---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: IRIN <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:44:50 -0000 Subject: CENTRAL AND EAST AFRICA: IRIN weekly humanitarian round-up 592 12 August 2011 To: Jean-Francois Darcq <[email protected]>
IRINnews logo <http://www.irinnews.org/> humanitarian news and analysis a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Table of contents 1. CONGO: High-tech measures to curb illegal fishing 2. TANZANIA: Violence against children rampant, say officials 3. HEALTH: WHO malnutrition initiative 4. CONGO: Implement anti-discrimination law, urge indigenous peoples 5. In Brief: Tanzania donates maize to Somalia 6. KENYA: Daniel Ng'etich: "After I stopped taking my TB medicine... I was a criminal" 7. EASTERN AFRICA: Tough lifestyle changes as food prices continue to rise 8. GLOBAL: Refugee children at "high risk" of mental health problems 9. BURUNDI: A struggling PMTCT programme _____ CONGO: High-tech measures to curb illegal fishing <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93453> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2007/2007080815t.jpg> BRAZZAVILLE, 9 August 2011 (IRIN) - Congolese authorities have taken steps to curb illegal fishing in their territorial waters to ensure the survival of fishery resources and boost food security. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93453> _____ TANZANIA: Violence against children rampant, say officials <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93465> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2009/200902233t.jpg> DAR ES SALAAM, 9 August 2011 (IRIN) - In a bid to break the silence around violence against children, Tanzanian authorities launched a five-year plan on 9 August to eliminate all forms of violence against children, including sexual, physical and emotional abuse. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93465> _____ HEALTH: WHO malnutrition initiative <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93469> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2007/2007092719t.jpg> GENEVA, 10 August 2011 (IRIN) - The World Health Organization has launched a web-based information system it hopes will help prevent millions of people from suffering various forms of malnutrition, ranging from under-nutrition to obesity, every year. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93469> _____ CONGO: Implement anti-discrimination law, urge indigenous peoples <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93470> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2009/2009020310t.jpg> BRAZZAVILLE, 10 August 2011 (IRIN) - Indigenous peoples in the Congo - minorities who are often marginalized and experience discrimination - are calling for the application of a law on the promotion and protection of the rights of autochthonous peoples passed in February. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93470> _____ In Brief: Tanzania donates maize to Somalia <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93475> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2007/200710023t.jpg> DAR ES SALAAM, 10 August 2011 (IRIN) - Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete on 9 August said his country was donating 300MT of maize to drought-affected Somalis. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93475> _____ KENYA: Daniel Ng'etich: "After I stopped taking my TB medicine... I was a criminal" <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93478> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2009/200903241t.jpg> NAIROBI, 11 August 2011 (IRIN) - A year ago, 35-year-old Daniel Ng'etich was arrested and jailed in his home town of Kapsabet, in Kenya's Rift Valley Province - his crime was failing to adhere to his tuberculosis medication. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93478> _____ EASTERN AFRICA: Tough lifestyle changes as food prices continue to rise <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93481> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2011/201104050855340125t.jpg> NAIROBI, 11 August 2011 (IRIN) - Drought, poor rains and continuing high fuel prices have combined to keep food prices in East Africa high, with consumers forgoing basic staples and many traders being forced to shut down their businesses. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93481> _____ GLOBAL: Refugee children at "high risk" of mental health problems <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93484> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2011/201105241446130532t.jpg> LONDON, 11 August 2011 (IRIN) - An estimated 18 million children worldwide have been forcibly displaced from their homes because of conflict; a third of those are refugees whose families have fled across international borders, research shows. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93484> _____ BURUNDI: A struggling PMTCT programme <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93491> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2011/201108041259070215t.jpg> BUJUMBURA, 12 August 2011 (PlusNews) - A shortage of health facilities and health workers, frequent drug shortages and a weak government policy mean HIV-positive pregnant women in Burundi often give birth without taking any precautions to prevent transmission of the virus to their children. 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