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Liberia
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Illegal Liberians’ deportation contested

afrol News, 24 August - Thousands of illegal Liberians in the United States will be forced to leave on 1 October after the Department of Home Security has ended their Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

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Congo Brazzaville
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Critical lack of health workers in Brazzaville

afrol News / IRIN, 17 July - Congo Brazzaville's Minister of Health, Social Affairs and Family, Emilienne Raoul, has raised concerns that a critical lack of qualified staff in the public health sector will have repercussions for the population's health. She warns of a regional "human resources crisis."

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Zimbabwe
Society | Health

2 million Zimbabwe children get polio vaccine

afrol News, 7 June - Two million children are being vaccinated against polio during the Zimbabwe's Child Health Days. While Zimbabwe has been polio free for eight years, there are concerns the disease could cross borders and return to the country in a situation where most families are suffering from deteriorating economic conditions.

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Mali
Society | Health

Mali finds no good way to boost health services

afrol News / IRIN, 11 April - Mali is one of the deadliest places to live as thousands of mostly children and mothers die every week from diseases that could be prevented with minimal funds. In 1990, authorities decentralised access to healthcare, but the scheme was found 10 years later to have failed as people do not visit the health centres. Teams of mobile health workers are the next hope for boosting health services.

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Cameroon
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Demolition worries Cameroonians

afrol News, 4 April - Cameroonian authorities remain adamant in their demolition exercise on buildings that tighten the roads in Douala. The Councillor of the country’s economic capital, Fritz Ntone Ntone, said he had ordered the move to reduce frequent traffic congestions on the roads.

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» 02.04.2007 - More aid for Lesotho's numerous orphans
» 08.03.2007 - Mali govt to "beat malaria this year"
» 07.12.2006 - Health continue to hinder Africa's progress
» 08.11.2006 - Cholera reappears with rains in Angola
» 07.06.2006 - Lesotho intensifies efforts to help rape survivors
» 07.04.2006 - Zimbabwean women now have world's shortest lifespan
» 04.04.2006 - Health workers turn back on Nigeria
» 03.04.2006 - Niger battles malaria
» 02.12.2005 - Thousands displaced by volcano in Comoros
» 08.09.2005 - Human development report shocks South Africa
» 18.03.2005 - Child mortality up by 50% in Zimbabwe
» 12.01.2005 - Community health project in Somalia "successful"
» 06.12.2004 - South Africa ends race rating of blood donors
» 01.12.2004 - Impact of AIDS on South Africa's elderly underrated
» 13.10.2004 - Côte d'Ivoire finds 12 new cases of polio
» 26.08.2004 - Ghanaian King fronts work for disabled
» 06.07.2004 - Church leaders alarmed by Swaziland crisis
» 11.06.2004 - IMF urged to ease requirements on Zambia
» 28.05.2004 - Brain drain: "Europe poaching African healthcare workers"
» 04.05.2004 - Church decries Swaziland's "tragedy beyond comprehension"
» 15.03.2004 - First medical school in Eritrea opens
» 03.02.2004 - Frustration over South African AIDS budget cuts
» 15.01.2004 - Harare water quality rescued by foreign aid
» 26.06.2003 - Equatoguinean malaria project sponsored by oil industry
» 20.06.2003 - Unsafe water kills 55 Mozambicans, daily
» 30.05.2003 - Djibouti to control AIDS, malaria and TB
» 23.05.2003 - Soweto to get new hospital

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