http://www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk/ Media Action Against Hunger fr http://www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk/fileadmin/templates/images/img_html/logo_aah.jpg http://www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk/ 158 99 Media Action Against Hunger Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:46:00 -0400 http://www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk/no_cache/mediaroom/news/news/article/243/action-against-hunger-provides-clean-water-sanitation-in-flood-affected-pakistan/ Despite serious logistical challenges in reaching flood survivors in hard-hit areas of Pakistan, Action Against Hunger | ACF-International has launched emergency programmes to stem outbreaks of deadly water-borne illnesses and help families who have lost everything. These programmes target 52,500 people, particularly affected by torrential rains in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh regions. Focus News from the field Press releases Latest News Pakistan Feature articles Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:46:00 -0400 http://www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk/no_cache/mediaroom/news/news/article/243/one-in-four-young-lives-at-risk-from-malnutrition-in-western-chad/ One out of every four children under five suffers from acute malnutrition in the Sahel region of Western Chad, according to nutrition surveys carried out by international humanitarian organisation Action Against Hunger | ACF International. The organisation has scaled up its programmes to treat thousands of malnourished children with the condition and urges long-term preventative measures to strengthen local health systems. Focus News from the field Press releases Latest News Chad Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:37:00 -0400 http://www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk/no_cache/mediaroom/news/news/article/243/putting-malnutrition-back-on-the-agenda-in-the-ivory-coast/ We caught up with Nutrition & Medical Co-ordinator Raffaella Gentillini who has just returned from the Ivory Coast where she has spent the last year and a half providing long-term solutions to malnutrition in the Northern region of the country. Focus News from the field Latest News Ivory Coast Feature articles Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:34:00 -0400 http://www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk/no_cache/mediaroom/news/news/article/243/unprecedented-floods-displace-20-million-in-pakistan/ Pakistan has been hit by the worst flooding in its history, with an estimated 20 million people affected. Monsoons have swept away homes, bridges and roads, leaving millions displaced and in need of immediate assistance. News from the field Press releases Pakistan Latest News Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:17:00 -0400 http://www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk/no_cache/mediaroom/news/news/article/243/against-all-odds-baby-mondays-story/ Nurses at the Therapeutic Feeding Centre in the Kaabong Referral Hospital call him “the miracle baby.” In the hospital records his name is Monday; the staff name orphaned babies according to the day of the week they are born. Focus News from the field Latest News Uganda Feature articles Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:27:00 -0400 http://www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk/no_cache/mediaroom/news/news/article/243/addressing-malnutrition-among-refugee-children/ 'Located not far from Cox Bazaar, a seaside resort boasting one of the longest beaches in the world, I found myself in the small village of Kutupalong in the South-East corner of Bangladesh, a stone’s throw from Myanmar across the Naf river. In stark contrast to the beautiful nearby beaches, Kutupalong is an overcrowded and resource-poor area struggling to cope with the added burden of a large refugee population. [...]' Press releases News from the field Latest News Bangladesh Blogs Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:34:00 -0400 http://www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk/no_cache/mediaroom/news/news/article/243/dreams-prevail-amid-catastrophic-food-crisis/ Sitting in front of a feeding centre supported by Action Against Hunger in Kanem, Western Chad, one year old Adam smiles weakly as his mother Hawa cradles him. Determined to save her son, Hawa had travelled five days by camel in the burning heat to bring him to the feeding centre. His whole body swollen with oedema, Adam was in an advanced stage of acute malnutrition, a life-threatening type of hunger. Focus News from the field Press releases Feature articles Chad Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:36:00 -0400 http://www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk/no_cache/mediaroom/news/news/article/243/niger-in-crisis-the-latest-images/ Drought, crop failure and high food prices have triggered severe food shortages in Niger. View the latest images and Action Against Hunger’s response here. Focus News from the field Latest News Feature articles Niger Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:40:00 -0400 http://www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk/no_cache/mediaroom/news/news/article/243/humanitarian-crisis-still-rife-in-somalia/ Meet Hajir who has been co-ordinating Action Against Hunger’s relief effort in Somalia for three years. Focus News from the field Latest News Somalia Feature articles Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:58:00 -0400 http://www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk/no_cache/mediaroom/news/news/article/243/the-sahel-belt-further-tightens-around-livelihoods/ Six months ago, a survey conducted by Action Against Hunger in the region of Bahr el Ghazal, in western Chad, showed that 27 percent of the 687 under five children surveyed were malnourished, almost double the emergency threshold set by the World Health Organisation at 15 percent. Jean-François Carémel, Country Director for Action Against Hunger, talks to us about the current situation on the ground. Focus News from the field Press releases Chad Feature articles Latest News Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:08:00 -0400