Humanitarian Organizations

INTACH signs agreement with Swiss Red Cross for Tsunami-affected communities

indiasnews.net     19 hrs ago   2 related          

New Delhi, Sep 4 : Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), a nationwide non-profit organization founded to protect the common national heritage, has signed an agreement with the Swiss Red Cross to...                    

Haiti facing storm 'catastrophe'

bbc.co.uk     12 hrs ago   58 related          

Tropical Storm Hanna has caused widespread flooding in Haiti Haiti faces a "catastrophe" after being hit by a series of storms in recent weeks, President Rene Preval has said. Tropical Storm Hanna killed 61 people and...                    

Brazil rejects Gilead patent for HIV/AIDS drug Viread

pharmiweb.co.uk     19 hrs ago   4 related          

The patent application had been opposed by a coalition of Brazilian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and a government pharmaceutical laboratory, and represents the first time that a patent related to an antiretroviral...                    

Then & Now - War Hospital, Corsham

wiltshiretimes.co.uk     12 hrs ago          

Last week we featured Corsham's grand Town Hall and this week we take a look at one of its functions at the early part of the 1900s. History tells us that from around 1300 Corsham held its market on the site of the Town...                    

Kraft Foods Sends Aid to Feed Louisiana and Alabama Families in Need (PR Newswire)

yahoo.com     yesterday   2 related          

Wednesday September 3, 3:22 pm ET Company Donates $150,000 to Support Families Impacted by Hurricane Gustav NORTHFIELD, Ill., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- News ) announced today it will donate three truckloads of...                    

Hopes slim for any Congo plane survivors (AAP)

yahoo.com     yesterday   139 related          

UN and Congolese troops will have to climb a mountain to reach the site of a humanitarian aid plane crash in a race to see if survivors can be found, the UN peacekeeping mission says. "There have been no signs of life to...                    

14 illegal immigrants die trying to reach Gran Canaria island

people.com.cn     yesterday          

The Spanish Civil Guard intercepted on Wednesday a migrant boat with 14 dead illegal immigrants and several injured ones and towed it to Puerto Arguineguin, south of Gran Canaria, the Emergency and Security Coordinator...                    

Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease...

redorbit.com     yesterday   1 related          

Posted on: Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 18:00 CDT MEDIA ADVISORY: WHAT: Officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Blood Products Advisory Committee (BPAC) will meet with government institutions and top experts...                    

Evacuee Loses House And Car

wkrg.com     yesterday          

By Tiffany Craig Special Assignment Reporter Published: Wed, September 03, 2008 - 6:50 pm First, he evacuates for the storm and his house burns down. Next, a man takes off in his car. What could possibly happen next? The...                    

Red Cross National Relief Fund In The Red

firstcoastnews.com     yesterday          

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Inside the American Red Cross there is never a moment's rest. Workers are busy. They are not only tracking the tropics, but cleaning up loose ends from Tropical Storm Fay and coming to the rescue of...