of conflict-ridden areas have led to a rise in polio cases in Pakistan, IRIN reports.
Aug 18, 2011:
The Hunger Site is taking a stand against the famine. For the last two weeks in August, your click on the red button at The Hunger Site will fund food for those in desperate need in the Horn of Africa.
Aug 17, 2011:
With droughts and famine lingering, thousands displaced in Mogadishu from Somalia may be faced with even more troubles as a cholera epidemic could spread rapidly through makeshift camps, IRIN reports.
Aug 15, 2011:
Tanzanian authorities recently announced a five-year plan to eliminate all forms of violence towards children that have been plaguing the country silently for decades, IRIN reports.
Aug 12, 2011:
Victims of the earthquake that struck Pakistan in 2005 are still suffering and in need of aid, according to IRIN. Many were physically paralyzed during the catastrophe and are still recovering.
Aug 11, 2011:
Of Madagascar's 20 million people, one third don't have access to water for hygiene, while the rest share unsanitary toilet facilities, the World Bank Water and Sanitation Programme (WSP), told IRIN.
Aug 9, 2011:
Economic problems in post-revolution Egypt seem to be affecting the country's ability to make or get proper medications to millions of citizens across the nation, IRIN reports.
Aug 5, 2011:
As Taliban influence continues to ravage Pakistan, people have been fleeing their homes and numerous hospitals have been shut down, making it hard for those displaced - especially women, to find proper medical facilities, IRIN reports.
Aug 4, 2011:
As infant and maternal mortality rates in Uganda continue to rise, NGOs demand to see more government action done to help combat the problem, IRIN reports.
Aug 4, 2011:
Yemen's once-peaceful fight for democracy has now turned violent. As the death toll grows, many are fearful that a civil war could break out, IRIN reports.
Aug 2, 2011:
Portable hammocks in remote mountain villages in the Philippines have given mother s in labor a real chance to make it to a hospital for delivery, IRIN reports.
Jul 28, 2011:
Egypt is working hard to combat the number of hepatitis C (HCV) cases by way of free clinics, national awareness campaigns and more, IRIN reports.
Jul 28, 2011:
As the drought and famine continue in the Horn of Africa, the struggle to feed refugees may lead to more serious concerns for HIV patients, IRIN reports.
Jul 28, 2011:
As refugees from Somalia and Kenya continue to pile into existing camps, one camp lies empty as the Kenyan government refuses to open it, despite a recent announcement that they would, IRIN reports.
Jul 27, 2011:
Residents in southeast Nigeria will no longer be able to practice safe sex as the government recently made it illegal to purchase condoms and use any other form of contraception, IRIN reports.
Jul 26, 2011:
Palestine needs more mental health services as an increasing number of children suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the continued fighting between Palestine and Israel, IRIN reports.
Jul 26, 2011:
HIV-positive residents in Kenya take their antiretrovirals (ARVs) daily, yet because many people are illiterate, they are unaware of what the drugs are doing or what the side-effects could be, IRIN reports.
Jul 25, 2011:
Humanitarians are working for more legislation against human trafficking in Afghanistan as the incidence of the crime continue to grow, IRIN reports.
Jul 21, 2011:
Borena, Ethiopia has seen an overwhelming number of droughts in recent months with no end in sight. As the village elders are predicting more lack of rain in October, many are growing worried and contemplating where to go from here, according to IRIN.
Jul 21, 2011:
Although in Western civilization they are a common necessity rather than a luxury, for many young women in Uganda, sanitary pads are too expensive.
Jul 19, 2011:
A recent decision by Papua New Guinea officials to step down as the principal recipient (PR) of money from the Global fund to help fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, will further improve its involvement, according to IRIN.
Jul 15, 2011:
A validation survey confirmed that Uganda has successfully eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT), after years of programs targeting the issue, the UN News Centre reports.
Jul 1, 2011:
In an effort to prevent cholera from returning, UNICEF and other humanitarian groups are supplying water treatment chemicals to Zimbabwe that will last through March 2012, according to IRIN News.
Jun 2, 2011:
Food insecurity is increasingly a problem in Africa and throughout the world.
Mar 29, 2011:
The Chairman of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, Jayaseelan Naidoo, wrote in the Huffington Post about the recent Jasmine Revolution.
