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AFGHANISTAN: El-Tor cholera leaves 17 dead
Source: IRIN
An outbreak of El Tor cholera in northern, eastern and southeastern Afghanistan has killed at least 17 people - mostly women and children - in the past few weeks, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said on 6 October.
Source: IRIN
An outbreak of El Tor cholera in northern, eastern and southeastern Afghanistan has killed at least 17 people - mostly women and children - in the past few weeks, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said on 6 October.
INTERVIEW-Afghan woman rights campaigner wins courage award
Source: Reuters
By Avril Ormsby LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - She has been called Afghanistan's bravest woman, defying the Taliban and the warlords in a tireless campaign for women's rights and the victims of rape. ...
Source: Reuters
By Avril Ormsby LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - She has been called Afghanistan's bravest woman, defying the Taliban and the warlords in a tireless campaign for women's rights and the victims of rape. ...
ADHD drugs cut risk of drug abuse, smoking -study
Source: Reuters
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Girls who take stimulants to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are less likely than others with the condition to start smoking ...
Source: Reuters
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Girls who take stimulants to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are less likely than others with the condition to start smoking ...
PHILIPPINES: Former rebels seek new life in weaving
Source: IRIN
Bai Albaya Wampa inspects some colourful scarves and wonders if they will be good enough to export. Wampa is chairwoman and founder of the Al Jamelah Organisation, a cooperative that seeks to empower women who were once immersed in conflict by employing them as weavers of traditional scarves and other clothing, mostly sold on the international market.
Source: IRIN
Bai Albaya Wampa inspects some colourful scarves and wonders if they will be good enough to export. Wampa is chairwoman and founder of the Al Jamelah Organisation, a cooperative that seeks to empower women who were once immersed in conflict by employing them as weavers of traditional scarves and other clothing, mostly sold on the international market.
Kyrgyzstan: Protect Lesbians and Transgender Men From Abuse
Source: Human Rights Watch
(Bishkek, October 6, 2008) – Lesbian and bisexual women and transgender men face violent abuse, including rape, in Kyrgyzstan, both in family settings and from strangers on the street, Human Rights ...
Source: Human Rights Watch
(Bishkek, October 6, 2008) – Lesbian and bisexual women and transgender men face violent abuse, including rape, in Kyrgyzstan, both in family settings and from strangers on the street, Human Rights ...