Reports

NIGERIA: COMBATING MALARIA Mrs. Monica, of Kassa, Nigeria, got to work immediately after the week-long training she received through the United Methodist Community-Based Malaria Control Program. She eliminated items around her home that could harbor mosquitoes and taught her neighbors to…

Mrs. Monica, of Kassa, Nigeria, got to work immediately after the week-long training. She asked her husband to cut down or trim trees growing around their home that could harbor mosquitoes. She emptied all containers that could potentially hold…

Abuja_(dpa) _ The Nigerian government deployed troops to a Niger Delta community Wednesday following an attack that killed 12 people over the weekend, while a militant group in the region hinted it may soon release three Italian oil workers…

APPEAL REVISION The Federation's vision is to strive, through voluntary action, for a world of empowered communities, better able to address human suffering and crises with hope, respect for dignity and a concern for equity. Its mission is to improve…

Press Release No:2007/175/AFR WASHINGTON, DC, December 12, 2006 - The World Bank today approved its largest-ever malaria control project with a US$ 180 million interest-free credit for Nigeria a country which suffers some of the most severe human and economic…

1. Introduction "We will leave no stone unturned to ensure that we strengthen our democracy. We will do things that will gladden the hearts of our friends, and show that we take our responsibilities and obligations in Africa and the…

Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, is no stranger to violence. Since independence in 1960, it has undergone six military coups and endured the Biafran civil war, which claimed a million lives in the late 1960s. Despite a return to…

Summary Every year, major stakeholders in Sahelian countries carry out a post-harvest crop assessment mission to assess food production and prevailing food security conditions, as well as the household impact of those conditions. The traditional CILSS/FAO mission,…

Contents 433 Incidence of neonatal tetanus in Kano State, Nigeria, 2006 440 Performance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance and incidence of poliomyelitis, 2006 444 Health conditions for travellers to Saudi Arabia for the pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj) Addendum 444…

As a memorial is unveiled in London to executed Nigerian activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, the living conditions of the people whose cause he championed have worsened, Minority Rights Group International (MRG) says. In November 1995, news that Saro-Wiwa and 8 other activists…