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 Http://www.umanisti.it/buonenuove/inglese/bnhomeen.htm

 Issue No. 35,  May 21, 2001.

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 SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS

 * Spain: The Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables Reduce Cancer Rate.
 * Switzerland: Ring Replaces Sutures in Bypass Surgery.
 
 CULTURAL ACHIEVEMENTS 

 * Guatemala: The Art of the Disabled.
 * Guatemala: People and Arts Channel.

 SOCIAL ACHIEVEMENTS 

 * Mozambique:  Floods in Mozambique: Preventing Epidemics.
 * Bhutan: Bhutan Network Will Aid Local Decision-making. 
 * Sierra Leone: Displaced Women Transform Unused Farmland.

 HUMANIST IN TODAY'S WORLD

 * Chile: The Laura Rodriguez Foundation.

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 SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS

 The Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables Reduce Cancer Rate.

 Spain,	April, 2001
 Good News Spanish Version, Graciela E. Prepelitchi | mailto:Geprepel@ciudad.com.ar

 The consumption of fruits and vegetables reduces the incidence of cancer of the lung, breast, intestines and esophagus, and can 
 reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, according to Ascensión Marcos, director of the Instituto de Alimentación y Bromatología del 
 Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC).
 The expert highlighted the health benefits of foods contained in the so-called Mediterranean Diet during a presentation at Mercamadrid 
 of the Asociación para la Promoción de Frutas y Hortalizas “Club 5 al Día”, which promotes the daily consumption of five portions of 
 fruits and vegetables.
 For more information about the benefits of fruits and vegetables, http://www.5aldía.com

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 Ring Replaces Sutures in Bypass Surgery.

 Switzerland, May 5, 2001
 Good News Humanist Press Agency (Spanish Version)

 Regarded as the most important breakthrough in heart surgery in the last 20-30 years.
 A small stainless steel ring that joins vessels and keeps them in place is a better alternative to sutures for coronary bypass surgery, 
 according to The Lancet, the Swiss team that applied the method for the first time.  

 Surgeon Thierry Carrel, of the University Hospital in Berne, stated that this new method considerably reduces the length of surgery 
 and assures a quality of uniform connection. 
 © Datasalud - 2001

 CULTURAL ACHIEVEMENTS

 The Art of the Disabled.

 Guatemala, April 16, 2001
 Prensa Libre | Carol Lucas Aráuz

 Their physical disability posed no obstacle for 50 boys, girls and teenagers who painted a mural 49 feet long and 19 feet high during a 
 motivational activity organized in Guatemala City. Their pictures included colourful flowers, fish, trees, the sun and many hands, 
 thereby proving their capability to express their feelings through art.

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 People and Arts Channel.

 Guatemala, April 16, 2001
 Prensa Libre, Carol Lucas Aráuz

 The views, the people and customs of Guatemala have been the subject of  various television programs presented by the People and 
 Arts channel. The show highlights, in various documentaries, typical homes chosen to represent Antigua and the capital city, some of 
 which contain the largest art collections in Central America. 

 SOCIAL ACHIEVEMENTS

 Floods in Mozambique: Preventing Epidemics.

 Maputo, April 2001
 By Juha Uski 
 Edited by Rocio del Valle 
 
 Recent floods in Mozambique have polluted water sources, raising concerns about the threat of epidemics such as cholera, malaria, 
 and measles. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is focusing on epidemic prevention in provinces severely 
 affected by the floods by setting up a cholera processing center, organizing the training of health professionals, particularly in the
 districts of Mutarara and Quelimane, and supporting temporary health stations of the Ministry of Health in Ankuaze, Nhacolo and
 Caia. 
 MSF is also providing medical care to populations displaced by the floods in four centers housing more than 1,200 families in the 
 Mutarara district and is providing medical equipment and drinkable water and assisting with evacuation by boat and helicopter in 
 Chupanga (Sofala province). 
 http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/pr/2001/03-09-2001.shtml 

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 Bhutan Network Will Aid Local Decision-making. 

 Bhutan, April 2001 
 Lucys Trust, Juha Uski 
 Edited by Rocio del Valle 

 Bhutan is creating a new information network with UNDP support, making a wide array of information readily available to local officials    
 and bringing decision-making closer to the people. It will enable district officers in Bhutan to collect, share, retrieve and analyse data  
 and information, narrowing the information gap between Thimphu, Bhutan's capital, and the country's districts. The initiative is 
 important because many communities are isolated due to Bhutan's rugged terrain and limited transport and communication links. The
 Japanese Human Resources Development Fund is funding the project, which will be carried out by Bhutan's Planning Commission, 
 and UNDP Bhutan and CISP, a US company, signed a cost-sharing agreement on March 2 for the initiative. 
 http://www.undp.org/dpa/index.html 

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 Displaced Women Transform Unused Farmland.

 Sierra Leone,  April 2001 
 Lucys Trust, Juha Uski 
 Edited by Rocio del Valle 

 In just a few months, the 300 members of Sierra Leone's Ogoo Women Farmers Association have turned under-utilised farmland into 
 fields of vegetables, the ICRC reported on Thursday. "We women got together to help ourselves and to avoid the vices of prostitution 
 and idleness," Mariama Keita, the association's chairman, said. The women, mostly displaced or widowed by the war, received 
 seeds, tools and training from the ICRC, the Sierra Leone Red Cross, and the Ministry of Agriculture. ICRC and the SLRC supported 
 nearly 12,000 women this way last year and plan to help another 60,000 this year. 
 http://www.reliefweb.int/IRIN 

 HUMANIST IN TODAY'S WORLD

 The Laura Rodriguez Foundation.

 Santiago, Chile. May 10, 2001
 Mailto:lrodriguez@adsl.tie.cl

 The 3rd Humanist Culture Festival was held outdoors at Plaza Brasil on Saturday, May 12 at 15:00 hours. The festival was an   
 open exhibit of the work done by various cultural and social organizations in Santiago.

 The program for the exhibit was as follows:
 -Painting and Sculpture - La Casa Abierta.
 -Music - Interpretes Jovenes
 -Arts and Crafts - Jacqueline Toledo
 -AIDS Prevention Campaign - The Laura Rodriguez Foundation
 -Immigrant Non-Discrimination - Centro de las Culturas

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