Informes

Where the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh was once a prosperous agricultural hub, today it is an area ravaged by salinity, natural disasters, poverty and an inability to cope with recurrent shocks. The introduction of the…

Highlights Epidemiological week no. 12 (17 to 23 March, 2013) • Measles: This week a total of 56 alertsinvestigated,responding and monitoring to 4 outbreaks. 462 measles cases from 35 districts, while 7 deaths reported from 6 districts. Vitamin‐A…

04/04/2013 - As reforms progress in Myanmar and cease-fires are holding, many of the over 127,000 refugees living in 9 camps in Thailand are considering returning to their homeland. This could potentially expose them to the…

Highlights Epidemiological week no. 13 (24 to 30 March, 2013) • Measles: This week a total of 48 alertsinvestigated,responding and monitoring to 1 outbreak. 186 measles cases from 29 districts, while 2 deaths reported from 1 district. Vitamin‐A…

KATHMANDU, 2 April 2013 (IRIN) - If an earthquake the magnitude of Haiti’s 2010 quake were to strike Nepal’s capital area, the country’s only international airport would be crippled, with no backup plan for receiving essential…

BANGKOK, 29 March 2013 (NNT) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is warning the city residents to beware of possible dengue outbreak and to exterminate all mosquito-breeding sites around them. The BMA’s Health Department Director Dr. Wantanee…

DHAKA, MARCH 27 – Today, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Administrator Donald Steinberg and Bangladesh’s Minister of Environment and Forests Dr. Hasan Mahmud jointly announced the launch of the new USAID Climate-Resilient Ecosystems and…

1lpRTwx-zzs?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen> UNICEF correspondent Marissa Aroy reports on the situation for children in the Philippines affected by Typhoon Bopha - 100 days later By Pam Pagunsan It has been estimated that, in the aftermath of Typhoon Bopha, 67,000…

Highlights Epidemiological week no. 11 (10 to 16 March, 2013) • Measles: This week a total of 55 alerts investigated,responding and monitoring to 7 outbreaks. 312 measles cases from 38 districts, while 15 deaths reported from 4 districts.…

On 16 March, leaders of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), World Bank (WB) in Vietnam and the Ben Tre Provincial People's Committee have made a survey on prevention of climate change in Ben Tre…