Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2011. Big Oil and their allies are continuing to lust after huge profits at the expense and welfare of the American people by ignoring the recommendations released today by the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling to improve safeguards for future[Read More…]
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State Department Report: Haiti One Year Later
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2011. INTRODUCTION Haiti: One Year Later summarizes U.S. efforts in the aftermath of the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake. Over the past year the United States helped lead a global effort that saved countless lives, rallied support for Haiti’s reconstruction, and began to build Haiti’s capacity to[Read More…]
Haiti: Speeding Earthquake Recovery ‘Absolute Priority’ for 2011, UN Says
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–11 January 2011 – One year after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, killing 220,000 people and making 1.5 million others homeless, the citizens of the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere have achieved a lot with international aid but a much more needs to be done, a senior United[Read More…]
State Department Special Briefing Re: Health Concerns in Haiti
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2011. MR. TONER: Thank you and good afternoon. And thanks once again for joining us. As many of you know, this is the third of three briefings that we’ve set up in advance of Wednesday’s one-year anniversary of the tragic earthquake that struck Haiti. This particular briefing[Read More…]
Doctors Without Borders Report on Haiti One Year After the Quake
PORT-AU-PRINCE /GENEVA /NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 10 – One year after a devastating earthquake killed an estimated 222,000 people and left 1.5 million people homeless, Haitians continue to endure appalling living conditions amid a nationwide cholera outbreak, despite the largest humanitarian aid deployment in the world, said the international medical humanitarian organization[Read More…]
FDA Approves Opioid Analgesic to Help Cancer Patients Manage Pain
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Abstral (fentanyl) transmucosal tablets to manage breakthrough pain for adults with cancer. Fentanyl immediate-release transmucosal medications are administered on the soft surfaces of the mouth (inside of the cheek, gums, tongue), or the nasal passages or throat[Read More…]
Year After Quake, Thousands of Haitian Children Still Suffering – UNICEF
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–7 January 2011 – One year after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, more than 1 million people – 380,000 of them children – still live in crowded camps despite extraordinary relief efforts by Haitians and the international community, according to a United Nations report issued today. “We have seen[Read More…]
Special State Department Briefing on the One-Year Anniversary of the Earthquake in Haiti
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 7 , 2011. MR. CROWLEY: Good afternoon and welcome to the Department of State. If you look back at 2010, one of the most compelling stories of the year was the tragic earthquake in Haiti just about one year ago. And the international community, led by the United[Read More…]
Haiti: Ban Appoints Four Top Medical Experts to Probe Source of Cholera Epidemic
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–7 January 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today named four top medical experts to an independent panel to investigate the cause of a cholera epidemic in Haiti amid media reports that Nepalese peacekeepers from the United Nations mission there may have been the source. The panel will be chaired[Read More…]
Statement from Governor Pat Quinn On the Legislative Passage of Major Medicaid Reform
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today issued a statement on the General Assembly’s passage of Medicaid reform legislation. “Today is an important day for our state. For too long we have simply talked about Medicaid reform; today we are following through with legislation that will help stabilize our budget[Read More…]
