Up to 6 Million People Die from Tobacco

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Khartoum – Sudan and the World community celebrated yesterday World No Tobacco Day (May 31). The World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates the successes of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in the fight against the epidemic of tobacco use.

Since it was adopted by (WHO) Assembly in 2003, 172 countries have become parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

According to WHO, this year, and the Tobacco epidemic will [...]

Dr. Al Jazz sets package of directives for advancement of pharmaceutical industry

Gms: Khartoum, June 1 (SUNA)

Minister of Industry Dr. Awad Ahmed al-Jazs has set out a package of directives aimed at advancement of the local pharmaceutical industry to meet the need of the local market and to open doors for exportation. The directives provide an inclusive map for pharmaceutical industry in Sudan for the Sudan’s market, application of the international standards in the pharmaceutical industry so as to export the surplus production in collaboration with [...]

UNDP Applauds Sudanese Efforts to Combat AIDS

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Khartoum – The Undersecretary of the Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Isamaldine Mohammed Abdallah received a commemorative key from UNDP Acting Deputy Country Director, Yakub Beris,

to mark the successful delivery of more than 60 health facilities constructed through the Global Fund grant for combating HIV/AIDS in Sudan, at the handover ceremony held this morning in the new central warehouse for storage of drugs, in Khartoum North.

UNDP Acting Deputy Country Director, [...]

AIDS Infection Rates in North Sudan Decreasing: Minister

Gms: Khartoum (smc) Sudan Vision Daily, 2 June 2011

The Minister of Labor, Dr. Dak Bishop, has said AIDS infection cases registered in North Sudan are in the decrease.
On the other hand, the minister has compared the position in the North with that in the South where high rates of infection have been registered.
Wars, displacement, tribal conflicts and the open borders of the South with countries that have registered very high rates of AIDS [...]

Environment Data Centre to be inaugurated on June 5

Gms: Khartoum, June 2 (SUNA)

The Sudanese Environment Conservation Society (SECS) is due to hold a new Centre for Environment Data as part of the national celebration of the International Day on Environment on June 5

The Chairperson of the Centre for Environment Data, Prof. Suad Suleiman, said that the Centre was established through assistance from the Horn of Africa’s environment network and the United Nations Environment Programme in Nairobi

She said that [...]

Blatter set for re-election after FIFA storm

Gms: From en.news.maktoob.com, ZURICH AFP by Rob Woollard

FIFA president Sepp Blatter is set to be re-elected as head of world football here Wednesday after struggling through the worst crisis of his career following weeks of damaging corruption allegations.

Despite mounting calls for reform from key sponsors and demands for the vote to be postponed, Blatter is expected to earn another four-year term at around 4:00 pm (1400 GMT) as delegates gather for the 61st [...]

Prince William backs FA’s bid for FIFA poll delay

Prince William joined the chorus of criticism against FIFA on Tuesday by backing the English FA

Gms: ZURICH, en.news.maktoob.com, 2 June 2011

Prince William joined the chorus of criticism against FIFA on Tuesday by backing the English Football Association’s calls for Sepp Blatter’s re-election to be postponed.

The prince is president of the FA and endorsed Chairman David Bernstein’s appeal for Wednesday’s election to be delayed in the wake a bribery scandal that saw Blatter’s [...]

President Al-Bashir Receives Message from Debby on Situation in Abyei

Gms: Khartoum, June 2 (SUNA)

The President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir received, verbal message from the Chadian President, Idriss Debby dealing with the situation in Abyei and the bilateral relations between the two countries

The message was delivered by the Chadian Foreign Minister, Musa Fake Mohamed, who met President Al-Bashir Tuesday at the Guest House

The Chadian Foreign Minister called in a press statement following the meeting for solving the [...]

Halima: Doha Document on Darfur Peace is Historic

Gms: Doha, June 2 (SUNA)

Chairman of the Arab League delegation to All Darfur Stakeholders Conference and Arab League Representative in Sudan, Salah Halima, has described the Doha Document on Darfur Peace as historic and provides a good opportunity for ending the suffering of the people of Darfur

He called on all the concerned parties in Darfur to join the peace process to put an end to the displacement, refuge and killing of the [...]

Gambari commends Doha negotiations Forum, urges International Community to extend support to ensure successful peace in Darfur

Gms: Doha, June 2 (SUNA)

The Joint Special Representative of the United Nations- African Union in Darfur (UNAMID), Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, commended the negotiations of Doha Forum towards a peaceful and just settlement in Darfur, reflecting a will to end the conflict in Darfur region

In his statement at the All Darfur Stakeholders Conference in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Prof. Gambari affirmed that UNAMID is obliged to support the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement [...]