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Land Grabs in Ethiopia Leave Tribes Hungry on World Food Day
World  (tags: native rights, politics, africa, culture, society, politics, government, healthcare, ethics, media, news, usa, politics, humanrights )

Cal
- 216 days ago - survivalinternational.org
Violent land grabs in Ethiopia's Lower Omo Valley are displacing tribes and preventing them from cultivating their land, leaving thousands of people hungry and 'waiting to die'.
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Saving the Lives of Malwai's Children
World  (tags: world, politics, humanrights, HEALTHCARE, INFANT MORTALITY, freedoms, society, news, children, GoodNews, goodnews, government, humans )

Cal
- 247 days ago - ipsnews.net
The country reduced its under-five child mortality rate by 64 percent in the last 10 years.
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Recovering From the Arab Spring, at a Price
World  (tags: world, politics, LIbya, Jordan, middle-east, healthcare, Arab Spring, recovery, freedoms, conflict, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!' )

Cal
- 372 days ago - ipsnews.net
- The Arab Spring sent scores of sick and injured Libyans, fleeing their war- torn country, straight to Jordan, where the influx of patients is putting a lot of pressure on Jordanian hospitals and disrupting the lives of Libyan and Jordanian patients ali
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15 Great Films Every Med Student Should See
World  (tags: Films, Medical Students, Research, Movies, Healthcare )

Anna
- 894 days ago - mastersdegree.net
It's important to take a step back from the books and refresh your perspective on medicine, health care, and the difference you'll make through your research and patient care.
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A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH: Fate of Millions Hangs on Global Fund Pledges
World  (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', HumanRights, world, health, humans, health, healthcare, safety, world )

Cal
- 959 days ago - ipsnews.net
2.5 million people in 144 countries have received anti-retroviral therapy thanks to the Global Fund over its eight-year existence. But the Fund's future is uncertain, as governments and private sector donors will meet in New York on October 4 and 5 to
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American Workers Granted Bail in Zimbabwe
World  (tags: Africa, Zimbabwe, Harare, Americans, Aids, healthcare, New Zealander, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', crime, corruption, HumanRights, politics )

Michelle
- 977 days ago - iol.co.za
Four United States health workers and doctors from Zimbabwe and New Zealand were granted bail on Monday after their arrest last week on charges of illegally running a clinic that provides Aids drugs.
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IVF Babies May Be at An Increased Risk for Cancer
World  (tags: healthcare )

Yvonne
- 998 days ago - NaturalNews.com
According to a recent Swedish study published in the July issue of the medical journal Pediatrics, babies conceived via In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) are more likely to get various cancers by age 19 than their naturally conceived counterparts (1).
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Palestinian Patients Suffer From Political Rivalry
World  (tags: world, humans, humanrights, healthcare, Fatah, Hamas, politics, society, middle-east, conflict, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', freedoms, palestine, news )

Cal
- 1000 days ago - ipsnews.net
Cancer patient Ahmed Abu Fuad needs chemotherapy to survive. Muhammad Subeh needs an eye-transplant while paramedic Alaa Sarhan desperately needs surgery to remove shrapnel from his body. Their treatment is denied because of the Hamas-Fatah rivalry.
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Africa's 'Lifeline' SHARE Changes Hands
World  (tags: health, healthcare, HUMANITARIAN AID, news, activists, africa, world, goodnews )

Cal
- 1168 days ago - lohud.com
In the quarter century since plastic surgeon Martha "Bobby" MacGuffie founded an organization dedicated to helping AIDS orphans and others in an area of Africa ravaged by the disease, the group has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars, built hospitals
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What Happens to Haiti When 'the Good Doctors' Leave?
World  (tags: Refugees&Relief, world, HAITI, HEALTHCARE, helathcare, politics )

Cal
- 1169 days ago - latimes.com
Emergency medical workers are becoming the de facto healthcare system for a country that has long failed to care for its own. Soon, a ragged health network could be left largely on its own again.
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ACTION ALERT: PETITION- The African Holocaust
World  (tags: endangered, environment, habitat, humans, nature, politics, protection, suffering, world, abuse, americans, congress, constitution, corruption, cover-up, crime, dishonesty, economy, elections, ethics, freedoms, government, healthcare, healthcare, housing )

Cynthia
- 1254 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
THE AFRICAN HOLOCAUST: PROSECUTION OF ANYONE STILL LIVING TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW AND THE RETURN OF THE MONEY EARNED OFF OF THE DEATHS, SWEAT, BLOOD, AND TEARS OF OUR ANCESTORS THAT MADE THE INVADERS OF AFRICA AND THROUGHOUT THE DIASPORA..
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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
- 1371 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.
29 comments
Mexico City Offers Tourists Free Health Insurance
World  (tags: world, Mexico, interesting, government, healthcare, tourism, humans, society )

Cal
- 1372 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
4 comments
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
- 1372 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.
9 comments
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
- 1477 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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