Health

RELIEFWEB.INT -July 25, 2015 at 02:01AM Source: Oxfam Country: Nepal According to research Oxfam conducted, women and girls feel at risk of physical and sexual abuse in overcrowded temporary shelters where there is often no…

The increase in the number of children who will be identified as suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) under the new WHO standards means that organizations involved face a shortfall of nutrition supplies in 2015.

RELIEFWEB.INT -July 24, 2015 at 02:17PM Source: World Health Organization Country: Somalia Health is funded at 8.5%, the lowest since 2008. Over the past 3 months, at least 10 hospitals in Somalia have either been closed or have seriously…

Feverish illness in young children usually indicates an underlying infection and is a cause of concern for parents and carers. Feverish illness is very common in young children, with between 20 and 40% of parents reporting such an illness…

Africa is the first continent to meet specifically to discuss how to achieve the targets of the Sendai Framework, adopted in March at the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.

Africa is the first continent to meet specifically to discuss how to achieve the targets of the Sendai Framework, adopted in March at the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.

Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre Country: Indonesia Nearly all the 31,450 people currently displaced by conflict and violence in Indonesia were forced to flee their homes more than 15 years ago. The majority live in…

RELIEFWEB.INT - Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies Country: Nepal The Red Cross continues to focus on providing shelter materials as well as food and essential non-food relief such as household items.…

Drugs may be used to modify uterine contractions. These include oxytocic drugs to stimulate uterine contractions both in induction of labour and to control postpartum haemorrhage and beta2-adrenoceptor agonists used to relax the uterus and…

Source: Human Rights Watch Country: South Sudan HRW has released a new report based on more than 170 interviews in June and July with survivors and witnesses, most of whom were displaced by fighting or attacks on their villages…