Photo – Noah Goodrich.Sierra Leone Forest Ebola is sweeping through West Africa, affecting Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. As of the 16th October, 4,5oo people have died from the disease and 9,000 have been infected. The international response is painfully slow but after Ebola came to the USA, the rush to help and cure the disease is underway. The WHO has said this is the most complex and largest outbreak of Ebola. The first outbreak of Ebola came in 1976 near the Ebola River in the Democratic of the Congo. In light of the recent Ebola outbreak, some researchers are…
Today, World Wildlife Fund released the 2014 Living Planet Report. The report is always a must read update on the state of the planet, but this edition is especially important for anyone who cares about biodiversity. The headline finding is that vertebrate populations around the world have declined by an average of 52% between 1970 and 2010. Let me put that statistic in personal terms. There are only half as many animals on the planet as there were when I was a child. And if you live in a developing country, the numbers are even more dramatic. If you dig…
“Semi-intensive coop not only has reduced losses of poultry from wild animals and thieves but also help to maintain good sanitation around the houses.”
New Pest and Disease Records (20 August 14)
Nutrition Program in Nepal Evaluation of the impact of a multisectoral nutrition program in Nepal (Suaahara) Suaahara is a five-year USAID-funded integrated nutrition program (August 2011-August 2016) in Nepal. It uses a comprehensive, household-based approach to improve access to, and consumption of, nutritious foods in areas with very poor nutrition indicators. Its main objective is to improve the nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women and children under two years of age directly addressing the vulnerable points of development which result in stunting. The program will focus on improving nutrition; maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) services; family planning services; water, sanitation…
