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1.) ORBIS International ?Saving Sight Worldwide - Care2 News Network
Over one day ago | Thu Nov 20 17:36:00 PST 2008
According to the World Health Organization, 37 million people worldwide are blind yet 28 million suffer needlessly. Their blindness could have been prevented or treated. ORBIS is a nonprofit organization fighting blindness in developing ...
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2.) Ghana News | International | Cholera outbreak strikes Zimbabwe
9 hours, 47 minutes ago | Sat Nov 22 1:45:00 PST 2008
Nearly 300 people have died in Zimbabwe in recent weeks in a cholera outbreak which has hit about 6000 people, the World Health Organization reports. The UN body predicted the water-borne disease would continue to spread because of poor ...
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3.) The Science of the Future of War | Wired Science from Wired.com
19 hours, 11 minutes ago | Fri Nov 21 16:21:00 PST 2008
If anything qualifies as a miracle of modern medicine, it is the World Health Organization?s use of vaccination to eradicate smallpox in the 1960s and 1970s. The last case of this ancient killer of millions was identified in October ...
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4.) World Sight Day 2008
Over one day ago | Wed Oct 8 0:00:00 PDT 2008
The global event draws attention for the right to sight for everyone. VISION 2020 is the global initiative for the elimination of avoidable blindness, launched jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency ...
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5.) Students to fight blindness - The Daily Collegian Online
Over one day ago | Tue Nov 18 3:45:00 PST 2008
Unite for Sight, a nonprofit organization, was formed at Penn State by Rachel Dungan (sophomore-health policy and administration and music). Though it is not yet officially recognized by the university, she held the first meeting Monday ...
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6.) New Eyes for the Needy
Over one day ago | Sun Nov 16 23:01:00 PST 2008
The World Health Organization estimates that 153 million people around the world have vision problems which could be corrected with glasses. Eyeglass donation is a great way to keep valuable resource out of landfills and in the hands of ...
From Jennifer Berry
7.) Aging and Health
Over one day ago | Wed Nov 19 20:34:00 PST 2008
World Health Organization, Geneva United Nations Population Division (UNPD), Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) (2002) World Population Ageing: 1950???2050. United Nations, New York United Nations Population Division ...
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8.) Firestorm Newsletter 24-Oct-08
Over one day ago | Fri Oct 24 10:00:00 PDT 2008
SUMMARY: The World Health Organization is predicting an increase in mental health issues as a result of the current financial crisis. Grim economic headlines have lead to feelings of job insecurity and anxiety. ...
9.) Sumitomo Chemical to Start Mosquito Net Production in Nigeria ...
Over one day ago | Thu Nov 20 17:58:00 PST 2008
The advantages of the net as economical and effective protection against malaria has been certified by the World Health Organization, and its use is recommended by other international organizations as well. Sumitomo Chemical also has ...
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10.) Ghana Observes World Sight Day
Over one day ago | Fri Oct 10 4:40:00 PDT 2008
It is estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO), that 161 million people have visual impairment worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, 27 million people are affected due to lack of access to education, health, employment and slow ...
From Adolphus