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MADAGASCAR: Framework to forestall emergencies planned
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AMBALENGO, 6 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - Southeastern Madagascar is lush and green, its rolling hills dotted with rice paddies and fruit trees - the last place you would imagine as threatened by a food emergency.Full report
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ANTANANARIVO: Authorities on alert as tropical storm heads toward island
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JOHANNESBURG, 27 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - A tropical storm threatens Madagascar's southeast coast but officials believe the Indian Ocean island is better prepared for the cyclone season this year. Full report
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MADAGASCAR: Under-resourced aid agencies struggle to raise nutrition levels
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JOHANNESBURG, 23 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - Despite efforts by relief agencies to stabilise alarming malnutrition levels in southeastern Madagascar, the nutritional situation remains fragile. Full report
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MADAGASCAR: $125 million bailout for state utilities company
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JOHANNESBURG, 18 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - Donors have approved a US $125 million plan to address the financial and structural problems plaguing Madagascar's state-owned utilities company, but whether the bailout will bring power to the people remains uncertain. Full report
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MADAGASCAR: A plan for moving from slash-and-burn to conservation
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MAHITSIARONGANA, 17 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - President Marc Ravalomanana's government has embarked on an ambitious national effort to protect Madagascar's remaining biodiversity while simultaneously reducing poverty and promoting rural development. Full report
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AFRICA: EU creates new fund for African crises
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AMSTERDAM, 27 Dec 2005 (IRIN) - The EU approved 165.7 million euros (US $196.4 million) on Monday for relief efforts in 10 African countries with humanitarian crises. Full report
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COMOROS-MADAGASCAR: EU commits aid to "invisible victims"
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JOHANNESBURG, 27 Dec 2005 (IRIN) - The Indian Ocean Islands of the Comoros and Madagascar are to receive Euro 1.1 million ($1.3 million) in relief aid from the European Union (EU). Full report
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MADAGASCAR: Govt, UN agencies respond to save hungry children
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JOHANNESBURG, 25 Nov 2005 (IRIN) - The government and UN agencies have stepped in with relief efforts in response to alarming malnutrition levels in southeastern Madagascar. Full report
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MADAGASCAR: Aid needed now to save hungry children
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JOHANNESBURG, 16 Nov 2005 (IRIN) - Alarming results from a recent survey in Madagascar shows that malnutrition levels have reached up to 74 percent in some parts of the remote southeastern region of the country. Full report
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MADAGASCAR: Campaign launched to immunise 650,000 children against polio
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JOHANNESBURG, 30 Aug 2005 (IRIN) - The re-emergence of polio in Madagascar has forced health authorities to launch a nationwide immunisation campaign covering 650,000 children under the age of five.Full report
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