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<title><![CDATA[Hepatitis E toll rises to more than 100 in South Sudan refugee camps]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[In South Sudan UNHCR is seeing a large number of Hepatitis E cases in refugee camps near the border with Sudan. Hepatitis E is in endemic in the region, but among refugees has contaminated 6,017 people...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rising malaria health threat for Congolese refugees in Uganda]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The resources to deal with the threat in Rwamwanja settlement are limited. There is one health centre for over 30,000 refugees and 35,000 Ugandans.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[South Sudan: UNHCR warns that hepatitis E risk is growing]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[With funding depleted for our operations in South Sudan, UNHCR is warning today that capacity to contain an outbreak of hepatitis E among the refugee population is increasingly stretched. The risks will...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 9 Nov 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR responds to public health threats in Dadaab refugee camps]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Following indications of an outbreak of acute jaundice (largely caused by hepatitis E virus) among refugees in Dadaab camp complex in northern Kenya, UNHCR is running a comprehensive public health response...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR responds strongly to jaundice, hepatitis outbreaks in Dadaab]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[As of last week, 223 cases of acute jaundice were reported across all five camps in Dadaab. Four fatalities have been confirmed]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR working to control spread of Hepatitis E in camps in South Sudan]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is working with the Ministry of Health of South Sudan, the World Health Organization and other partners to control the spread of Hepatitis E which has killed 16 refugees in three camps in Maban County...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR's South Sudanese staff go the extra mile to help refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Many are themselves former refugees and see their work neither as a humanitarian calling nor a career, but as an obligation.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 5 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nairobi workshop creates hope for HIV patients in emergencies ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[East African experts trade experiences and find ways to make sure people living with HIV are not ignored when next drought or flood hits.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 4 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[South Sudan: UNHCR tackles a health crisis ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A few weeks after moving 32,000 refugees from the Sudan border, UNHCR is working vigorously to combat a serious health crisis. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR says South Sudan refugee health situation alarming]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[With 170,000 Sudanese refugees now in camps and settlements across South Sudan's Unity and Upper Nile states, the health situation among this population has become a matter of alarm to us. With the current...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR describes alarming health and nutrition situation in South Sudan camps]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Mortality malnutrition rates among Sudanese refugee children in Yida and Batil camp continue to worry UNHCR and its partners; efforts underway to improve situation.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR and partners race to reverse alarming health situation in South Sudan camps]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[In South Sudan, UNHCR and partners are intensifying efforts to reverse the alarming rates of malnutrition, disease and death in two camps hosting Sudanese refugees.
Health workers in Yida camp in Unity...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 3 Aug 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR puts priority on health for refugees flooding into South Sudan]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR and partners undertake a mass health screening to obtain data on mortality rates and vaccination across refugee sites in South Sudan states. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR alarm on health risks for refugees in South Sudan]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Conditions in South Sudan's refugee camps have continued to worsen over the past few days under the strain of continuing large refugee inflows and flooding from torrential rains. The health situation has...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Strangers united by the fears they share]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Within Kakuma refugee camp, survivors from six disparate nations forge an unlikely community where friendship and healing become possible.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Q&A: Giving back, Liberian health worker cares for displaced Ivorians]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Two decades ago, Theo Neewrayson fled war-torn Liberia and found refuge in neighbouring Côte d'Ivoire. Now back home, he is returning the favor to displaced Ivorians.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World AIDS Day: Love helps Colombian couple overcome discrimination]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[When Ana was diagnosed as HIV-positive, she expected sympathy and help from the local community. Instead, she was hounded out of her village.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 2 Dec 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World AIDS Day: Refugees in Brazil use drama to catch the conscience]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Refugees from a deprived area of Rio de Janeiro are using drama and comedy to open a debate on difficult social subjects such as HIV/AIDS.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 1 Dec 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[In a Pakistan medical centre, pauper patients benefit from refugee initiative]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The Refugee Affected and Hosting Areas seeks to aid Afghan refugees through projects that bolster sectors such as health, water and sanitation.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dadaab: Walking the fine line between helping refugees and risking lives]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Weeks after insecurity forced the scaling down of assistance in Kenya's Dadaab camps, UNHCR and its partners are trying to resume more activities for refugees. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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