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Burkina Faso + 2 more

Africa's children suffering from extreme mental trauma

Children in West and Central Africa are suffering extreme psychological trauma as a result of civil war, AIDS and child trafficking, reveals a new Plan report. The unique study psychologically assessed more than 1,000 children and young people chosen at random…

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News and Press Release
Source:
Plan International
Posted:
20 Apr 2009

Burkina Faso + 3 more

Silent suffering - The psychosocial impact of war, HIV and other high-risk situations on girls and boys in West and Central Africa.

Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cameroon, Burkina Faso and Togo Author: Jenny Morgan and Alice Behrendt Editing: Stefanie Conrad The regions of West and Central Africa are home to ever-growing numbers of suffering children. These are children who live on the streets, who are…

Format:
Analysis
Source:
Plan International
Posted:
20 Apr 2009
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Burkina Faso + 6 more

Health Action in Crises - Highlights No. 254, 13 - 19 Apr 2009

Each week, the World Health Organization Health Action in Crises in Geneva produces information highlights on critical health-related activities in countries where there are humanitarian crises. Drawing on the various WHO programmes, contributions cover activities from field and country offices…

Format:
Situation Report
Source:
WHO
Posted:
19 Apr 2009
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Burkina Faso + 7 more

West and Central Africa faces worst meningitis epidemic in five years

Dakar, 17 April 2009 - An emergency response to combat a virulent outbreak of meningitis affecting four countries in West and Central Africa has been started by UNICEF and other humanitarian agencies. The agency is warning that lives in other countries…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
UNICEF
Posted:
17 Apr 2009

Burkina Faso

Polio immunization campaign targets every child in Burkina Faso

By Jean-Jacques Nduita OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, 15 April 2009 - Too young to understand the importance of receiving her oral polio vaccination, three-year-old Mouniratou Ouzeita needed some encouragement before she allowed the immunization worker to administer the life-saving drops. But after…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
UNICEF
Posted:
15 Apr 2009

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Responding to meningitis and measles epidemics

By Lazare Zoungrana, Burkinabe Red Cross Society Groups of people, mainly women and children, gather in the shade of the few trees in the village of Yamtenga, near Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou. The reason: Two volunteers from the Burkinabe Red Cross…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
IFRC
Posted:
15 Apr 2009

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso : La plus vaste épidémie de rougeole en plus de 10 ans

OUAGADOUGOU, 10 avril 2009 (IRIN) Alors que les fonctionnaires de santé ont entrepris des campagnes de vaccination en Afrique de l'Ouest pour lutter contre les épidémies de méningite et de poliomyélite, au Burkina Faso, la rougeole a pris le…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
TNH
Posted:
10 Apr 2009

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