Asia 'to halve extreme poverty by 2015′, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank and the UN Development Program. While “many more children are surviving beyond their fifth birthday,” the report was not as favorable on the issue of child malnutrition, as 1.9 billion people are still living without access to safe sanitation and drinking water.
There are just not enough children in Europe, and now the European Governments Battle the Continent's Birth Dearth. If Europe continues on the same foot it has been, then many countries will suffer a lack of working age population by 2050. The population decrease has some governments are now searching for solutions, including incentive plans for woman that have more children.
In Iraq Mental problems and stress disorders increase, leaving children even more vulnerable. The sounds of war can keep anyone restless and scared, causing extensive trauma. Anytime someone is prolong to such destruction and death, it takes a large toll, especially on children. Keeping Children Alive, a local Baghdad NGO, has registered about 1,800 children seeking psychological help since January 2007 alone.
In Darfur, Sudan, new polio case sparks vaccination program, headed by UN agencies and Sudanese health officials, the two-day countrywide polio immunization campaign began on 23 October.
In Nepal children are in great danger of more deaths due to diarrhea outbreak , as a lack of adequate medical supplies continues. “The main problem in remote villages is a lack of even a basic knowledge of sanitation and clean drinking water,” said a local health volunteer, Saraswati Shah. Shah, stressed the need for education on sanitation issues, which could virtually eliminate the need for medical care, as diarrhea and cholera out brakes would decrease.
New approach to malaria recommended in West Africa. "For the control of malaria vectors, we had previously recommended the use of mosquito nets, but today the experience of some countries in southern Africa with indoor house spraying , containing the once-banned insecticide DDT , has yielded positive results. This is very important to beat malaria and it is going to contribute to controlling mosquitoes not only in bedrooms, but in houses and verandas," said Stephan Tohon, of the WHO.