Mar 28, 2011:
Craig F. Binetti, President of DuPont Nutrition and Health, addressed food security needs and the requirements for new science and technology at the 2011 Gulfood Exhibition and Conference in Dubai.
Mar 28, 2011:
A congressional proposal to decrease U.S. foreign aid, in an effort to cut spending, will likely harm global food security and fuel more political unrest throughout the Middle East and Africa, according to activists and government officials.
Mar 28, 2011:
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced last month that it would donate $70 million to agricultural research initiatives in Asia and Africa, according to Reuters.
Mar 24, 2011:
Lester Russel Brown, the founder of the Earth Policy Institute, and author of the new book "World on the Edge" spoke recently with EurActiv.com in regards to food security, wheat and the new meaning of national security in the 21st century.
Mar 24, 2011:
Not only were boats and equipment destroyed during the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, but the country's fishing industry is now in crisis due to radiation that leaked from damaged nuclear power plants, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Mar 21, 2011:
A five-year plan in Bangladesh aims at fighting food security concerns in the country with a $7.98 billion plan, according to TheDailyStar.net.
Mar 18, 2011:
Japan has a population of more than 126 million and experiences about 1,500 earthquake tremors per year, according to MSN.
Mar 16, 2011:
Zimbabwe is taking on food and crop measurements on their own and forbidding the involvement of United Nations agencies.
Mar 16, 2011:
African and Australian researchers met in Nairobi to discuss ways to produce more and better maize for the African continent that depends on the vegetable as an essential food crop, according to a new report from Voice of America.
Mar 15, 2011:
Libya, a country dependent on cereal imports and currently in a political crisis, faces a serious food security concern, according to a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization statement on Friday, March 11.
Mar 11, 2011:
As the country with the highest rate of rice consumption per person, Bangladesh is poised to find bio-fortification methods in order to insure food security for its 158.6 million people, according to IRIN News.
Mar 11, 2011:
Lack of water and food security continues to plague thousands of people in Uganda, exacerbated by the dry weather conditions caused by La Niña, according to IRIN News.
Mar 10, 2011:
Hydropower as a source for electricity in Vietnam is being threatened by low-precipitation and drought, according to IRIN News.
Mar 9, 2011:
Whether one calls it agro-ecology, sustainable farming or organic farming, a move away from industrial agriculture towards environmentally and socially conscious farming is necessary to ensure food security.
Mar 3, 2011:
Indiaâs Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, recently came forward to say that the government of the nation will be working to introduce a food security bill to help provide inexpensive grain to hundreds of millions of the countryâs poor people.
Mar 2, 2011:
The nation of Bangladesh was singled out by the NGO Action Against Hunger (ACF) report as a "success story" in its efforts to help children receive the proper amount of nutrition over the past 15 years.
Mar 1, 2011:
The government of Nepal recently announced that it hopes to relocate five of the seven Bhutanese refugee camps in eastern Nepal over the next two years, according to IRIN News.
Feb 24, 2011:
On February 22, a new report announced a potential food security law seeking to limit the waste of food at Indian weddings, according to The Hindu.
Feb 23, 2011:
Trade unions in India have organized a massive protest in the streets of Delhi, protesting the rise of food prices on Wednesday morning, February 23, according to the BBC.
Feb 23, 2011:
According to a member of the upper house of the Indian Parliament, the public distribution system (PDS) currently in place to provide food in the country is not working, reports The Hindu Business Line.
Feb 23, 2011:
Burundi has been plagued by civil war, La Nina and now growing food deficits and malnutrition rates, according IRIN News.
Feb 22, 2011:
According to a recent article in the Des Moines Register, the United States' status as a world leader in biotechnology and genetically modified foods is a very good thing.
Feb 21, 2011:
Business leaders in Dubai are asking the country's Chamber of Commerce to consider sowing farms in foreign countries in order to produce commodities such as rice, wheat and milk, according to The National.
Jan 28, 2011:
At the recent Chennai ART symposium, Tufts University School of Medicine's Division of Nutrition and Infection director Dr. Christine Wanke presented her findings.
Dec 16, 2010:
The United Nations is now calling for a global investigation into the cause of the cholera outbreak in Haiti after riots began to affect the peacemaking camps of those suspected to have started it.
Dec 13, 2010:
The World Health Organization (WHO) is reconsidering its initial hesitation to provide a cholera vaccine for the epidemic in Haiti after it learned there were more vaccines available than previously thought.
