No conscience left for Haiti? Jamaica Observer THE question in the headline was prompted by two recent developments regarding the Caribbean nation, one of the oldest independent republics in the modern world. | One is about a lawsuit against the United Nations filed in a New York court on behalf of victims of a cholera epidemic in Haiti that kil...
Make hand-washing with soap your habit-Minister Graphic Share | Twitter | Ghana News Share | View Comments | Washing hands with soap is important to prevent disease causing pathogensMs. Helen Adjoa Ntoso, the Eastern Regional Minister, has urged Ghanaians to make hand-washing with soap and water their hab...
Sierra Leone Flashmob Promotes Global Handwashing Day Voa News Nina de Vries | FREETOWN — Tuesday is Global Handwashing Day, and Sierra Leone is using an innovative way to promote awareness of proper hand washing to prevent illnesses like cholera and diarrhea. A consortium created the country's first...
Haitian Cholera Victims Sue for Redress The People's Voice Long-suffering Haitians know adversity and anguish as well as anyone. | Except briefly after their 1804 revolution and under Jean-Bertrand Aristide, they've been denied legitimate governance, freedom, equity and justice. For over 500 years, they've s...
Discovering the epidemic of overtreatment The Los Angeles Times Similar populations living in different regions of the United States get exposed to wildly different amounts of medical care. | If that sounds like an old story, it is. It's now four decades old. But it is an important story to reflect on as we consi...
Cholera kills 1, sickens 158 in 5 Mexican states The Guardian MEXICO CITY (AP) â Mexican authorities say cholera has sickened 159 people, including one who died, and spread to four states and the capital. It is the first local spread of the disease since an outbreak that ended in 2001. | Health Secretary M...
Cholera kills 1, sickens 158 in 5 Mexican states New Straits/Business Times MEXICO CITY: Mexican authorities say cholera has sickened 159 people, including one who died, and spread to four states and the capital. It is the first local spread of the disease since an outbreak that ended in 2001. | Health Secretary Mercedes Jua...
World news briefs — compiled on Oct. 14 Ohio Philippines | Large earthquake strikes | A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck in the central Philippines this morning, collapsing roofs and buildings, cracking walls and roads and killing at least four people. The quake was centered 35 miles deep below ...
Cholera kills 1, sickens 158 in 5 Mexican states Herald Tribune MEXICO CITY - Mexican authorities say cholera has sickened 159 people, including one who died, and spread to four states and the capital. It is the first local spread of the disease since an outbreak that ended in 2001. | Health Secretary Mercedes Ju...
Cholera kills 1, sickens 158 in 5 Mexican states Houston Chronicle MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say cholera has sickened 159 people, including one who died, and spread to four states and the capital. It is the first local spread of the disease since an outbreak that ended in 2001. | Health Secretary Merc...
Cholera kills 1, sickens 158 in 5 Mexican states San Francisco Chronicle MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say cholera has sickened 159 people, including one who died, and spread to four states and the capital. It is the first local spread of the disease since an outbreak that ended in 2001. | Health Secretary Merc...
Cholera Kills 1, Sickens 158 in 5 Mexican States The New York Times MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities say cholera has sickened 159 people, including one who died, and spread to four states and the capital. It is the first local spread of the disease since an outbreak that ended in 2001. | Health Secretary Mercedes ...
