Emergency Response Grows in Chad Emergency water supplies are being rushed to southeastern Chad where about 50-thousand people have fled fighting in Sudans Darfur region. Several Arab tribes have been battling for control of mining operations there....
NEW YORK, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday declared a state of public health emergency for all of New York State, in response to this year's increasingly severe flu season. As of Saturday, a total of 19,128 cases of influenza hav...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 May 2006 Lee Jong-wook World Health Organization Director General Dr. Lee Jong-wook has died after undergoing surgery over the weekend for a blood clot in his brain. He was 6...
By Pat Harris Washington, DC 18 May 2006 watch Morning After Pill report A new advertising campaign in the U.S. tells women to get a prescription for emergency contraception before they need it. VOA's...
By David Gollust State Department 09 May 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the United States is sending $10 million in emergency medical aid to the Pale...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 04 May 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is pleading with influential countries to pressure Darfur's warring parties to bring their peace talks to a successful co...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Manila 04 March 2006 Gloria Arroyo delivers speech on national television The Philippine government ended the week-old state of emergency Friday, saying the threat of a coup ha...
Broadcast: Feb 18, 2003 By George grow VOICE ONE: This is Phoebe Zimmerman. VOICE TWO: And this is Doug Johnson, with science in the news, VOA Special English program about recent developments in scie...
UN Issues Urgent Appeal for Emergency Aid to Haiti Jim Teeple The United Nations on Tuesday issued an urgent appeal for emergency aid to Haiti to help Haitians who are affected by political turmoil ....
Emergency Response Grows in Chad Emergency water supplies are being rushed to southeastern Chad where about 50-thousand people have fled fighting in Sudans Darfur region. Several Arab tribes have been battling for control of mining operations there....