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  1. DRC: North Kivu displaced need more help
  2. UGANDA: Cervical cancer - silent killer
  3. HIV/AIDS: Criminalization of drug use fuelling HIV
  4. UGANDA: Learning lessons from lethal landslides
  5. UGANDA: Human trafficking drive needs rescuing
  6. KENYA: Mombasa steels itself for attacks


DRC: North Kivu displaced need more help
NAIROBI، 25/6/2012 (IRIN) - Humanitarians are struggling to meet the basic needs of over 200,000 people recently displaced by clashes in North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Access has been limited by the mountainous and volcanic terrain coupled with widespread, shifting insecurity. full report
UGANDA: Cervical cancer - silent killer
AMOLATAR/GULU، 25/6/2012 (IRIN) - In the obstetrics and gynaecology ward of St Mary's Hospital Lacor in northern Uganda's Gulu District, Apilli Kilara lies on the floor under a blood-stained sheet, staring at the ceiling. full report
HIV/AIDS: Criminalization of drug use fuelling HIV
NAIROBI، 27/6/2012 (IRIN) - The war against drugs is hurting the fight against HIV, according to a new report by the Global Commission on Drug policy, an international panel that advocates science-based strategies to reduce the harm caused by drugs. full report
UGANDA: Learning lessons from lethal landslides
KAMPALA، 27/6/2012 (IRIN) - Following a third landslide in as many years that left at least 18 dead and over 100 missing in eastern Uganda's mountainous district of Bududa, experts are warning that unless long-term measures are put in place, similar disasters are inevitable. full report
UGANDA: Human trafficking drive needs rescuing
KAMPALA، 28/6/2012 (IRIN) - Uganda set up a national human trafficking task force in April, but a national action plan to combat trafficking - originally due in June - could be delayed for months as officials take stock of existing and fragmented law enforcement efforts. full report
KENYA: Mombasa steels itself for attacks
MOMBASA، 29/6/2012 (IRIN) - Following three grenade attacks in recent months and a US "terror" alert, residents of the coastal Kenyan city of Mombasa are bracing themselves for the possibility of yet more violence; local leaders are working towards better disaster preparedness and improvements in the emergency services. full report