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Subject: CENTRAL AND EASTERN AFRICA: IRIN weekly humanitarian round-up 679
19 April 2013
To: Elisabeth Janaina <[email protected]>
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Table of contents
1. UN makes "aggressive" push to reduce child mortality<#13e22c1c2d4afe82_1>
2. Uneven progress on child stunting in East and Central
Africa<#13e22c1c2d4afe82_2>
3. Briefing: Somalia, federalism and Jubaland <#13e22c1c2d4afe82_3>
4. Lifeline to "climate refugees"? <#13e22c1c2d4afe82_4>
5. For women, urbanization is a mixed bag <#13e22c1c2d4afe82_5>
6. In Brief: Major price cut for five-in-one vaccine <#13e22c1c2d4afe82_6>
7. In Kenya, technology revolutionizes TB management <#13e22c1c2d4afe82_7>
8. Renewed fighting worsens Darfur crisis <#13e22c1c2d4afe82_8>
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***UN makes "aggressive" push to reduce child
mortality<http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97849>
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[image: lead photo]LONDON, 15 April 2013 (IRIN) - The UN Children's Fund
(UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have launched their Global
Action Plan for Pneumonia and Diarrhoea, which aims to end preventable
child deaths from these conditions by 2025. The launch was supported by the
publication of a series of articles in the medical journal The Lancet
showing that the tools to accomplish this goal already exist, and that the
targets should be achievable at a reasonable cost.
Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97849>
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***Uneven progress on child stunting in East and Central
Africa<http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97853>
*
[image: lead photo]NAIROBI, 16 April 2013 (IRIN) - Improvements in
nutrition and stronger government policies have led to a decline in
childhood stunting, according to a new report on child nutrition. However,
the condition continues to affect some 165 million children under the age
of five globally.
Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97853>
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***Briefing: Somalia, federalism and
Jubaland<http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97860>
*
[image: lead photo]NAIROBI, 16 April 2013 (IRIN) - Moves to bring three
regions in the deep south of Somalia together into the state of Jubaland
have turned into a tussle with the central government, with regional
powerhouses Kenya and Ethiopia playing important roles.
Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97860>
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***Lifeline to "climate
refugees"?<http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97862>
*
[image: lead photo]JOHANNESBURG, 17 April 2013 (IRIN) - The international
community has steadfastly dodged the issue of recognition and protection
for "climate refugees" - people forced to relocate to another country as a
result of the risks and hazards of a changing climate. Now, the first
global initiative to address humanitarian options is underway, with
discussions focusing on the Pacific Ocean states to take place soon.
Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97862>
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***For women, urbanization is a mixed
bag<http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97868>
*
[image: lead photo]NAIROBI, 17 April 2013 (IRIN) - Countries across Africa
are experiencing unprecedented urban growth, presenting women with greater
economic and social opportunities as well as greater risks to their safety
and welfare.
Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97868>
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***In Brief: Major price cut for five-in-one
vaccine<http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97873>
*
[image: lead photo]NAIROBI, 18 April 2013 (IRIN) - The cost of vaccinating
children with the pentavalent vaccine - a five-in-one formulation - is set
to drop significantly following a deal between the GAVI Alliance and an
Indian drug manufacturer that is reducing its price by 30 percent.
Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97873>
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***In Kenya, technology revolutionizes TB
management<http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97876>
*
[image: lead photo]NAIROBI, 18 April 2013 (IRIN) - The use of technology is
revolutionizing the way Kenya manages tuberculosis (TB). Through a
computer- and mobile-phone based programme called TIBU, health facilities
are able to request TB drugs in real-time and manage TB patient data more
effectively, health officials say. They also use the platform to carry out
health education.
Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97876>
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***Renewed fighting worsens Darfur
crisis<http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97883>
*
[image: lead photo]NAIROBI, 19 April 2013 (IRIN) - A recent spate of
violence in Sudan's western region of Darfur has left tens of thousands
displaced; humanitarian agencies say they are struggling to access
populations in need of support.
Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97883>
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