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------Original message------ From: IRIN <[email protected]> To: "Elisabeth Janaina" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, March 1, 2013 4:46:52 PM GMT-0000 Subject: CENTRAL AND EASTERN AFRICA: IRIN weekly humanitarian round-up 672 1 March 2013 IRINnews logo <http://www.irinnews.org/> humanitarian news and analysis a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Table of contents 1. The high cost of unsafe abortion in Uganda 2. African migrants pay high prices to send money home 3. In Brief: Measles epidemic affects thousands in DRC 4. Egypt's turmoil makes life tougher for refugees 5. Maize smuggling creates hunger in Malawi 6. In Congo, few pygmy women have access to reproductive health services 7. Getting food aid right _____ The high cost of unsafe abortion in Uganda <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97543> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2011/201108041258190512t.jpg> KAMPALA, 25 February 2013 (IRIN) - Boosting women's access to reproductive healthcare could significantly reduce both the number of unsafe abortions and the high cost of post-abortion medical care in Uganda, experts say. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97543> _____ African migrants pay high prices to send money home <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97557> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2009/200909291220100610t.jpg> JOHANNESBURG, 27 February 2013 (IRIN) - New data from the World Bank has revealed that African migrants pay more to send money home to their families than any other migrant group in the world. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97557> _____ In Brief: Measles epidemic affects thousands in DRC <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97559> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2011/201112211013110936t.jpg> KINSHASA, 27 February 2013 (IRIN) - A measles epidemic has affected tens of thousands of children in northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), overwhelming health facilities, says medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97559> _____ Egypt's turmoil makes life tougher for refugees <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97562> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images//2005112116t.jpg> CAIRO, 28 February 2013 (IRIN) - Osman Sheshy*, a 26-year-old refugee from Eritrea living in the Egyptian capital, remembers fondly the day three months ago when a wealthy Egyptian man asked him to clean his villa for 50 Egyptian pounds (US$7.3). Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97562> _____ Maize smuggling creates hunger in Malawi <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97571> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2013/201303011059340131t.jpg> MZUZU, 1 March 2013 (IRIN) - Every morning, Bernadette Kilembe, from the northern Malawian town of Karonga, is confronted with two related problems: She has to keep her restaurant running, and she has to feed herself and her three children. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97571> _____ In Congo, few pygmy women have access to reproductive health services <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97574> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images//2112045t.jpg> BRAZZAVILLE, 1 March 2013 (IRIN) - Indigenous women in the Republic of Congo, better known as pygmies - a minority group threatened with extinction - are virtually excluded from reproductive health services. They mostly give birth at home and are exposed to related health risks, according to a 2012 study conducted by the Ministry of Health with support from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97574> _____ Getting food aid right <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97576> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2008/2008122210t.jpg> JOHANNESBURG, 1 March 2013 (IRIN) - Despite early warning information about the Horn of Africa's impending drought crisis in 2011, humanitarian responses were slow to mobilize, leading to tens of thousands of deaths in the region and famine in parts of Somalia. 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