http://www.irinnews.org/irin-fp.aspxUpdated everydayen-gbTue, 14 Feb 2012 09:30:45 GMTTue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 14 February 2012 (IRIN) - With 60 percent of the world’s population, Asia has one of the largest concentrations globally of aging persons, creating a host of potential challenges, experts warn.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94856BANGKOK 14 February 2012 (IRIN) - With 60 percent of the world’s population, Asia has one of the largest concentrations globally of aging persons, creating a host of potential challenges, experts warn.]]>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 17 January 2012 (IRIN) - The "totally drug-resistant" tuberculosis (TDR-TB) reportedly emerging in India is actually an advanced stage of drug-resistant TB, which researchers called totally drug-resistant for lack of a better term.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94656BANGKOK 17 January 2012 (IRIN) - The "totally drug-resistant" tuberculosis (TDR-TB) reportedly emerging in India is actually an advanced stage of drug-resistant TB, which researchers called totally drug-resistant for lack of a better term.]]>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 18 November 2011 (IRIN) - From rooftops to railroad tracks, Asia's largest cities will need to maximize every bit of space to feed one of the world's fastest-growing populations, said experts at a UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) workshop in Bangkok on resilient food systems in Asia.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94233BANGKOK 18 November 2011 (IRIN) - From rooftops to railroad tracks, Asia's largest cities will need to maximize every bit of space to feed one of the world's fastest-growing populations, said experts at a UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) workshop in Bangkok on resilient food systems in Asia.]]>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>SHANGHAI 12 October 2011 (IRIN) - A top UN official says Asia can, and should, play a more prominent role in the humanitarian response to major natural and man-made disasters.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93939SHANGHAI 12 October 2011 (IRIN) - A top UN official says Asia can, and should, play a more prominent role in the humanitarian response to major natural and man-made disasters.]]>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>NAIROBI 24 November 2010 (IRIN) - Gay rights groups have hailed the results of the first study to show that an antiretroviral (ARV) drug can prevent HIV as an important step in the fight against HIV, but say that in countries that criminalize homosexuality, the breakthrough is unlikely to have a significant impact.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=91180NAIROBI 24 November 2010 (IRIN) - Gay rights groups have hailed the results of the first study to show that an antiretroviral (ARV) drug can prevent HIV as an important step in the fight against HIV, but say that in countries that criminalize homosexuality, the breakthrough is unlikely to have a significant impact.]]>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 19 November 2010 (IRIN) - Entrepreneur turned toilet crusader Jack Sim from Singapore wants to turn the toilet into the new gold standard of status in Asia, which would signify “making it” - as mobile phones have for years and as 24-karat gold did before that.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=91130BANGKOK 19 November 2010 (IRIN) - Entrepreneur turned toilet crusader Jack Sim from Singapore wants to turn the toilet into the new gold standard of status in Asia, which would signify “making it” - as mobile phones have for years and as 24-karat gold did before that.]]>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 17 November 2010 (IRIN) - Despite an age-old widespread fear and distrust of snakes, their bites have only recently been added to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) list of “neglected tropical diseases”. Snakes bite an estimated five million people each year worldwide, seriously injuring or disabling up to three million and killing an estimated 125,000, according to WHO and the Australian Venom Research Unit (AVRU).http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=91107BANGKOK 17 November 2010 (IRIN) - Despite an age-old widespread fear and distrust of snakes, their bites have only recently been added to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) list of “neglected tropical diseases”. Snakes bite an estimated five million people each year worldwide, seriously injuring or disabling up to three million and killing an estimated 125,000, according to WHO and the Australian Venom Research Unit (AVRU).]]>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 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.aspx?ReportId=90804BANGKOK 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.]]>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>JOHANNESBURG 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.aspx?ReportId=90765JOHANNESBURG 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. ]]>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>JOHANNESBURG 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.aspx?ReportId=90767JOHANNESBURG 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.]]>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 12 October 2010 (IRIN) - Improving the resiliency of cities is critical to disaster mitigation in Asia, according to specialists. http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=90748BANGKOK 12 October 2010 (IRIN) - Improving the resiliency of cities is critical to disaster mitigation in Asia, according to specialists. ]]>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 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.aspx?ReportId=90729BANGKOK 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. ]]>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 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.aspx?ReportId=90630BANGKOK 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.]]