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Indonesia to host disability access conference

Indonesia will host the third General Election for Disability Access (AGENDA) South Asia Conference to discuss the ...

Asian Ministers Seek Disaster Risk Reduction Inclusive of People with Disabilities

-In a series of side events to the 6th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Bangkok, ...

Indonesian government distributes Rp425 billion for the disabled

Indonesian government has distributed aid for the majorly disabled worth Rp 425.7 billion from 2006 to 2013. As ...

Advanced Energy for Life Campaign Launched to Build Awareness and Support to End "World's Number One Human and Environme

- Calling global energy poverty the world's number one human and environmental crisis, Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) today ...

Human Rights Institutions Pledge Support for Efforts to End Leprosy-related Discrimination

-   Global Appeal 2014 to End Stigma and Discrimination against People Affected by Leprosy was launched in ...

Leaders of People Affected by Leprosy Request Pope Francis to Speak Out against Discrimination

-The leaders of organizations of people affected by leprosy from nine countries and Yohei Sasakawa, WHO Goodwill ...

Obama says more work needed to achieve ideals from King`s `Dream` speech

The United States is struggling to realize the vision that civil rights leader Martin Luther King described in his ...

Health Ministers Pledge to Achieve Leprosy-Free World at International Leprosy Summit

-     The International Leprosy Summit, organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and The ...

Indonesia to observe World Population Day

Indonesia will join the commemoration of the World Population Day on July 11 with this year`s focus on youth, Head of ...

The disabled are nothing abnormal in society

People with disabilities are normal part of human diversity that should get equal treatment from the society, a ...

Economist Intelligence Unit Report Calls for Global Policy Innovation to Tackle the 'Silent Pandemic' That is Hepatitis

-- Experts recommend comprehensive approach to combat global health issue -     A new Economist ...

Global Partners Making Progress Against Neglected Tropical Diseases, New Report and Scorecard Show

- Global partners in the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have made substantial progress over the past ...

Pfizer Donates Vials of Factor IX to the World Federation of Hemophilia

- Pfizer Hemophilia is donating more than 35 million IUs of its recombinant factor IX therapy to the World Federation ...

KidZania Opens Its Most Progressive & Largest Children's Theme Park

-     - KidZania Cuicuilco Introduces Children to New Careers, Environmental Stewardship, Ability ...

Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Additional $220 Million to Fight Global Tobacco Use

-     - Progress to date includes 1.2 billion people protected by effective tobacco control ...