| Author (Corporate) | European Commission: DG Communication |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | IP/10/650 (2.6.10) |
| Publication Date | 02/06/2010 |
| Content Type | News |
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The Commission decided on 2 June 2010 to allocate an additional €24 million to be used in assisting over seven million vulnerable people affected by the food crisis in Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso and northern Nigeria. The new funds will permit the financing of more operations in the nutrition and health sectors. This includes blanket supplementary feeding programmes, screening and treatment of acute malnutrition of children, free access to health services for emergency cases and mobile health services for pastoralist population. |
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| Source Link | http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/650&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en |
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| Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
| Countries / Regions | Africa, Europe |
