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The Government’s new approach in Indigenous policy has been presented as being premised on the principles of collaboration, with mainstream government departments working in a coordinated manner with Indigenous communities [...] The draft SRA was presented by the Government as ‘an example of how we want to work in all the communities’ The Federal Opposition described it as ‘patronizing and coercive’ [...]

Learn about why Egypt has one of the most successful health programs in the world.

Egypt currently has one of the most successful and renowned health and family planning programs in the world, according to Holly Fluty Dempsey, director of the Office of Health and Population at USAID Egypt.

Learn about Brazil, Saudi Arabia, the U.S and Ghana’s virtual network that engages top students in rigorous infectious disease research.

By means of the Virtual Institute Training in Research on Infectious Diseases, students and professors at the four institutions may undertake exchange and pass information on research.

ENJOY!

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Reading Rainposts! 04/04/2011

April 4th, 2011

Greetings from End The Neglect!

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Come join our reading adventure with our suggestions below!

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Reading Rainbow: 3/23/2011

March 23rd, 2011

Check out what we are reading today!

We travel over to Nigeria to learn more about their ambitious Guinea Worm eradication efforts. Then, drop by Rwanda to follow their recent mapping exercises to assess the progress of their de-worming campaigns. Finally, don’t miss Operation Eyesight Universal, based in Canada, who are working to eliminate preventable blindness through a variety of community development and eye care programs.

Enjoy!

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