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Prof. Anuradha Seneviratna (70), Senior Professor in the Department of Sinhala, University of Peradeniya passed away at the General Hospital, Kandy on Tuesday night after a brief illness. He leaves his wife Irangani Kumarihami Niyarepola and two sons Udayana and Charu.
The two events that took place last week - one at Kyetume in Mukono District on June 29 and another one at the Sheraton Hotel in Kampala the following morning - reminded me of a Kiswahili saying: "Lisemwalo, lipo" (When something is talked about, you should know it exists).
In countries torn apart by war and and burdened by poverty, Southland-born Alastair McKechnie and his staff are making a difference.
Source: IRIN A new maternal mortality study names HIV and AIDS as the cause of one in four maternal deaths in Zimbabwe.
In this issue: 1 – Anxious wait for lifesaving decision about Folate in bread. 2 – Approval at last for pig-cell diabetes trial. 3 – Health Research Council 2009 funding grants.
Sri Lanka has emerged as a success story in promoting safer childbirth.
President Obama’s and his family’s visit to Ghana will explore strategies to promote “lasting development” in the region, the White House stated on May 16. The following statistics and information will provide background on the development issues facing Ghana, including access to reproductive health supplies, HIV prevention and the relationship between population dynamics and civil conflict.
Source: IRIN The quality of health care, including access to HIV prevention and testing services, depends to a large extent on which of South Africa's 52 districts you happen to live in.
New Delhi, July 7 : Progress made in earlier years to achieve the millennium development goals (MDGs) in the fields of health, education, sanitation and women empowerment in India and South Asia was endangered by global economic and food crises, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Progress made in earlier years to achieve the millennium development goals (MDGs) in the fields of health, education, sanitation and women empowerment in India and South Asia was endangered by global economic and food crises, the United Nations said Tuesday.
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