Informes

Hurricane Mitch The following InterAction members have reported that they are accepting contributions for assistance they or their local affiliates are providing to victims of Hurricane Mitch. For more information on Hurricane Mitch, follow this link: http://wwwnotes.reliefweb.int/…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Background: On October 24 Atlantic Tropical Storm Mitch was upgraded to a hurricane that developed into one of the strongest and most damaging storms…

The Inter-American Development Bank expects to provide Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador nearly $800 million in soft loans by the end of this year. Of that total, $370 million would consist of fresh financing. The IDB is already…

A Report of the PAHO Emergency Task Force on Hurricane Mitch EL SALVADOR: Cholera: According to information received on 23 November, the epidemiological situation remains unchanged from that reported yesterday. A total of six cases of cholera have been reported with…

What: Marge Tsitouris, director of CARE's Emergency Group, will participate in a White House briefing on the impact of Hurricane Mitch on Central America. The briefing will be held on Tuesday, November 24, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the…

Contact: Cynthia Glocker (404) 681-2552, ext. 453 What: Marge Tsitouris, director of CARE's Emergency Group, will participate in a White House briefing on the impact of Hurricane Mitch on Central America. The briefing will be held on Tuesday, November 24, from 3:30…

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE EMERGENCY RESPONSE OFFICE 34 Denominations & Communions Working Together to Meet Human Needs EMERGENCY ACCOUNT #976717 for $300,000 RESPONSE: Having expanded this appeal to $300,000 on Nov. 12, Church World Service has a number of updates to report on…

EL SALVADOR: Cólera: Al viernes 20 de noviembre, el Ministerio de Salud P=FAblica reporta seis (06) casos notificados; 1 caso fallecido (San Alejo, La Unión). Se ha aislado V. cholerae 01 El Tor Ogawa en un caso. De los 6…

Controlling communicable diseases in the countries devastated by Hurricane Mitch will require significant expenses to control disease-carrying mosquitoes and to ensure that water and food are not contaminated, according to Dr. Claude de Ville, Chief of the Pan American Health…

(Raising money for hurricane-battered nations is goal) (620) By Eric Green USIA Staff Writer WASHINGTON -- An international donors meeting will be held in Washington December 10 to set a goal on the amount of money that can be raised to help…