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Malaria overstretching healthcare in DRC
20 May 2013
(IRIN
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Gaps in the healthcare system in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are hampering the fight against malaria, a leading killer of children, say experts.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98069/Malaria-overstretching-healthcare-in-DRC
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The changing face of land disputes in Liberia
20 May 2013
(IRIN
),
The Liberia Land Commission, which was set up in 2009 to help settle land disputes between returning refugees and their neighbours, is making significant headway, say land experts, but non-conflict related land disputes are increasing, most of them as a result of weak land laws.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98070/The-changing-face-of-land-disputes-in-Liberia
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Making WASH work in Burkina Faso’s cities
17 May 2013
(IRIN
),
Earlier this year Denis Ouedraogo, a tailor living in the Tampouy neighbourhood just north of Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou, connected his mud-walled home to the water network for the first time. “Even without electricity, having enough water can make you happy,” he said.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98054/Making-WASH-work-in-Burkina-Faso-s-cities
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Briefing: Restive northern Kenya sees shifting power, risks
17 May 2013
(IRIN
),
The presence of foreign militias in parts of northeastern Kenya, and their collusion with security officials and business people there, may be to blame for a rise in insecurity in the region, where multiple gun and grenade attacks have been reported over the past two years.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98059/Briefing-Restive-northern-Kenya-sees-shifting-power-risks
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Pastoralism’s economic contributions are significant but overlooked
16 May 2013
(IRIN
),
Pastoralism is often regarded as an antiquated practice ill-suited to the modern economy, yet trade between pastoral communities in Africa - much of it informal and illegal - generates an estimated US$1 billion each year, according to a new book published by the Futures Agriculture Consortium.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98052/Pastoralism-s-economic-contributions-are-significant-but-overlooked
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Microcredit helps small businesses buck the system in Madagascar
16 May 2013
(IRIN
),
Justine Sija, 60, begins her day at 4am, when she buys catch from local fishermen to hawk on the streets of St Augustin Village, in Madagascar’s southern Atsimo-Andrefana Region. The work is hard, but in the last year, access to microcredit has boosted both her business and her hope for the future.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98050/Microcredit-helps-small-businesses-buck-the-system-in-Madagascar
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Call for oil revenues to improve living standards in Congo
15 May 2013
(IRIN
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Congo, which is heavily dependent on revenue from the oil industry, has been declared as “conforming to” a global standard that aims to ensure transparency of payments for natural resources; NGOs hope the announcement will improve the lives of the poor.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98044/Call-for-oil-revenues-to-improve-living-standards-in-Congo
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Briefing: Egypt rethinks its subsidy system for the poor
14 May 2013
(IRIN
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The Egyptian government has taken tentative steps towards reducing the roughly US$20 billion subsidy system that supporters say provides vital aid to the one-in-four Egyptians in poverty, and critics say is unsustainable and enriches the corrupt.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98031/Briefing-Egypt-rethinks-its-subsidy-system-for-the-poor
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Analysis: Getting governments to cough up for DRR
9 May 2013
(IRIN
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Investing in preparation for potential disasters is a “no brainer”, Elizabeth Longworth, director of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), told a recent disaster risk reduction (DRR) conference in Aqaba, Jordan.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98003/Analysis-Getting-governments-to-cough-up-for-DRR
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Hunger projects stalled in Guinea-Bissau
9 May 2013
(IRIN
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The World Food Programme (WFP) has not received the money it needs to run basic nutrition and food security schemes in Guinea-Bissau, leaving projects in jeopardy or at a standstill.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98004/Hunger-projects-stalled-in-Guinea-Bissau
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Semi-synthetic artemisinin promises to boost global malaria gains
9 May 2013
(IRIN
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The UN World Health Organization has accepted the first semi-synthetic version of artemisinin, the key ingredient for malaria treatment globally, for use in the manufacture of drugs, boosting hopes that more people will have access to life-saving medication.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98006/Semi-synthetic-artemisinin-promises-to-boost-global-malaria-gains
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Analysis: Sending the right message on mHealth
8 May 2013
(IRIN
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We’ve read the stories: From bedridden patients sending text messages to their health workers, to young people receiving HIV prevention messages via SMS, the mobile phone seems to have morphed from communications device to essential life-saver. But is the evidence there yet that mHealth is an effective health delivery intervention for the developing world?
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98001/Analysis-Sending-the-right-message-on-mHealth
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Trading conflict for coffee in DRC
8 May 2013
(IRIN
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Entrepreneur Gilbert Makelele wants armed groups in his part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to wake up and smell the coffee.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97998/Trading-conflict-for-coffee-in-DRC
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Zimbabwe short on climate change funds
7 May 2013
(IRIN
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Inadequate funding and limited resources are frustrating Zimbabwe’s efforts to develop plans to deal with the impact of climate change, says a government progress report.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97994/Zimbabwe-short-on-climate-change-funds
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Analysis: “Wake-up call” for Bangladesh’s building industry
6 May 2013
(IRIN
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Corpses are still being recovered from Bangladesh’s worst industrial disaster ever - a factory building collapse on 24 April that killed at least 600 workers near the capital. Government experts are scrambling to prevent a repeat.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97987/Analysis-Wake-up-call-for-Bangladesh-s-building-industry
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Countering the radicalization of Kenya's youth
6 May 2013
(IRIN
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Unemployment, poverty and political marginalization are contributing to the Islamic radicalization of Kenya's youth, a situation experts say must be addressed through economic empowerment and inclusive policies.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97982/Countering-the-radicalization-of-Kenya-s-youth
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The long road home to South Sudan
6 May 2013
(IRIN
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George Malual Deng, 24, has spent two years stuck in a transit site waiting to return to his home in South Sudan’s Jonglei state. He is among 20,000 people who have made a home of sorts in the river port of Renk, waiting for a barge to take them further south.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97981/The-long-road-home-to-South-Sudan
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Aiming for climate change-resilient coffee in Uganda
3 May 2013
(IRIN
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In Uganda, a new pilot project seeks to understand the threat climate change poses to coffee, which will enable growers to enhance the crop's resilience to extreme weather events.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97971/Aiming-for-climate-change-resilient-coffee-in-Uganda
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Mapping the world’s trachoma hotspots
1 May 2013
(IRIN
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When Iyabo Dolarin’s trachoma mapping team conducts surveys in Nigeria’s Kaduna State, they begin with a ritual: They go to the centre of the community and spin a bottle on the ground to determine which household will first be checked for signs of this painful and disabling disease.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97948/Mapping-the-world-s-trachoma-hotspots
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More freedom but less security?
29 April 2013
(IRIN
),
After a decade of sanctions, Iraq’s GDP has been growing consistently since 2003, and poverty rates have more than halved since 1990. But observers say billions of dollars in oil revenues have not translated into adequate gains in Iraqi well-being.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97937/More-freedom-but-less-security
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