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New Disaster Preparedness Strategy Announced Washington DC (SPX) May 09, 2008 
In an unprecedented initiative, US and Canadian experts have developed a comprehensive framework to optimize and manage critical care resources during times of pandemic outbreaks or other mass critical care disasters. The new proposal suggests legally protecting clinicians who follow accepted protocols for the allocation of scarce resources when providing care during mass critical care eve ... read more |
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Myanmar's generals amass fortunes while country flounders
Bangkok (AFP) May 11, 2008A sprawling new capital dubbed the "Abode of Kings", lavish weddings for family members, palatial villas -- Myanmar's ruling generals appear to have few qualms about spending money. But as the death toll from the catastrophic cyclone mounts and up to two million people wait for food, water and medicine, precious little of their resources have been devoted to the relief effort. The regime ... more Aid falls far short of Myanmar's urgent needs: relief groups 
Yangon (AFP) May 12, 2008Aid groups said Sunday that supplies trickling into cyclone-hit Myanmar were far less than was needed, as the faltering relief effort suffered a new blow with the sinking of a Red Cross boat. The boat, carrying vital supplies of drinking water, rice, and purification tablets, hit a submerged tree trunk as it travelled by river through the disaster zone. Much of the aid was lost, but no one w ... more Bacteria epidemic at Madrid hospital claimed 18 lives: report 
Madrid (AFP) May 11, 2008At least 18 people died in a bacteria epidemic that infected more than 250 patients over a period of 20 months at one of Madrid's main hospitals, a report said Sunday. The deaths at the 12th October University Hospital were caused by Acinetobacter baumannii, a highly virulent hospital-acquired infection that has strains that are resistant to most drugs, El Pais daily reported. The situat ... more Burma Cyclone Response Depending On Earth Observation Satellites 
Guilford UK (SPX) May 09, 2008As the death toll in Burma grows following Cyclone Nargis, so the continuing devastation and flooding caused is recorded by UK-based satellite imaging company DMCii Ltd. Satellite images are being used by the United Nation's UNOSAT to detect floodwater and to estimate the likely impact on villages and townships. The images taken from space are compared with those recorded prior to the cycl ... more Security Council divided on response to Myanmar cyclone 
United Nations (AFP) May 8, 2008The UN Security Council was divided Thursday on how to respond to Myanmar's cyclone emergency with Western members urging strong pressure on Yangon to allow foreign relief aid while China warned against politicizing the issue. Britain's UN Ambassador John Sawers said London looked to the Yangon regime "to take the necessary measures to allow humanitarian relief in." "They have taken some ... more |
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Jakarta (AFP) May 8, 2008A region closed to the press, a regime reticent to open its borders to aid workers, an overwhelming catastrophe -- there are worrying similarities between Myanmar's cyclone and the 2004 tsunami. The most striking parallel is physical: villages wiped out, bodies floating in paddy fields, aerial images of a swamped tropical coastline and descriptions of a six-metre (20-foot) tidal surge. ... more China virus death toll hits 30 as number of infections soars 
Beijing (AFP) May 8, 2008The number of children confirmed to have died as a result of a highly contagious virus in China rose to 30 on Thursday as the number of infections soared by the thousands, state media said. Two children in the southern island province of Hainan died of hand, foot and mouth disease, boosting the grim total, Xinhua news agency reported. Xinhua did not say when the deaths occurred but it ap ... more US caught between aid and politics over Myanmar disaster 
Washington (AFP) May 8, 2008US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice insists aid to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar has nothing to do with politics but critics and some Asian diplomats wonder whether Washington is mixing the two. The United States has already accorded three million dollars in aid and geared up for massive operations in Myanmar where up to 100,000 people were feared killed by Tropical Cyclone Nargis. But the ... more UN official 'disappointed' with Myanmar relief cooperation 
United Nations (AFP) May 8, 2008UN humanitarian chief John Holmes said Thursday that he was "disappointed" with Myanmar over its failure to facilitate entry to more foreign relief workers and supplies to cope with the cyclone disaster. "I am disappointed that we have not had more results" from discussions with the Myanmar government to enable the arrival of disaster relief teams and the distribution of badly-needed emergen ... more |
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Jakarta (AFP) May 7, 2008The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia's eastern province of Papua rose to 19 on Wednesday as bad weather forced a halt to the search for survivors, miners involved in the rescue effort said. A spokesman for Freeport Indonesia, which operates a nearby mine, said it was unclear how many people had been buried when a cliff slid down on an illegal mining operation late Monday. "As of ... more Myanmar's generals shun US aid, see risk to political power 
Washington (AFP) May 6, 2008Tsunami-hit Indonesia and earthquake-jolted Pakistan once risked a backlash from their predominantly Muslim populations and allowed in US military forces to help in relief operations. But cyclone-ravaged Myanmar's ruling military junta is suspicious of any US aid. As the cyclone's official death toll soared to 22,000, two US Navy ships are standing by off Thailand awaiting the green light fr ... more UN denies slow response to Myanmar cyclone 
United Nations (AFP) May 7, 2008UN humanitarian chief John Holmes on Wednesday defended the world body's response to the cyclone disaster in Myanmar, saying foreign aid efforts were moving ahead despite delays. "Our reaction has been reasonable in the circumstances. We need to do better ... It's the beginning," he said in response to charges that the UN response to the devastating weekend cyclone had been inadequate. ... more Rice says Myanmar crisis 'not a matter of politics' 
Washington (AFP) May 7, 2008US Secretary of State Condolezza Rice on Wednesday urged cyclone-hit Myanmar to admit international disaster relief, saying it was a humanitarian crisis rather than a political issue. "What remains is for the Burmese (Myanmar) government to allow the international community to help its people," Rice told reporters in Washington. "It should be a simple matter. It's not a matter of politic ... more
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