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Guinea-Bissau Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Guinea-Bissau.

Results 1 - 20 of 1,159 in Guinea-Bissau

  1. Cocaine threatens stability in fragile West AfricaRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | The Namibian

    ... say Latin American gangs threaten to transform small nations into "narco states". Unexpected seizures from Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania to Sierra Leone and Senegal illustrate a haphazard response to drugs syndicates that run rings around law ...

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  2. West Africa Floods Raise Major Health RisksRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | EMaxHealth

    ... vital for delivering health services and humanitarian supplies. Seasonal rains have also caused damage in Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Sierra Leone. WHO is responding by providing essential medicines, assessing the health status of the vulnerable ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Medicine, Malaria, Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Cholera, Health, Agriculture, Science

  3. WHO: Floods in West Africa raise major health risksRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | Xinhuanet

    ... vital for delivering health services and humanitarian supplies. Seasonal rains have also caused damage in Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Sierra Leone. "West Africa's annual floods bring with them not only the threat of vector-borne and communicable ...

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    Related Topix: Malaria, Medicine, Health, Africa, World News

  4. Floods In West Africa Raise Major Health RisksRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | MediLexicon

    ... health services and humanitarian supplies. Seasonal rains have also caused damage in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea-Bissau. WHO is responding by providing essential medicines, assessing the health status of the vulnerable populations - ...

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  5. West Africa: Floods in Region Raise Major Health RisksRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | AllAfrica.com

    ... services and humanitarian supplies. Seasonal rains have also caused damages in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea-Bissau . WHO is responding by providing essential medicines, assessing the health status of the vulnerable populations, particularly ...

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  6. WHO urges aid for 200,000 West African flood victimsRead the original story

    19 hrs ago | Guardian Newspapers

    ... In Benin, there have been 192 cases of cholera since July 24, one fatal, WHO spokesman Paul Garwood said. In Guinea-Bissau, 2,018 cases of cholera were recorded, with 41 deaths. The WHO said Benin, Togo, Niger, Mali, Mauritania and Burkina Faso were ...

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  7. UN fears health crisis from West Africa floodsRead the original story

    Yesterday | International Herald Tribune

    GENEVA : The U.N. health agency says severe flooding in West Africa is increasing the risk of deadly cholera and malaria outbreaks in the region.

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  8. Equatorial Guinea: Human Rights Drowning in OilRead the original story

    Tuesday | Propaganda press

    ... Obiang Nguema, currentlys hold observer status in the CPLP, whose full members are Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao TomA and PrA ncipe and East Timor. August 19, 2008

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  9. Floods raise disease risk in West Africa--WHORead the original story

    Tuesday | AlertNet

    ... 192 known cases since the annual flooding began in July, WHO spokesman Paul Garwood told a news briefing. In Guinea-Bissau, a cholera outbreak which began in May before the heavy rains began has infected 2,018 people causing 41 deaths, he said. ...

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  10. West Africa Floods Cause Health RisksRead the original story

    Tuesday | Voice of America

    ... displaced. We are seeing a cholera outbreak in that country, where currently 192 cases have been confirmed. In Guinea-Bissau, we are seeing a continuing outbreak of cholera there with 2,018 cases reported, 41 deaths as a result of cholera." Epidemic ...

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  11. Drug trafficking threatens tenuous stabilityRead the original story

    Tuesday | Independent Online

    ... say Latin American gangs threaten to transform small nations into "narco-states". Unexpected seizures from Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania to Sierra Leone and Senegal illustrate a haphazard response to drugs syndicates that run rings around law ...

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  12. Protests over plans to execute those who spread HIVRead the original story

    Monday | The Voice

    ... , DR Congo, Malawi, Madagascar, and Tanzania are proposing similar laws while countries such as Benin, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Togo and Sierra Leone have already passed HIV criminalisation laws.

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  13. Guinea Bissau: UNICEF Provides Support To Fight Cholera EpidemicRead the original story

    Monday Aug 18 | Medical News Today

    Main Category: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Article Date: 18 Aug 2008 - 4:00 PDT UNICEF is supporting the Ministry of Health of Guinea Bissau in fighting a cholera epidemic that has quickly spread ...

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  14. Bal kesir's poultry to feed Africans

    Monday Aug 18 | Turkish Daily News

    A commission made up of 80 people from 13 different African countries visited the northwestern province of Balykesir to inspect a poultry production facility last week.

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  15. Guinea Bissau: Unicef Helps Fight Cholera OutbreakRead the original story

    Sunday Aug 17 | AllAfrica.com

    17 August 2008 The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is helping Guinea-Bissau's Ministry of Health to tackle a cholera epidemic that has rapidly spread across the West African nation. On top of the $750,000 it has mobilized since the start of ...

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  16. A marriage made in heavenRead the original story

    Sunday Aug 17 | Mail & Guardian

    Zain Mobile is coming. The question is, will they partner with Telkom? As you watch the coverage of the Beijing Olympics you may be wondering about Zain Mobile as their logo burns itself into the back of your ...

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  17. Guinea-Bissau: UNICEF helps fight cholera outbreakRead the original story

    Sunday Aug 17 | United Nations

    The United Nations Children's Fund is helping Guinea-Bissau's Ministry of Health to tackle a cholera epidemic that has rapidly spread across the West African nation.

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  18. Debbie does Flin FlonRead the original story

    Sunday Aug 17 | National Post

    ... get thousands of taxpayer dollars to promote their documentaries about the evils of utility deregulation in Guinea-Bissau. But what about films that Canadians actually watch? For too long, this country's eroticists have had no choice but to rely on ...

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  19. Food shortages: What World Bank is doingRead the original story

    Friday Aug 15 | Vanguard

    ... needs assessments for countries impacted by the crisis, including Burkina Faso, Burundi, Eritrea, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Sierra Leone, and Togo. *Urging major grain-producing countries to lift or ...

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  20. Cholera claims scores in Guinea BissauRead the original story

    Friday Aug 15 | Independent Online

    Forty people have died in a cholera epidemic in Guinea Bissau and some 1 700 cases of cholera have been registered since the outbreak, heath authorities said on Thursday.

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