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In eastern Ukraine water shortage puts babies, mothers at risk

Jul 17, 2015

Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Ukraine At the maternity hospital in Stakhanov, mothers who have just given birth wash themselves from water buckets, and sickness among children and mothers is increasing. By Sven G.…

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Myanmar: UNHCR's protection chief calls for more support to Rakhine state

Jul 16, 2015

Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Myanmar More concerted support needed to resolve the plight of displaced people and those with undetermined citizenship, the top official says. YANGON, Myanmar, July 16…

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Number of countries vaccinating 90% of children doubles since 2000

Jul 16, 2015

Source: World Health Organization, UN Children's Fund Country: World However, six countries have less than 50% coverage with DTP3: Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Somalia, South Sudan and the Syrian Arab…

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Liberia: Ebola survivor likely source of new outbreak

Jul 15, 2015

Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Liberia There were 30 confirmed Ebola cases reported in the week to Sunday, according to the WHO -- 13 in Guinea, three in Liberia and 14 in Sierra Leone. Monrovia, Liberia | AFP…

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Basic understanding of the pulse oximeter

Jul 14, 2015

Oxygen binds to hemoglobin in red blood cells when moving through the lungs. It is transported throughout the body as arterial blood. A pulse oximeter uses two frequencies of light (red and infrared) to determine the percentage (%) of…

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Lack of fuel could soon cause more deaths than violence in Yemen - Oxfam

Jul 14, 2015

Source: Oxfam Country: Yemen Since late March, restrictions on imports by the Saudi-led coalition have reduced the amount of fuel in Yemen to only 20 per cent of what is needed. Lack of fuel in Yemen caused by the continuing…

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Air strikes, clashes continue to flaunt Yemen truce

Jul 13, 2015

RELIEFWEB.INT - Air strikes in support of forces loyal to exiled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi went on, despite a six-day humanitarian truce, which technically took effect just before midnight on 10 July. Aden, Yemen | 12:40 GMT…

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Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights typhoons in China, flooding in the Philippines

Jul 13, 2015

RELIEFWEB.INT - Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Tuvalu Direct…

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RAW - terrifing crash involved a fire truck in Poland

Jul 13, 2015

POLAND, Kluczbork - A terrific crash happened On Saturday at 12.00 in the town of Kluczbork. Here below you could see the images of the accident scene and a footage from a dash-cam, which capture all the incident evolution. In the Dash-Cam…

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China: Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (7-13 July 2015)

Jul 13, 2015

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