M. H. West & Co., Inc. » International News http://www.mhwest.com Planning and Consulting Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:17:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Help Japan http://www.mhwest.com/2011/03/14/913 http://www.mhwest.com/2011/03/14/913#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:06:02 +0000 admin http://www.mhwest.com/?p=913

Japan was devastated by an 8.9 earthquake and tsunami on March 11th, causing widespread damage. They need our help. Donate to the charitable organization of your choice to do your part with relief efforts:

• American Red Cross
• Doctors without Borders
• The Salvation Army
• Oxfam
• Global Living
• Care
• ShelterBox

USA: Text REDCROSS to 90999 to donate $10

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Aid officials struggled Friday to rush rescue equipment, food and medical assistance to Haiti, but they faced enormous logistical hurdles as they sought to rescue, feed and treat tens of thousands of trapped or injured Haitians three days after a devastating earthquake.

Food distribution is going “very badly,” said Benoit Thiry, deputy country director of the World Food Program.

A day earlier, his agency had been able to distribute high-energy biscuits to only 1,700 people in Port-au-Prince, a city of 2 million. The group was aiming to reach more than 10,000 people Friday. Read the Entire Article

]]> http://www.mhwest.com/2010/01/14/thousands-feared-dead-in-haiti-quake/feed 0 The World’s Most Powerful People http://www.mhwest.com/2009/11/12/the-worlds-most-powerful-people http://www.mhwest.com/2009/11/12/the-worlds-most-powerful-people#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:40:53 +0000 admin http://www.mhwest.com/?p=518 World's Most Powerful PeopleThe 67 heads of state, criminals, financiers and philanthropists who really run the world.

“I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies.” –Napoleon Bonaparte

Power has been called many things. The ultimate aphrodisiac. An absolute corrupter. A mistress. A violin. But its true nature remains elusive. After all, a head of state wields a very different sort of power than a religious figure. Can one really compare the influence of a journalist to that of a terrorist?  Read More–>

]]> http://www.mhwest.com/2009/11/12/the-worlds-most-powerful-people/feed 0 Swine Flu Resources http://www.mhwest.com/2009/04/28/swine-flu-resources http://www.mhwest.com/2009/04/28/swine-flu-resources#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:38:28 +0000 admin http://www.mhwest.com/?p=338 Swine Flu in MexicoM. H. West realizes that you are concerned with the recent swine flu events and want to stay up-to-date with accurate information. There are several links on VAPHA’s home page – VDH (including Dr. Remley’s letter to health care providers), CDC (English and Spanish swine flu sites; guidance for clinicians and public health professionals, travel alerts), Mexico’s Secretary of Health and WHO. In addition, VAPHA’s website brings in rss feeds (latest developments) on swine flu from CDC every five minutes.

Below is the swine flu section of the VAPHA’s home page – www.vapha.org ;
Swine Flu Information
Click on these links for the latest information on swine flu:
Virginia: Virginia Department of Health
Letter from State Health Commissioner to health care providers
U.S.: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC Swine Flu

CDC Influenza (Gripe) Porcina

Stay up-to-date on:

CDC’s Guidance Documents for Clinicians and Public Health Professionals
CDC’s Travel Advisories
(see also rss CDC Swine Flu updates at left)
Mexico: Secretaria de Salud
International: World Health Organization (WHO) Swine Flu

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