Child Care :: Concern over children in care’s education
Children in care have gained more qualifications this year but most are still not fulfilling their potential, according to Deputy Education Minister Robert Brown.
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Diabetes :: Contributing To The Fight Against Diabetes Is Only A Click Away During American Diabetes Month
More than 20 million Americans suffer from diabetes, a serious, chronic illness. Now, during American Diabetes Month, everyone has an opportunity to make an impact in the fight against the disease, at no cost, with just a click of the mouse. For each visitor who clicks at www.Click4Diabetes.com, a donation will be made to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), the nation’s leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy.
HIV :: New HIV statistics indicate increasing toll of AIDS on African-American community
The country’s leading African-American lawmakers, civil rights leaders and medical experts today called on the federal government to adopt and implement a new blueprint to address the HIV/AIDS crisis in the African-American community.
COPD :: Statement of Dr. Norman H. Edelman, Chief Medical Officer, American Lung Association, On COPD
COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in America, claiming the lives of 122,283 Americans in 2003. It is a term used to describe the obstruction of airflow associated primarily with emphysema and chronic bronchitis. While COPD cannot be cured, it can be treated.
Child Care :: Under-nourishment, terrorism challenges to child health, PM India
Warning that under-nourishment, environmental damage, conflicts and terrorism posed serious challenge to children’s health, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said it was important to “respect and uphold” the right to health of children.
Face Transplant :: Royal College of Surgeons Working Party Report
The UK Facial Transplantation Team lead by plastic and reconstruction surgeon, Mr Peter Butler, has welcomed the report by the RCS working party. Mr Butler said he was ‘very pleased’ that the teams’ submission that any hospital contemplating facial transplantation operations should have to meet a number of tough conditions before going ahead, has been adopted by the working party.
Study on violence against children for Latin America and the Caribbean
Regional launch of the UN Secretary General?s Study on Violence against Children with a focus on the situation in Latin America and the Caribbean. The report includes recommendations particularly targeted at Governments urging them to meet their obligations in terms of prevention and eradication of all forms of violence against children.
Girl rights role model Marta launched to promote gender equality in Timor-Leste
The Office for Promotion of Equality (OPE), which comes under the Office of the Prime Minister, with UNICEF, officially launched the Marta Communication Initiative on 10 November 2006. This is a multimedia edutainment package of radio melodramas, stickers, posters, brochures and, in the future comic books and cartoon films, about a girl Marta, her brother Atoy, their pet parrot Kakatua and their adventures.
Early childhood care key to gender equality
UNICEF today called on governments and others committed to universal education and gender equality to remember that the earliest years are the most critical for children?s development. If many of the Millennium Development Goals are to be reached, the children?s agency warned, the cycle of negative gender stereotypes must be broken earlier in a child’s life rather than later.
New $15 Million Grant to Improve Student Performance in Struggling Districts Across California
The California Department of Education (CDE) and California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA) announced today a $15.5 million investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to increase the number of students who graduate ready for college and work by strengthening the state?s district improvement plan and offering more support to struggling districts across the state.