WHO Urges Action to Prevent Childhood Deaths from Environmen

Broadcast: Apr 07 2003 The World Health Organization, is calling for urgent international action to prevent millions of children from dying every year as a result of environmental hazards. The WHO is

UN Concerned About Outbreak of Disease in Iraq

Broadcast: Mar 28 2003 United Nations health officials are concerned about the outbreak of disease from poor water and 1) sanitation conditions in Iraq if the war 2) drags on. But so far, they say, co

War in Iraq: What's the Cost to the Environment?

Broadcast: Mar 27, 2003 When Iraqi soldiers retreated from Kuwait during the first Gulf War in 1991, they set fire to 600 oil wells. Towering pillars of fire and columns of smoke vented from the wells

WHO Trying to Track Down Cause of Unknown 1)Respiratory Illn

Broadcast: Mar 18, 2003 The World Health Organization said it still does not know the cause of a mysterious respiratory illness that is being blamed for the deaths of nine people. The disease, known a

New Battle Against 1)Post-Polio Sequelae

Broadcast: Mar 16, 2003 It takes three months to get an appointment at the Post Polio Institute in Englewood, New Jersey, where patients are evaluated and treated for Post-Polio Sequelae. These polio

Woman Race Car Driver Battles MS, Inspires Others

Broadcast: Feb 09, 2003 Sunday marks the open of the annual National Stock Car Auto Race at Daytona International Speedway at Daytona Beach, Florida. The professional series of auto races, known as NA

WHO Working to Stave Off 1)Meningitis Outbreak in Africa

Broadcast: Feb 07, 2003 The World Health Organization said is about to ship millions of 2) doses of a new meningitis vaccine to almost two dozen countries in Africa. The vaccine was developed in recor

UN to Launch Anti-Polio Campaign in India

Broadcast: Feb 05, 2003 U.N. agencies say they are getting ready to launch the largest-ever mass immunization campaign to fight an outbreak of polio in India. The agencies are planning to vaccinate 16

Mental Health Counselors Work With Grieving NASA Workers

Broadcast: Feb 04, 2003 In the wake of the Columbia shuttle disaster, the U.S. space agency, NASA, must continue to operate, even as its employees struggle to deal with overwhelming emotions surroundi

1）UNICEF Begins Tetanus Immunization Campaign in Afghanista

Broadcast: Feb 02, 2003 The U.N. Children's Fund units service is starting a weeklong campaign to immunize thousands of Afghan women against tetanus. This is part of a global campaign to eliminate mat

Mexico Reorganizes its Organ Transplant System

Broadcast: Jan 31, 2003 More than 35,000 transplants have been done since Mexico's organ transplant system began in 1963. But desperate demand for donor organs is constantly outstripping supply. Last

WFP Prepares for Possible War in Iraq

Broadcast: Jan 30 2003 United Nations relief agencies (like the World Food Program) say they are positioning supplies in countries neighboring Iraq，to be ready in case of a war. The World Food Progr

US Congress Welcomes Bush Plan to Fight AIDS in Africa

Broadcast: Jan 30 2003 President Bush's proposal to Congress to devote $15 billion to the fight against AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean has been welcomed by lawmakers on Capitol Hill. But some are as

No Link Between Some 1)High-Carbohydrate Foods and Cancer

Broadcast: Jan 30 2003 Researchers say there appears to be no link between a substance found in some high-carbohydrate foods and the development of some types of cancer. U.S. and Swedish researchers c

WHO Warns Terrorists Could Threaten Food Supply

Broadcast: Jan 31 2003 The World Health Organization is warning countries to take steps to prevent terrorist attacks on food supplies. About 1.5 million people, most of them children, die each year fr

Activists Say US Trade With Africa Meaningless Without Suppo

Broadcast: Jan 11 2003 U.S. and African officials meet next week (13-17 January) in 1) Mauritius for a conference on expanding U.S.-African trade. AIDS activists say the meeting will be meaningless wi

Hospitals Campaign to 1)Recruit Male Nurses

Broadcast: Jan 11,2003 Walk into the lobby of Box Butte General, and the first thing you see is a life-sized cardboard display featuring the medical facility's four male nurses and information brochur

AIDS-Famine Link in Southern Africa Threatens Region

Broadcast: Jan 29 2003 Two senior U.N. officials warn the HIV/AIDS pandemic in southern Africa is changing the nature of 1) famine in the region and is 2) unleashing a disaster that threatens the exis

Number of 1)Malnourished Australian 2)Aboriginal Children

Broadcast: Jan 28 2003 The number of malnourished Australian aboriginal children has risen sharply. At Royal Darwin Hospital, statistics show a 25 percent increase in children 3) diagnosed with malnut

Study Warns of Major Water Shortage in 20 Years

Global Water Outlook 2025: Averting an Impending Crisis, uses 1) sophisticated computer modeling to project how water demand and availability around the world are likely to evolve. The report includes