October 02, 2008
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Health & Safety Newsletter October 02, 2008 |
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Leaders at UN launch campaign to virtually eliminate malaria deaths by 2015
Government, business and civil society leaders gathered at the United Nations last week to launch a global campaign to reduce malaria deaths, currently at more than 1 million each year, to near zero by 2015, with an initial commitment of nearly a US$3bn. The Global Malaria Action Plan (GMAP) aims to cuts deaths and illness by 2010 to half their 2000 levels by scaling up access to insecticide-treated bed nets, indoor spraying and treatment, and achieve the near-zero goal through sustained universal coverage. Ultimately it seeks to eradicate the disease completely with new tools and strategies. ... |
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Major mercury protection law passes congress, will prevent exports
Critical legislation that will help protect Americans and people around the world from mercury poisoning by banning the export of elemental mercury from the United States was recently passed by Congress, according to scientists and policy experts at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The new law, called the Mercury Market Minimization Act (S.906), puts an end to the cycle of poison where this dangerous neurotoxin is being phased out by industry and the government in the United States, but then surplus mercury is shipped overseas to developing countries, where it is released from highly ... |
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