Good News n.35

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

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

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

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.
(c) Datasalud - 2001

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.

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.

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

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

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

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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