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 Somali children receive medical treatment at a Turkish field hospital on August 19, 2011 in Mogadishu, Somalia.
September 18th, 2011
07:56 AM ET
Nomadic Kenyans suffering from drought, famineBy Gabe LaMonica, CNN (CNN)–World Relief, a Christian evangelical aid organization, is collaborating with Kenyan churches and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to stem the tide of acute malnutrition across the northern region of Kenya called Turkana. Famine today "is rarely mentioned anymore," said Don Golden, a senior vice president for World Relief based out of Baltimore. It is a word reserved strictly for Somalia, he said. But famine, like a plague, spreads, and, "In reality it's a very large food security crisis involving a number of countries and millions at risk," said Golden, referring to the crisis situation in vast regions of east Africa. "We have the means to stop famine," he said. "The only reason it is happening now is because of al-Shabab-controlled territory in Somalia."
February 25th, 2011
10:24 AM ET
Church leader reverses stance on HIV, reaches out to those affectedHIV is a curse from God. That's what Patricia Sawo used to tell others as a church leader in Kitale, Kenya. "I thought it was a moral issue and a punishment for the disobedient," Sawo remembers. Then one morning in 1999, Sawo awoke to find her body covered in shingles, a rash commonly associated with HIV. Scared and upset, she cried in the bathroom for two hours. A test soon confirmed her fears: She was HIV-positive. "I couldn't believe it," said Sawo, now 45. "It was, 'Oh my God, how could this happen to me?' " Read the full story |
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