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WEST AFRICA: Fewer meningitis cases but more deadly
12 March 2010
(IRIN
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This year there are less than half the reported meningitis infections than in the same period in 2009, but more patients are dying - 13 percent in 2010 versus 8 percent in 2009 - according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Multi-Disease Surveillance Centre in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, which tracks 14 countries prone to meningitis outbreaks between Senegal and Ethiopia.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/88414/WEST-AFRICA-Fewer-meningitis-cases-but-more-deadly
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SOMALIA: IRIN Radio - Thursday 11 March 2010
11 March 2010
(IRIN
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In today's programme - Dhegeyso barnaamijka maanta
· Mogadishu: Parents demand release of teenagers held by govt as “Islamist fighters”
· Bosasso: Livestock exports soar to Saudi Arabian market
· Debate: Diaspora influence on peace and stability
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/88389/SOMALIA-IRIN-Radio-Thursday-11-March-2010
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Analysis: Poll puts Rwanda under scrutiny
11 March 2010
(IRIN
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Rwanda's upcoming presidential election has cast a spotlight on its democratic credentials, with observers warning that allegations of intimidation of opposition leaders could mar the process.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/88392/Analysis-Poll-puts-Rwanda-under-scrutiny
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ZAMBIA: Stigma and bureaucracy drive maternal deaths
11 March 2010
(IRIN
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Parity Zulu, 17, constantly recited a Biblical verse asking God for protection from her persecutors while her mother ferried her to hospital following complications from the teenager's illegal abortion.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/88393/ZAMBIA-Stigma-and-bureaucracy-drive-maternal-deaths
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UGANDA: One doctor for 16,200 refugees
11 March 2010
(IRIN
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Inadequate healthcare is just one of many challenges facing the 16,200 refugees in this sprawling camp in western Uganda, which is served by a single doctor.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/88396/UGANDA-One-doctor-for-16-200-refugees
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MOZAMBIQUE: Flood situation "under control"
11 March 2010
(IRIN
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Rivers throughout central and northern Mozambique are swollen above flood alert level and thousands of people have been relocated to higher ground, but national disaster management authorities and aid agencies in Mozambique say "the situation is under control".
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/88399/MOZAMBIQUE-Flood-situation-under-control
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NIGER: More needed to avoid catastrophe
11 March 2010
(IRIN
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A severe food and malnutrition crisis is looming in Niger, according to aid agencies. More than 20,000 under-five children are being treated for malnutrition nationwide and at least another 200,000 are at risk of severe malnutrition, according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/88402/NIGER-More-needed-to-avoid-catastrophe
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KENYA: Hungry and HIV-positive in Nairobi's slums
10 March 2010
(IRIN
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Violet Tinah, 40, a resident of Korogocho slum in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, is living with HIV and was recently diagnosed with tuberculosis, but her biggest problem today is not disease - but hunger.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/88373/KENYA-Hungry-and-HIV-positive-in-Nairobi-s-slums
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UGANDA: Health fears follow deadly mudslides
10 March 2010
(IRIN
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Rose Nakhayetse is lucky to be alive, but her ordeal is far from over. Having narrowly escaped last week’s deadly landslides in eastern Uganda, she and thousands of others are facing fresh dangers.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/88374/UGANDA-Health-fears-follow-deadly-mudslides
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SOMALIA: IRIN Radio - Wednesday 10 March 2010
10 March 2010
(IRIN
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In today's programme - Dhegeyso barnaamijka maanta
· Buhodle: IDPs complain of water shortage
· Gedo: Torrential rains raise fear of waterborne diseases
· Feature: Impact of private land ownership on livestock mobility
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/88376/SOMALIA-IRIN-Radio-Wednesday-10-March-2010
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