NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–5 March 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will meet today with Chilean President Michele Bachelet and President-elect Sebastián Piñera, who takes office on 11 March, as part of a two-day visit to see the earthquake damage and assess how the United Nations can help. Mr. Ban will express his[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Illinois Weekly H1N1 Activity Information Estimates, Marh 5, 2010
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2010. Illinois H1N1 CumulativeVaccine Allocation*(As of March 5, 2010) Allocated 4,465,700 Ordered 3,586,300 Shipped 3,582,120 * The above table represents H1N1 vaccine allocation for the 10 million people in Illinois who live outside the city of Chicago. Chicago receives an H1N1 vaccine allotment for its3 million residents[Read More…]
H1N1 Flu: Situation Update, March 5, 2010
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2010. Each week CDC analyzes information about influenza disease activity in the United States and publishes findings of key flu indicators in a report called FluView. During the week of February 21 -27, 2010, most key flu indicators remained about the same as during the previous week.[Read More…]
16 Finalists Announced in Phase 1 of Race to the Top Competition Finalists to Present in Mid-March; Winners Announced in Early April
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2010. Today the Department of Education announced that 15 states and the District of Columbia will advance as finalists for phase 1 of the Race to the Top competition. Race to the Top is the Department’s $4.35 billion effort to dramatically re-shape America’s educational system to better[Read More…]
Doctors Without Borders: Haitians Facing ‘Intolerable Breach of Human Dignity’
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–4 March 2010. Colette Gadenne, who has been managing Doctors Without Borders/Médecins San Frontières (MSF) activities in Haiti over the last few weeks, and Christopher Stokes, General Director of MSF in Brussels, recently returned from Haiti. Almost two months after the devastating earthquake, they gave their views on the situation[Read More…]
Oxfam Team Assesses the Damage in South Chile
LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–4 March 2010. Oxfam’s assessment of the damage of Saturday’s earthquake to the south of Chile is now well underway. The aid agency’s team of logisticians and water engineers split in two and headed for two locations – Constitución and Concepción. Both teams are assessing the damage by talking to[Read More…]
UN Chief Heads to Chile to Show Solidarity, Assess Post-Quake Aid Effort
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 March 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Chile later today to express his solidarity with the country’s Government and people in the wake of the recent earthquake and to assess the humanitarian assistance effort. The Government estimates that nearly 800 people were killed and 2 million[Read More…]
USGS Scientists, Research Help Haiti Reconstruction
Reston, VA–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2010. USGS scientists are helping Haitians lay the groundwork for reconstruction and long-term earthquake monitoring in the wake of the Jan. 12, 2010, magnitude-7 earthquake, by providing geologic research that will assist with the establishment of new building codes in the country. “USGS research will contribute to[Read More…]
ANA Nurses Stand with President in Support of Health Reform Now
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2010. Members of the American Nurses Association (ANA), the largest nursing organization in the US, joined President Obama today (March 3) at the White House to demonstrate their strong support for the President and his goal of achieving meaningful health reform now. Registered nurses and other healthcare[Read More…]
AMA: U.S. Senate Delays Medicare Physician Cut for One Month
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2010. “Last night, the U.S. Senate voted yet again to delay the 21 percent Medicare physician payment cut for one month, postponing it until April 1. The Senate should use this time to permanently repeal the flawed Medicare physician payment formula that puts access to care for[Read More…]
