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Plummeting breastfeeding rates in East Asia “alarming” -expert
Breast milk a "natural vaccine" for kids
03 May 2012 12:29 BST
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Haiti launches mass vaccination campaign
A nationwide vaccination campaign kicks off in Haiti as part of an effort to ensure more children are immunized
20 April 2012 12:00 BST
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Hand, foot and mouth disease kills 18 children in Vietnam
The disease has already infected over 28,000 children in Vietnam this year, more than 10 times those infected in same period last year
18 April 2012 13:01 BST
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MADAGASCAR: Low HIV prevalence has its own challenges
21 May 2012 10:49 BST
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Celebrities mark AIDS fight with Austria's Life Ball
19 May 2012 16:01 BST
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PAKISTAN: Measles outbreak linked to conflict
16 May 2012 13:52 BST
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NEPAL: HIV widows on the edge
16 May 2012 09:36 BST
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Children at risk as "button" battery use grows-study
15 May 2012 03:16 BST
Aid agency feeds
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AmeriCares and icddr,b Fight Cholera in the Horn of Africa
17 May 2012 19:44 BST
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Cholera Treatment Shipment Arrives in Haiti
11 May 2012 20:17 BST
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Violence against health care must end: it's a matter of life and death
11 May 2012 01:00 BST
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AmeriCares Announces New Aid for U.S. Tornado Survivors
09 May 2012 15:00 BST
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Protecting Infants from Whooping Cough
04 May 2012 19:26 BST
