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Jane BüRgermeister and the Case Against Pharmaceutical Companies, Governments, Banks and the World Health Organization - Vienna,   video
World  (tags: Jane Bürgermeister, H1N1 vaccinations, swine flu inoculations, Baxter, Novartis, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Obama, WHO, Rockefeller, illness )

Feisty
- 26 days ago - youtube.com
This is a documentary that outlines the risks that exist if people submit to flu vaccinations, especially if flu vaccinations become forced with military backup. It is The Plan described by Jane Bürgermeister, and there are documents which support it.
6 comments
Sign Petition: Tell Congress to End Child Hunger
World  (tags: world, global, crisis, poor, children, families, food, security, act, starvation, disease, health, nutrition, illness, humans, death, society, malnutrition, poverty, sadness )

Tom
- 94 days ago - action.savethechildren.org
The global food crisis may be out of the headlines for the moment, but for poor children and families, the emergency remains urgent and real. Please co-sponsor the The Roadmap to End Global Hunger and Promote Food Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2817).
30 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
- 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.
9 comments
Lead Poisoning Sickens 600 Kids in China
World  (tags: world, China, lead poison, contamination, environment, pollution, children, illness, health, prevention, protection, risks )

Dee
- 98 days ago - abcnews.go.com
More than 600 children have been sickened with lead poisoning in a northern Chinese province where authorities shut a smelter earlier this week thought to have caused the contamination,
4 comments
Sign Petition: Provide Water for the World
World  (tags: world, clean, water, sanitation, poor, health, prevention, protection, risks, safety, illness, health, humans, disease, children, rights, technology, science, government, obama )

Tom
- 163 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
In his Inaugural Address, President Obama said, "let clean waters flow." With those words, he brought recognition to the suffering of 884 million people who do not have access to clean water and 2.5 billion without adequate sanitation.
17 comments
Sign Petition: Tell Congress the World's Poorest Need Clean Water
World  (tags: world, humanitarian, relief, human, rights, water, humans, safety, risks, health, children, disease, illness, pollution, environment, culture, society, government, family, poverty, poor, cholera, typhoid, malaria )

Tom
- 174 days ago - humanitarianrelief.change.org
One in five people worldwide go without access to safe and reliable water sources every day. Double that number go without basic sanitation services, such as latrines or even a place to wash their hands, contaminating water supplies.
26 comments
Sign Petition: Marginalized People in Sri Lanka - Help Protect Their Human Rights
World  (tags: world, humanitarian, aid, human rights, women, children, sri lanka, water, humans, safety, risks, health, children, disease, illness, pollution, environment, culture, society, government, family, poverty, poor, cholera, typhoid, malaria )

Tom
- 174 days ago - change.org
The people of Sri Lanka have suffered immeasurable, untold violations of their fundamental human rights. The worst of these abuses are horrific acts of torture and the systematic abuse of women and children. Much work needs to done to get justice.
21 comments
Allegations of Corporate Crimes Against Humanity Going to Trial
World  (tags: world, business, Shell, oil, money, environment, crimes, humanity, nigeria, human rights, abuses, corporate, corruption, ethics, gas, flaring, pollution, humans, habitat, nature, ecosystems, health, illness, risks, death )

Tom
- 198 days ago - law.com
Possibly for the first time, a corporation goes on trial for crimes against humanity. Southern District of New York Judge Kimba Wood rejected all but one motion to dismiss by Shell Petroleum, N.V. and other defendants in Wiwa v. Royal Dutch Petroleum.
7 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
- 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.
24 comments
Sign Pledge: Send Bed Nets to Refugees in Africa for World Malaria Day
World  (tags: world, africa, malaria, bed, nets, UN Refugee Agency, refugees, health, prevention, fundraising, rescue, humans, children, family, medicine, illness, disease, risks, safety, prevention )

Tom
- 213 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
From now until World Malaria Day, April 25, the UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign is working with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to send 275,000 life-saving nets to protect African refugees from malaria--the #1 killer of refugees in Africa.
8 comments
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.
18 comments
Somali Piracy Connected to Toxic Dumping, Illegal Fishing
World  (tags: Somalia, pirates, toxic dumping, illegal fishing, illness )

Elderberr
- 363 days ago - finalcall.com
"The Somali toxic waste dumping issue is of great concern to me because it spills over to other African nations," Mr. Akuetteh said. "Did you know that when the Islamic Courts Union was in charge of Somalia, piracy had come to a virtual halt? But thanks t
1 comment
How To Help The Baghdad Orphans
World  (tags: iraq, orphans, update, illness, abuse )


- 721 days ago - cbsnews.com
If You Saw Lara Logan's Piece And Want To Help, Here's How...on the website this story is dated July 9 2007, however, updated information has been added, and appeared on Friday night's broadcast....
6 comments
Loads of Chinese Wheat Gluten Stopped at Border
World  (tags: health, humans, illness, prevention, protection, safety )

Karen
- 788 days ago - thedailygreen.com
The crackdown begs a fundamental question. If we're finding so much tainted product when we look, what is it that we're not looking for? What's the next melamine?
1 comment
TOXIC PLANTS SOLD WITHOUT WARNING
World  (tags: garden, children, toxins, illness, dangers )

Jocelyn
- 796 days ago - cgi.wn.com
| MORE than 100 popular garden plants and shrubs sold in Australian nurseries are potentially lethal to small children and pets, a report says. | Plants including the hydrangea, sweet pea and daffodil are among those identified as toxic by
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