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‘Milestone’ for child malaria vaccine

By Smitha Mundasad Health reporter, BBC News Making malaria vaccine available for routine use will be a major milestone, researchers say Experts say the world’s…

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The Rise of Delicious Haitian Chocolate

In Robillard, a tiny hamlet deep in the Haitian hinterland, Valmir Mamonvil is standing next to a would-be national hero: Maman Pye Cacao, which in…

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Trees May Prevent 670,000 Incidences Of Acute Respiratory Symptoms Annually

By Rebekah Marcarelli r.marcarelli@hngn.com | Jul 26, 2014 10:33 PM EDT Trees save numerous lives every year by cleaning the air. (Photo : Smithsonian Tropical…

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PAHO Weekly Report: 442K chikungunya cases, 86K increase in Caribbean region

As of July 18, 2014: Total Cases:  442,310 Increase:         86,693 A 24 percent increase… Click here for the latest full PAHO report Stay tuned for…

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Scientists optimistic chikungunya vaccine could be available as soon as end of next year

July 14, 2014 By Health Aha Editor’s Pick A joint effort between the Federal Drug Administration, N.C. State and the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, and…

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The west’s peanut butter bias chokes Haiti’s attempts to feed itself

Local provider of food to tackle malnourishment faces closure because aid agencies buy subsidised products from abroad The Guardian Online Haitian children are checked by…

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CENTRAL AMERICAN PROBLEMS MORE COMPLEX – GENERATED BY AMERICAN SOCIETY WITH GOVERNMENTAL COMPLICITY-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

By Hector Perla, Guest Scholar at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs The flood of Central American child refugees arriving on our southern border is not…

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Social Enterprise In Haiti Transforms The Lives Of Peanut Farmers

Forbes.com (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership recently announced the launch of its latest social enterprise. Called Acceso Peanut Enterprise Corp., it’s aimed…

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Virus Strikes Hard in Haiti’s Crowded Shantytowns

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Jul 3, 2014, 12:08 AM ET By DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press Within a dense cluster of flimsy shacks made mostly of plastic…

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NOTICE : Foreigners must pay income tax in Haiti

Haiti Libre: “The Directorate General of Taxes (DGI) reminds physical persons or entities who use the services of a foreigner whose tax domicile is outside…

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FIRST SUCCESS IN HAITI’S $5,000,000 AERIAL REFORESTATION PROJECT – JEAN-MARIE LIGONDE’S WIFE HAS RECEIVED A NEW WHITE LANDCRUISER WHILE RATS AND BIRDS HAVE RECEIVED BAGS OF SEED, DELIVERED BY EXPENSIVE AIRCRAFT.

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Haiti, Dominican Republic cases push chikungunya total past 260,000-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

TinkerJulie/ iStock The number of suspected and confirmed chikungunya cases in Caribbean countries rose sharply last week, led by thousands of new cases reported mainly…

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Exploring Haiti: Môle-Saint-Nicolas

by stmemory on June 23, 2014 I know I’ve said this before, but I think the only way to truly enjoy living in Haiti is…

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Message pour les canadiens devant voyager en Haiti /// Message for Canadians Travelling to Haiti

FRANCAIS Nous avons le plaisir de vous faire parvenir cette information.  On vous invite de nous faire part de vos commentaires. Haïti – AVIS :…

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U.S. Officials Keep Close Eye On ‘Miserable’ Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya Virus

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — First there was West Nile virus. Now health experts are warning about another virus carried by mosquitoes. The chikungunya virus —…

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How to Recover from Chikungunya: 19 Steps (with Pictures)

How to Recover from Chikungunya: 19 Steps (with Pictures… How to Recover from Chikungunya. Chikungunya is a virus, transmitted to humans through the bite of…

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MAJOR THIEF HEADS HAITIAN REFORESTATION PROJECT

Jean Lucien Ligonde, a senior adviser to the Ministry of Environment, is the guy who in 2005 stole millions from Haiti’s Notre Dame. This fact…

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Haiti could solve its drastic plastic problem and help its most vulnerable

With waste from discarded plastic products a growing problem in Haiti, it is time informal waste-pickers were properly incentivised Plastic proliferation … the streets of Port-au-Prince…

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DO NOT TAKE NEO MELUBRINA – IT COULD KILL YOU. THIS IS BEING SOLD TO FIGHT CHIKUNGUNYA INFECTIONS – IT HAS BEEN BANNED IN USA SINCE 1977 -Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Neo-Melubrina, commonly referred to as “Mexican aspirin”, is an over the counter pain and fever medication sold south of the border in pill and liquid…

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Floridians urged to clean up to prevent new mosquito-borne viruses

FILE- In this undated file photo provided byt he USDA, an aedes aegypti mosquito is shown on human skin. Uncredited / ASSOCIATED PRESS Painful And…