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Venezuelan Grassroots Take On Dengue Epidemic
July 2, 2010 ... and communities are helping raise awareness about the disease. Health authorities have registered 48,000 cases of ... cases of dengue infection world wide every year, and the disease is endemic in over 100 countries. The disease manifests as a fever with headaches, muscle and joint ... -
Venezuela to Guarantee Access to HIV Medications, Says Health Ministry
October 27, 2010 ... the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), a deadly disease that weakens the immune system. There are treatments ... -
Venezuela Sends Aid to Haiti
October 29, 2010 ... population. Some 295 people have died as a result of the disease in the Caribbean country and 3,612 are infected, ... rehydration tablets to Haiti to help battle against the disease’s spread and relieve the symptoms of those at risk. ... and can kill within a matter of hours if not treated. Disease spreading One of the biggest worries is that cholera ... -
Venezuela Strengthens National Health System, Marks Advance in Fight Against Poverty
March 4, 2010 ... approved for the fight against dengue, malaria, and chagas disease while another BsF800 million (US$186 million) have ... -
UN General Assembly President Praises Venezuela for Development Goals Progress
June 24, 2010 The President of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Ali Abdessalam Treki, heaped praise on Venezuela on Wednesday for the progress it has made in reaching the UN Millennium Development Goals. -
Urban Gardens & Self Revolution
April 6, 2010 ... be attributed to an economic syndrome known as “Dutch Disease,” a “development that results in a large inflow ... direct investment.”[1] A country catches this economic disease whenever a commodity brings an increase of income in ... [1] Ebrahim-Zadeh, Christine. “Back to Basics – Dutch Disease: Too much wealth managed unwisely.” Finance and ... -
Cuba and Venezuela Commemorate 10th Anniversary of Bilateral Cooperation
November 8, 2010 ... provided vaccines, treatment for illnesses such as heart disease, anemia, asthma, HIV and AIDS, and began training ... -
Venezuela’s Chavez Announces Currency Devaluation, Two-Tiered Exchange Rate
January 9, 2010 ... an economic phenomenon known as “Dutch Disease” where high oil revenues act as a disincentive for ... -
Venezuela Creates Public Import-Export Company to Combat Capitalism
May 11, 2010 ... an economic phenomenon known as “Dutch Disease” where high oil revenues act as a disincentive for ... -
Venezuela News Summary #94
March 18, 2010 US Military Commander: Venezuelan Government has no Links to Terrorists | Venezuelan Ambassador to US Senators: OAS Human Rights Report is Biased | Ousted Honduran President Visits Venezuela | During Inauguration Mujica Offers Venezuela / Colombia Mediation | Hoarding, Irregularities Lead To Seizure Of Venezuelan Sugar Mills | Venezuela Celebrates Women’s Day, Discusses Abortion Rights | Venezuela’s Public Sector Physicians to Receive Pay Increases | Venezuela Strengthens National Health System, Marks Advance in Fight Against Poverty | Chavez’s Party Sets Procedure for Nominating Candidates for Venezuela’s Legislature | Venezuelan Government Reviews 2009 Projects and Achievements -
Warming Up the Bronx: Citgo Venezuela Heating & Social Development Program
July 9, 2010 ... for Elderly and Young Child Households) [vii] Center for Disease Control “Hypothermia-Related Deaths --- United ... natural cold (e.g. falls, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, or drowning). During 1999--2002, among those who ... -
Moving Toward Land Reform, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology in Venezuela
August 23, 2010 A massive transformation of agriculture is occurring in Venezuela, a transformation that has lessons for every other country in the world. -
Cancún Climate Summit: Time for a New Geopolitical Architecture
November 24, 2010 As we approach crucial climate change negotiations in Cancún, Mexico, the key question on many people's minds is this: What nation or nations will have the courage to stand up to the United States, which still represents the key obstacle to a binding agreement on global warming? -
From Agribusiness to Agroecology? An Analysis of Venezuela’s Nationalization of AgroIsleña
October 19, 2010 With the nationalization of AgroIsleña, the Venezuelan state has taken an important step in the struggle to bring social and economic factors under greater control of the Venezuelan people and out of the hands of private, profit-driven firms. What is yet to be understood is what ecological factors will be considered as the AgroPatria project moves forward. -
There Is No Revolution without Solidarity - Venezuela and the Struggle for Sovereignty
July 20, 2010 ... extreme poverty, reducing child mortality rates, fighting disease epidemics such as AIDS, and developing a global ...
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