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Showing posts with label West Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label West Africa. Show all posts

Friday, May 29, 2015

Boko Haram causing a hunger crisis http://www.

Boko Haram violence has displaced thousands in northeast Nigeria. It has also spilled over into other countries, causing a hunger crisis in Cameroon, Niger and Chad.

Read more at Examiner.

Monday, December 22, 2014

China to use internet to help WFP fight Ebola

Technology can be a vital tool in the fight against the Ebola virus. The China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA) is launching an online fundraiser with Tencent, a major internet company.

Read the full article at Examiner.

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Ebola and famine threaten West Africa

The United Nations put out a warning today about the Ebola affected countries of West Africa.

Read the full article at Examiner.

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Ebola fighter once received aid herself

Time Magazine recently named the brave people who fight the Ebola virus as their persons of the year. Among the heroes of West Africa is a woman with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).

Read the full article at Examiner.

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

West Africa's other deadly enemy

Last week over 1,000 children in Sierra Leone were sent for treatment following a screening. Around 662 of them were found to be in a severe condition. Without treatment their lives would be in danger.

Read the full article at Examiner.

Thursday, November 13, 2014

UN food director says world must unite to help Ebola victims

The head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin, just returned from Sierra Leone, one of the Ebola affected countries. The deadly virus has claimed 5,000 lives and there have been over 13,000 cases reported.

Read the full article at Examiner.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

SuperCereal deployed to help Ebola mission

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) just announced its largest single donation to help fight the Ebola virus. More than US $ 30 million was received from Germany to support feeding over one million people in West Africa.

Read the full article at Examiner.

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

UNICEF supports nutrition plan for Ebola patients

UNICEF is carrying out a nutrition program to boost the health of children threatened by the Ebola virus. In Sierra Leone, the Ebola has claimed over 1,000 lives and is spreading throughout the West African nation.

Read the full article at Examiner.