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Ethiopia Again Struggles to Treat Malnutrition

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Ethiopia Again Struggles to Treat Malnutrition

By Peter Heinlein

Harerge Region, Eastern Ethiopia 15 October 2009

Hunger is again stalking East Africa. The United Nations says 20 million people will need emergency food aid before the end of this year in six nations - Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and Sudan. Poverty and drought are Read more...

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Khat taking stronger hold across U.S

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Khat taking stronger hold across U.S

WASHINGTON — In the heart of the Ethiopian community here, a group of friends gathered after work in an office to chew on some dried khat leaves before going home to their wives and children for the night.

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ETHIOPIA-KENYA: Cholera deaths in border town

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MOYALE, 12 March 2009 (IRIN) - At least 14 people have died in the past seven days of cholera in the town of Moyale, along the Kenyan-Ethiopian border, health officials have said. 

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New documentary on abortion in Ethiopi

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New documentary on abortion in Ethiopia


Ipas has a launched a website for its upcoming documentary, “Not Yet Rain,” due to come out in April. The documentary explores the subject of abortion in Ethiopia through the voices of women who have faced the challenge of trying to access safe abortion ca Read more...

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STDs On The Rise in the US

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STDs On The Rise in the US

Here is one reason why you should protect yourself well and remain have one sexual partner.

 

 

Seattle - Despite better detection and more education, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis and chlamydia are on the rise in the United Read more...
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