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Sign Petition: Empower Women and Girls in Afghanistan
World  (tags: world, Afghanistan, women, children, human, rights, freedom, education, literacy, vocational, training, empowerment, protection, sexual, abuse, trafficking, abduction, exploitation, healthcare )

Tom
- 94 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
The Afghan Women Empowerment Act will protect women and girls against sexual and physical abuse, abduction, trafficking and exploitation, and give them a chance for a better life through literacy education, vocational training and health care services.
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Mexico City Offers Tourists Free Health Insurance
World  (tags: world, Mexico, interesting, government, healthcare, tourism, humans, society )

Cal
- 95 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Officials in Mexico City hope to lure skittish tourists with unusual bait: free health insurance. Under a new program, tourists who stay in participating hotels in the city are eligible for free coverage for emergency medical care, hospital stays, prescri
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Britons Outraged Over US Conservatives Criticism of British Health Care
World  (tags: britain, nhs, conservatives, lies, socialist, healthcare, government, public, option, republicans, corruption, dishonesty, cover-up, americans, abuse, illness, disease, treatment, prevention, medicine, protection, safety )

Tom
- 96 days ago - voanews.com
Britons are outraged and speaking out in response to comments among Conservatives in the United States attacking Britain's national health care system as socialist, evil and Orwellian. Such criticism has sparked an outpouring of NHS support in Britain.
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Act Now! - Call on the Sri Lankan Government to Free Civilians From the Nightmare - Unlock the Biggest Prison Camp in the World
World  (tags: sri lanka, war, crime, ethics, freedoms, humanrights, food, water, healthcare, death, Refugees&Relief, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', Amnesty International USA )

David
- 101 days ago - takeaction.amnestyusa.org
These innocent civilians have broken no laws but are being treated like criminals. They are essentially prisoners locked up in violation of the Sri Lankan constitution and international law. Lend your voice to those who are suffering. Sign the petition?
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Sign Petition: Ask Congress to Improve the Lives of Children Worldwide
World  (tags: world, america, government, obama, congress, global, financial, crisis, UNICEF, children, health, disease, illness, death, treatment, prevention, protection, medicine, healthcare )

Tom
- 201 days ago - change.org
Despite significant progress in children's health, 25,000 children under five years old still die from mostly preventable causes each day. With today's global financial crisis, vulnerable newborns and young children face greater challenges than ever.
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Sign Petition: Help Children With HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
World  (tags: world, children, hiv/aids, africa, medicine, humanrights, humans, healthcare, illness, prevention, research, protection, treatment )

Tom
- 223 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Nine out of ten children living with HIV call sub-Saharan Africa home. Approximately three million children are themselves infected with HIV, about 90 percent of whom contracted the virus from their mother during pregnancy, delivery or breastfeeding.
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Why Are Children Starving in a Booming India?
World  (tags: world, India, gender, caste, tradition, children, starving, hungry, death, government, humanrights, politics, food, disease, healthcare, prevention )

Tom
- 245 days ago - theglobeandmail.com
A complex masala of gender, caste, tradition and politics keeps babies hungry. After 15 years of rapid growth, India has made no progress on childhood malnutrition, unlike many poorer nations. Its culture poses many special obstacles.
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Medical Aid for Palestinians -Gaza's Hospitals Struggle to Save Lives Amid Israeli Siege
World  (tags: palestine, israel, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', death, medicine, hospitals, healthcare )

Elderberr
- 364 days ago - map-uk.org
Over the past two weeks, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have faced a sharply deteriorating humanitarian situation as Israel further tightened its closure of the border crossings. Virtually no food, medicine or other vital supplies have been allowed in to
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In Iraq, The Doctors Are Out
World  (tags: world, humanrights, children, healthcare, humans, iraq, politics )

Cal
- 395 days ago - newsweek.com
A country in dire need of professional help--can its wounds be healed?
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MENTALLY INCOMPETENT DEFENDANTS ON THE RISE!
World  (tags: HumanRights, usa, judiciary, courts, mental health, mental illness, decriminalize mental illness, Larry Neal, wrongfuldeathoflarryneal, Mary Neal, The Cochran Firm, Judge Wendy Shoob, mental health, USDOJ, mental hospitals, healthcare )

Mary
- 538 days ago - nowpublic.com
The number of accused felons declared mentally incompetent to stand trial is rising in 10 of the nation's 12 largest states, delaying local prosecutions and swamping state mental health and prison systems, a USA TODAY review finds.
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The Terrible Plight of Afghan Children - Country Struggles to Provide Decent Healthcare
World  (tags: Afghanistan, children, healthcare, malnutrition, stunted, UNICEF, child mortality, public health facilities, underfunded, poorly equipped, doctors, skills, training, thirty years, devastation )

Alba
- 565 days ago - abcnews.go.com
Poor have to use underfunded govt hospitals where MDs lack skills &/or equipment. Every day 10-15 children under 5 die in pediatric ward. Basic healthcare available within 2 hrs walking distance to 85% of pop. Travel fare to Kabul insurmountable problem
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We Did It! The Next President WILL Go to Africa
World  (tags: abuse, americans, bush, bushadministration, candidates, cheney, clinton, congress, corruption, cover-up, crime, democrats, elections, ethics, freedoms, GoodNews, government, healthcare, housing, media, news, obama, politics, propaganda, republicans, u.s. )

Michael
- 632 days ago - onevote08.org
More than 100,000 ONE members signed our petition asking the presidential candidates to pledge to visit Africa in their first term and the candidates heard you loud and clear.
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Treat Every Child As Your Own"
World  (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', africa, children, ethics, GoodNews, news, war, world, society, health, healthcare, children )

Michael
- 652 days ago - oafla.org
For the first time, through a mass media campaign supported by community interaction, the First Ladies are issuing a call to action for adults to take responsibility for HIV among children.a call to stop the violence,
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Eldoret, Kenya:
World  (tags: government, freedoms, africa, GoodNews, healthcare, humans, medicine )

Michael
- 668 days ago - doctorswithoutborders.org
The hospital here in Eldoret is very sophisticated. It's a 600 bed hospital and when it's running at full capacity there are four operating rooms and a staff of around seven surgeons, as well as several specialists, anesthetists and nurses
5 comments
Ministers Meet to Carve Up Health Funds - Australia
World  (tags: australia, wayne swan, health, federal, state government, surgery, healthcare )

Chrissy
- 676 days ago - news.com.au
FEDERAL Treasurer Wayne Swan and Health Minister Nicola Roxon will meet their state and territory counterparts today to allocate $150 million to reduce elective surgery waiting lists. The NSW Government has already indicated it wants at least a third of
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