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Humanitarian overview

22 Mayo, 2013 - 17:45
Origen: 
IRIN - water and Sanitation
URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97895/Humanitarian-overview
BAGHDAD/DUBAI 22 April 2013 (IRIN) - Ten years after the toppling of Iraq’s former leader Saddam Hussein, human development statistics – flawed as they are – paint a complex portrait of a country that has seen improvement over the last decade, but is still largely struggling.

Iraq 10 years on: the humanitarian impact

22 Mayo, 2013 - 17:45
Origen: 
IRIN - water and Sanitation
URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97897/Iraq-10-years-on-the-humanitarian-impact
BAGHDAD/DUBAI 23 April 2013 (IRIN) - Ten years after the toppling of Iraq’s former leader Saddam Hussein, human development statistics – flawed as they are – paint a complex portrait of a country that has seen improvement over the last decade, but is still largely struggling.

Water scarcity affects Somaliland households

22 Mayo, 2013 - 17:45
Origen: 
IRIN - water and Sanitation
URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97678/Water-scarcity-affects-Somaliland-household...
HARGEISA 19 March 2013 (IRIN) - Hundreds of households in the disputed Sool area of the self-declared republic of Somaliland are facing a water shortage following poor rains, say officials.

Making WASH work in Burkina Faso’s cities

22 Mayo, 2013 - 17:45
Origen: 
IRIN - water and Sanitation
URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98054/Making-WASH-work-in-Burkina-Faso-s-cities
OUAGADOUGOU 17 May 2013 (IRIN) - Earlier this year Denis Ouedraogo, a tailor living in the Tampouy neighbourhood just north of Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou, connected his mud-walled home to the water network for the first time. “Even without electricity, having enough water can make you happy,” he said.

Smartphones used to detect parasitic worms

22 Mayo, 2013 - 17:45
Origen: 
IRIN - water and Sanitation
URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97635/Smartphones-used-to-detect-parasitic-worms
NAIROBI 13 March 2013 (IRIN) - A smartphone, a strip of double-sided tape and a simple glass lens could have a significant impact on the diagnosis of intestinal parasites that affect millions in remote, rural parts of the world, where even the most basic medical testing is hard to come by.

Kenya’s waste management challenge*

22 Mayo, 2013 - 17:45
Origen: 
IRIN - water and Sanitation
URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97638/Kenya-s-waste-management-challenge
NAIROBI 13 March 2013 (IRIN) - As the urban population in Nairobi and elsewhere in East Africa grows, so does the solid waste management burden - a situation worsened by poor funding for urban sanitation departments and a lack of enforcement of sanitation regulations.

Drought response requires getting development right

22 Mayo, 2013 - 17:45
Origen: 
IRIN - water and Sanitation
URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97647/Drought-response-requires-getting-developme...
GENEVA 14 March 2013 (IRIN) - It takes more than weathermen and agriculture experts to design an effective drought response policy.

Families still in need as calm returns to Myanmar’s Meiktila

22 Mayo, 2013 - 17:45
Origen: 
IRIN - water and Sanitation
URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97731/Families-still-in-need-as-calm-returns-to-M...
MEIKTILA 26 March 2013 (IRIN) - Inside a stadium now sheltering more than 2,000 displaced people in the central Myanmar town of Meiktila, residents appear dazed.

Boost for healthcare in DRC

22 Mayo, 2013 - 17:45
Origen: 
IRIN - water and Sanitation
URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97761/Boost-for-healthcare-in-DRC
NAIROBI 31 March 2013 (IRIN) - The British government has announced a major new programme aimed at providing essential healthcare to six million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The five-year, US$270.7 million project will focus on rebuilding health facilities, training health workers, and supplying drugs and equipment.

Building resilience

22 Mayo, 2013 - 17:45
Origen: 
IRIN - water and Sanitation
URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97594/Building-resilience
JOHANNESBURG 08 March 2013 (IRIN) - A series of articles exploring what resilience means for vulnerable communities, and its impact on the architecture of aid.
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