17,800 child deaths in Liberia since 2000 due to lack of toilets – Today 36 prominent international health and development experts including representatives from WaterAid…, AMREF Health Africa, the World Medical Association and others have called for an end to a crisis that has claimed the lives of over 10 million children under the age of five since the year 2000, with over 17,800 having died over this period in Liberia also contributing to this figure[1]. In an open letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki Moon, the signatories highlight the desperate waste of life caused by... Continue Reading
President Ernest Bai Koroma on Tuesday 18th November received members of the Aurora Foundation at State House Freetown. The foundation is both a humanitarian and investment organization from Iceland that supports development programmes, education of young girls and socio economic operations that will create the utmost impact in the lives of the beneficiaries. President Koroma expressed profound delight for their involvement in supporting development efforts particularly in health and education. He stated that their involvement in the fisheries sector will enable the locals in the fisheries sector to utilize the methods saying that it is a way forward and a... Continue Reading
…….Donates to ETU, Ebola Affected Communities – By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – A faith based organization, Action by Churches Together (ACT-Alliance) has presented several food and non-food items to Ebola affected communities in Grand Cape Mount and Bong counties. Communities benefitting from the donation In Grand Cape Mount County include Tiennie , Bo Waterside and Jenewonde a town hard hit by the virus, including the County Health Team based in Sinje and Mawa in Fuamah District, Lower Bong County. Presenting the items over the weekend on Behalf of ACT-Alliance Liberia Forum, the Executive Director of the Lutheran Development Service... Continue Reading
….WASH Consortium, WaterAid Commanded – By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – The Community Development Services(CODES), a local non-governmental organization in Liberia has completed its part of a 1.5 Million Euro Irish Aid’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene(WASH) Project in two Districts in Grand Cape Mount County. The Project aimed at providing equitable and sustainable access to improved WASH services, is currently benefiting about 10,000 residents of Gola Konneh and Tewor Districts. The Project was successfully implemented by WaterAid, a Member of the Liberia WASH Consortium. As part of the Project, 15 Communities benefited from newly constructed and rehabilitated hand pumps, latrine... Continue Reading
KIGALI, Rwanda, November 10, 2014/ — Rwanda’s top musicians are promoting better nutrition and health through a catchy new music video that was released today (http://bit.ly/EatHealthyBeans). The song extols the nutritional benefits of new high-iron beans that are now available in Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Uganda. Almost 40 percent of children in Rwanda do not get enough iron in their diets. In severe cases, this can lower their IQs and learning capacity, resistance to disease, and energy levels. Beans are a traditional staple food and eaten every day. These new iron beans contain 15 percent more iron than ordinary beans, and... Continue Reading
