Search IRIN archives
Search report results returned 704 report(s)
| | | |
|
ASIA: How Typhoon Megi got its name
18 October 2010
(IRIN
),
As one of the strongest typhoons in five years rips through the Philippines, some might be wondering why it is called Megi - the Korean word for catfish.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/90804/ASIA-How-Typhoon-Megi-got-its-name
|
|
HEALTH: New global plan aims to wipe out TB
14 October 2010
(IRIN
),
A new roadmap for curbing the global epidemic of tuberculosis aims to save five million lives between 2011 and 2015 and eliminate TB as a public health problem by 2050 but comes with a price tag of US$47 billion, nearly half of which must still be found.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/90767/HEALTH-New-global-plan-aims-to-wipe-out-TB
|
|
HIV/AIDS: Global Fund looks to private sector to fill funding gap
14 October 2010
(IRIN
),
With its coffers running at least US$1 billion short, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is looking to the private sector to fill the funding gap.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/90765/HIV-AIDS-Global-Fund-looks-to-private-sector-to-fill-funding-gap
|
|
ASIA: Cities key to disaster risk reduction
12 October 2010
(IRIN
),
Improving the resiliency of cities is critical to disaster mitigation in Asia, according to specialists.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/90748/ASIA-Cities-key-to-disaster-risk-reduction
|
|
ASIA: Unquantifiable damage caused by wildfires
11 October 2010
(IRIN
),
Wildfires may not get the attention of earthquakes and cyclones but their destructive potential is considerable and warrants further attention, experts warn.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/90729/ASIA-Unquantifiable-damage-caused-by-wildfires
|
|
ASIA: Boosting community resilience in disasters
30 September 2010
(IRIN
),
A bed sheet to stop bleeding, broken furniture as splints for fractures, Buddhist temples turned into evacuation centres and bottled water to decontaminate wounds: People are often forced to innovate when disaster hits.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/90630/ASIA-Boosting-community-resilience-in-disasters
|
|
In Brief: Fish nets join mosquito nets against malaria
2 July 2010
(IRIN
),
New drugs to fight malaria may well lie at the bottom of the ocean, according to researchers studying over 2,500 samples from marine organisms collected at depths of over 900 metres. They have already found 300 that contain substances that can kill the parasite.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/89701/In-Brief-Fish-nets-join-mosquito-nets-against-malaria
|
|
HIV/AIDS: New HIV report turns up some surprises
30 June 2010
(IRIN
),
Statistics on the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the Middle East are hard to come by but a new study launched on 28 June in the United Arab Emirates has attempted to gather all existing data into one place and add some analysis and action points for policymakers.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/89677/HIV-AIDS-New-HIV-report-turns-up-some-surprises
|
|
In Brief: UN urges Asia to focus on gender in HIV policies
28 June 2010
(IRIN
),
The UN is urging Asia Pacific governments to step up their efforts to address gender inequalities in HIV response as rates of infection among women in the region continue to rise.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/89649/In-Brief-UN-urges-Asia-to-focus-on-gender-in-HIV-policies
|
|
ASIA: Governments called to account on human trafficking
17 June 2010
(IRIN
),
Southeast Asian governments added to the US State Department’s human trafficking watch list must bolster efforts to prosecute and convict traffickers, activists say.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/89515/ASIA-Governments-called-to-account-on-human-trafficking
|
Advanced search or alternatively, search PlusNews
using Google:
Loading