Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2010. In the latest sign of a growing embrace of medical marijuana by the business community in this country, a California-based insurer said this week that it will now offer medical marijuana-related coverage in all 50 states. A spokesman for Statewide Insurance Services said the new program[Read More…]
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Food Crisis Looms in Rural Haiti
LEOGANE, Haiti–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2010. More than a month after the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and CARE have issued a joint alert over a national food crisis. “This is a hidden but pervasive crisis that has already touched all corners of the[Read More…]
Protecting HIV-Positive Mothers and Their Children After the Quake in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti–(ENEWSPF)–3 March 2010 – Jeanne (not her real name) sat on a mattress in her tent in a makeshift settlement for displaced people that has sprung up in Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital. As the afternoon sun burned through the plastic walls of the tent, she told her story. Jeanne[Read More…]
Food, Electricity, Water Top Priorities for Post-Quake Chile, UN Relief Wing Reports
CHILE–(ENEWSPF)–3 March 2010 – The situation in the main areas of Chile affected by the recent earthquake is still critical, the United Nations relief wing reported today, noting that access to food and the restoration of electricity and drinking water are still the top priorities. According to the Office for[Read More…]
Remarks By Secretary of State Clinton With Chilean President-Elect Sebastian Pinera
Santiago, Chile–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2010. SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, thank you very much. I just had the privilege and opportunity of a long conversation with President-elect Pinera about the immediate crisis of the earthquake and about a number of important issues that we will be working on together upon his becoming president[Read More…]
Remarks By Secretary of State Clinton With Chilean President Michelle Bachelet
Santiago, Chile–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2010. PRESIDENT BACHELET: (Via interpreter) Good morning, everyone. I would like to, first and foremost, thank the international solidarity of the many neighboring and friend countries, and very particularly I’d like to thank the solidarity of the United States, of President Obama, and of Secretary Clinton. She[Read More…]
Chile Earthquake: Website to Facilitate Family Contacts Operational
Geneva–(ENEWSPF)–02 March 2010. Following the devastating earthquake that shook Chile last Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) activated a website today to help thousands of people within the country and abroad to restore contact with their loved ones. The address is www.icrc.org/familylinks. “The site allows people in[Read More…]
Oxfam’s Team Arrives in Chile to Assess the Damage and See Where They Can Help
LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–02 March 2010. Oxfam’s team of humanitarian workers arrived in Santiago during the early hours of Tuesday morning spearheading the aid agency’s response to Saturday’s devastating earthquake. The team of five – consisting of water engineers and logisticians – is heading across to Concepcion today (Tuesday) by road, anticipating the[Read More…]
USAID Responds to Chile Earthquake
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2010. In response to the earthquake in Chile and a request from the Chilean government, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is sending 18 satellite phones and a technician to assist with the dire need for communications equipment. In addition, USAID is sending disaster experts to[Read More…]
UN Continues to Help Meet Haiti’s Post-Quake Health Needs
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–2 March 2010 – Seven weeks after a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti, health needs remain great, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today, emphasizing the need for stepped-up disaster risk reduction and early recovery efforts to help the devastated nation. The scale and complexity of the crisis[Read More…]
