Emerging viral diseases such as ebola, marburg hemorrhagic fever and nipah virus pose threats to global public health security and also require containment at their source due to their acute nature and resulting illness and mortality,'' said a summarised version of the 2007 World Health report due to be released in Geneva tomorrow. These include household kits and shelter tool kits as many in Nepal have lost their homes. Unhealthy rivalry, political realignments and violent electioneering campaigns by political parties are adding to existing tensions. Most displaced families are living in crowded, unsanitary conditions, and most persons are consuming unboiled river water. The UN agency is supplying veterinary products to 20,000 beneficiaries chronically affected by food insecurity. The international aid agency will now scale up its work with the aim of reaching 10,000 people with shelter, medical supplies, food rations, emergency lighting, blankets and women's hygiene products. This is a vital step in ensuring respect for human rights and strengthening democracy. The ordinary people of Afghanistan had no hand in the appalling events of September 11th., and their government has no democratic mandate. On this occasion, Steering Committee of Vietnam Red Cross dicided to provide 500 houshold packages ( 1000 blankets, 500 mosquito nets, 500 cook kits, 500 of 40 liter water tanks, 500 of 10 liter water tanks and 500 water bowls.). The main delivery problem in Bengkulu city is damage to the reticulation system that has led to significant freshwater loss. Main sewage pumping station and central sewage pumping station are in working condition. Moreover, a 1-billion-THB emergency budget has been set aside by the BMA in order to be spent on improving the drainage system and dredging canals in the capital. In South Africa, the Protection of State Information Bill, known as the "secrecy bill," remains a major concern in light of its restrictions on freedom of expression and the media, and democratic accountability. Peat consists of dense organic materials accumulated in lowland areas for 7,000 years or more and may be as much as 7 meters deep. Children in some parts of the country are dangerously malnourished. Planning and contracting for the distribution of rainwater harvesting tanks has been finalized for the delivery of 2,500 tanks to 18 atolls. Pyongyang, August 10 (KCNA) -- Kaechon-Joyang railway section in South Phyongan Province of the DPRK has been rehabilitated from flood damage in a short span of time, fully displaying the great army-people unity. After rescuers, armed with shovels, pulled bodies from collapsed buildings and mud, they placed them in makeshift morgues set up in the capital. [2] If say, scientists and engineers were able to apportion responsibility between natural phenomenon and governmental action or inaction - a failure to protect, if you will - to what extent could relevant authorities be held legally accountable?. UNICEF and partners have also installed water bladders in Jacobabad, with additional bladders due to arrive shortly across flood-hit areas of Sindh. WE are living in a nuclear state which has developed ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, trainer/fighter aircraft, tanks and armed drones. ZIMBABWE - While drought has devastated crops in many areas, Zimbabwe's overall production was also hampered by insufficient agricultural inputs and by the country's crumbling irrigation system. Mr. Nakao reinforced Mr. Mahat's views by adding that Nepal has been implementing sound macroeconomic policies, structural reforms, investment in health and education, together with the efforts to enact a new democratic constitution, and it is disheartening to see this devastation. In Bangladesh, people began taking their livestock to higher ground at first sight of the rising waters, and built dams with water hyacinths to surround their houses - preventing, or at least lessening, the water entering their homes. One initially afebrile patient (2G), with clinical symptoms consistent with appendicitis or pelvic inflammatory disease, received care at two clinics and was hospitalized at a third facility for 7 days before being transferred to an ETU. Sweaters for women and children and hygiene kits comprising of soap, washing detergent, towels, candles, matchboxes etc were distributed. Military units from the Russian base in Kulob took part in the rescue operation and offered armored vehicles to help transport victims to safer areas. Livestock, crops, rural and urban housing, roads, river and canal embankments, and other infrastructure suffered extensive damage, as vast areas of land were submerged. Finally, one million francs (plus 5 million contributed by the Swiss Red Cross and Swiss Solidarity) was used mainly to rehabilitate Banda Aceh's main water purification station and three sub-stations in the city of Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar district. The 12 illnesses covered are: malignant tumors (including leukemia); organ and stem cell transplant; acute kidney failure; aplastic anemia; benign brain tumors; acute hepatitis; sequelae of cerebritis or meningitis; infantile paralysis; serious juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; serious Kawasaki disease; Myasthenia Gravis; and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. With two years until the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals, World Vision is using UNICEF's report as well as their own, to urge governments to finish the job and take every step possible to close the health gap in their countries. The hot mud began bubbling up from deep underground in late May after exploratory drilling at the site by local gas firm PT Lapindo Brantas. Over 70 per cent of households reported inadequate access to clean water because of damage to rainwater collection systems and saltwater contamination of ponds. This grant will build on an established agri-business skills training programme which educates and assists farmers and communities in sustainable farming practices. Nevertheless, with the Toktogul reservoir low and limited potential to significantly increase thermal generation, there will be shortages.