>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 07 July 2010 (IRIN) - A two-day “Investment Forum for Food Security in Asia and the Pacific” opened in Manila on 7 July, and will look at escalating food prices, concerns about food production and overseas leases or purchases of farmland in developing countries.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=89758BANGKOK 07 July 2010 (IRIN) - A two-day “Investment Forum for Food Security in Asia and the Pacific” opened in Manila on 7 July, and will look at escalating food prices, concerns about food production and overseas leases or purchases of farmland in developing countries.]]>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>JOHANNESBURG 02 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.aspx?ReportId=89701JOHANNESBURG 02 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. ]]>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 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.aspx?ReportId=89649BANGKOK 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.]]>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 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.aspx?ReportId=89515BANGKOK 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.]]>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>DUSHANBE 08 June 2010 (IRIN) - The number of polio cases in Tajikistan is sharply lower after an anti-polio immunization drive over the past few weeks, says the country’s senior sanitary inspector, Azam Mirzoev.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=89400DUSHANBE 08 June 2010 (IRIN) - The number of polio cases in Tajikistan is sharply lower after an anti-polio immunization drive over the past few weeks, says the country’s senior sanitary inspector, Azam Mirzoev.]]>Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>DUSHANBE 26 May 2010 (IRIN) - Tajikistan is gearing up for a new round of anti-polio immunizations for children aged between six and 15, according to the Ministry of Health, in a bid to stem the outbreak. http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=89258DUSHANBE 26 May 2010 (IRIN) - Tajikistan is gearing up for a new round of anti-polio immunizations for children aged between six and 15, according to the Ministry of Health, in a bid to stem the outbreak. ]]>Sun, 16 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>DUSHANBE 16 May 2010 (IRIN) - A sharp decrease in polio cases is expected as a result of an ongoing nationwide anti-polio immunization campaign in Tajikistan, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=89147DUSHANBE 16 May 2010 (IRIN) - A sharp decrease in polio cases is expected as a result of an ongoing nationwide anti-polio immunization campaign in Tajikistan, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).]]>Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>DUSHANBE 11 May 2010 (IRIN) - Tajikistan will be making a formal appeal for international aid after “catastrophic” floods and mudslides in the south killed over 20 and left hundreds homeless, according to Tajik President Imomali Rakhmon.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=89091DUSHANBE 11 May 2010 (IRIN) - Tajikistan will be making a formal appeal for international aid after “catastrophic” floods and mudslides in the south killed over 20 and left hundreds homeless, according to Tajik President Imomali Rakhmon.]]>Sun, 09 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>DUSHANBE 09 May 2010 (IRIN) - Mudslides and floods have killed at least 15 people and 40 others are missing in the southern Tajik town of Kulob, according to the Tajikistan Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=89070DUSHANBE 09 May 2010 (IRIN) - Mudslides and floods have killed at least 15 people and 40 others are missing in the southern Tajik town of Kulob, according to the Tajikistan Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense.]]>Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>DUSHANBE 04 May 2010 (IRIN) - A nationwide anti-polio immunization campaign targeting thousands of children under seven is under way in Tajikistan, according to the Health Ministry. http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=89016DUSHANBE 04 May 2010 (IRIN) - A nationwide anti-polio immunization campaign targeting thousands of children under seven is under way in Tajikistan, according to the Health Ministry. ]]>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>DUBAI 27 April 2010 (IRIN) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported 120 cases of “acute flaccid paralysis” in southwestern Tajikistan, of which seven have been confirmed as Type-1 poliovirus. http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=88935DUBAI 27 April 2010 (IRIN) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported 120 cases of “acute flaccid paralysis” in southwestern Tajikistan, of which seven have been confirmed as Type-1 poliovirus. ]]>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>DUBAI 15 March 2010 (IRIN) - Floods have killed 34 people in Aksu District, Almaty Province, southeastern Kazakhstan, according to the government-run Kazinform news agency on 15 March. Hundreds have been displaced and a further 926 evacuated to the provincial capital of Taldykorgan, it said.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=88430DUBAI 15 March 2010 (IRIN) - Floods have killed 34 people in Aksu District, Almaty Province, southeastern Kazakhstan, according to the government-run Kazinform news agency on 15 March. Hundreds have been displaced and a further 926 evacuated to the provincial capital of Taldykorgan, it said.]]>