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Minister Wallace Launches New Stronger Codes Of Practice To Control Alcohol Marketing, Communications And Sponsorship, Ireland
03.07.2008 04:11
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Ms Mary Wallace T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children with special responsibility for Health Promotion and Food Safety launched new strengthened Codes of Practice to control Alcohol Marketing, Communications and Sponsorship. Speaking at the Launch the Minister said that the Government was extremely concerned about theimpact of alcohol advertising on young people in particular.
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WFP Scales Up Haiti Operation To Reach 2.3 Million Beneficiaries
03.07.2008 04:11
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The UN World Food Programme is rapidly expanding operations in Haiti, reaching more hungry people thanks to a US$23 million allocation from funds raised through the organisation's high food price appeal. WFP is currently assisting more than 800,000 people in Haiti, including 40,000 vulnerable families - most of them headed by females - in urban areas.
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Product RED To Begin Digital Music Service To Fight HIV/AIDS In Africa
03.07.2008 04:11
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Product RED on Monday announced that it is launching a digital music service that will give half of the money collected from a $5 per month user fee to the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the New York Times reports.
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Life-Saving Therapeutic Supplies Arrive In Ethiopia For Emergency Relief
03.07.2008 04:11
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A massive airlift of the ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) Plumpy'Nut arrived in Addis Ababa last night as part of UNICEF's emergency response to meet the urgent needs of severely malnourished children in drought-affected areas of Ethiopia. The Government of Ethiopia estimates that 75,000 children in over 100 drought-affected districts are suffering from severe acute malnutrition at this time.
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Draft G8 Communique Does Not Cite 2010 Deadlines For Development Aid, Universal Access To HIV Prevention, Care
03.07.2008 04:11
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A draft communiqué scheduled to be issued at the Group of Eight industrialized nations summit in July in Hokkaido, Japan, does not cite 2010 targets for universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment or for $25 billion in annual aid to Africa that were set at the 2005 G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, the
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USAID Announces Youth-Focused HIV/AIDS Programs In Ethiopia
03.07.2008 04:11
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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $500,000 grant to the YMCA of the USA to combat HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia. The program will provide youth access to basic HIV prevention education and vital medical services and improve existing care and prevention programs in five underserved communities in the cities of Addis Ababa and Adama. It will also build community networks by means of youth-led volunteer services.
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Los Angeles Times Examines Apparent Increase In Abortions In Middle East
03.07.2008 04:11
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The Los Angeles Times on Sunday examined how "changing social values and economic realities, as well as demographic shifts" have contributed to an apparent increase in the number of abortions in the Middle East. According to the Times, abortion is illegal in much of the Middle East.
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