http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:41:52 PST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/japanese-encephalitis.php Asian News Research at the University of Liverpool has supported the vaccination of more than 50 million people against a zoonotic brain infection that affects thousands of children across Asia every year. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:36:10 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/japanese-encephalitis.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/indonesia-earthquake.php Asian News World Vision is preparing emergency response to support thousands of children and families impacted by the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that shattered Indonesia on Wednesday. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:17:45 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/indonesia-earthquake.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/children-left-out.php Asian News The chances for twenty-million children with disabilities in India to get the education they deserve is in jeopardy because the Right to Education Bill currently excludes them, and has been tabled in the Lok Sabha on July 30th. Disability rights activists have met with Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal, pointing our this lacuna; he was dismissive of their appeal to delay the bill, as well as their request to incorporate children with disabilities. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:07:34 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/children-left-out.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/death-penalty-japan.php Asian News On the eve of the EU-Japan Summit to be held in Brussels on May 4th 2009, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Center for Prisoners Rights (CPR), FIDH's partner organisation in Japan, call upon the European Union to put the issue of the death penalty in Japan at the top of the agenda. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:33:03 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/death-penalty-japan.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/pakistan-autism.php Asian News Speakers at a seminar urged the government to establish schools and centres to create awareness about autism, a disease characterized by difficulty in communicating with others, among the masses. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:22:24 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/pakistan-autism.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/health-asia-4006.php Asian News This week, organizations around the globe are working to create awareness and educate people about the signs, symptoms, treatment and prevention of one of the leading causes of death and disability, stroke. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:06:17 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/health-asia-4006.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/asian-health-4005.php Asian News Round up of Asian health and disability news for 20 October 2008 including coming events. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:10:36 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/asian-health-4005.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/health-asia-4004.php Asian News Willpower is set to replace fast fingers in a new video game in which players move characters through a headset that monitors their brain waves. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:14:54 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/health-asia-4004.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/asia-health-4003.php Asian News South Korean health authorities report that traces of melamine have been discovered in milk products from New Zealand. They were found in lactoferrin which is added to baby milk. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:18:20 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/asia-health-4003.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/asia-health-4002.php Asian News Weekly review of disability and health news from Asia and surrounding countries for the week ending 1 October 2008. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:22:05 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/asia-health-4002.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/childbirth-deaths-5639.php Asian News The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says around half a million women die each year from complications in childbirth and 10 million more suffer life-long disabilities. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:25:16 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/childbirth-deaths-5639.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/airbags-japan-3968.php Asian News A Japanese company has made an airbag designed to stop elderly people injuring themselves by falling over. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:28:22 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/airbags-japan-3968.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/doctors-japan-4289.php Asian News Lately an acute shortage of doctors in Japan are leaving hospitals unable to treat even emergency cases. Some small private hospitals now have only 1 doctor on staff, when they used to have 3 or 4. Larger hospitals are dropping entire departments because they can't get the required specialists to staff them. Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:33:14 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/doctors-japan-4289.php