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Stimulus Funds Help Community Health Centers Expand Services, Remain Open
Nearly 1,200 community health centers nationwide have received a boost of funding from the federal economic stimulus package, which is helping some of the facilities that were on the verge of closing remain open and continue treating low-income and uninsured patients, PBS" "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" reports. More people are seeking care at such facilities as they lose their jobs and employer-sponsored health insurance as a result of the economic recession. At the same time, funding for the centers has dropped because of cutbacks in state and local funding and lower not-for-profit donations and grants. The stimulus package provides a total of $20 billion for clinics to maintain and increase services. "NewsHour" profiles community health centers in Lorain, Ohio, which likely would have closed without the additional funds from the economic stimulus package (Bowser, "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," PBS, 5/26).
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WFP Welcomes International Support For Emergency Operation In Pakistan

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) thanked contributors for enabling a swift response to the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan, feeding the hungry and displaced and contributing to peace and stability in the region. "The generous support from countries around the world has allowed us to rapidly move life-saving food assistance to 2.6 million people who have fled conflict in the Swat region of Pakistan," said WFP Executive Director, Josette Sheeran, adding that the needs of the people affected by the conflict were likely to remain high for the foreseeable future. WFP has received US$72 million in donations towards the emergency operation in Pakistan - with more than half of this amount coming from the United States. Other donors to the operation include Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the UN"s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). Approximately US$100,000 has also been donated by Pakistani individuals and private companies. Yet WFP is facing a shortfall in its US$170 million budget for the Pakistan operation and is already anticipating increased numbers of hungry people. Funds from the United States have been used to purchase food commodities from pre-positioned stocks in the region, as well as providing cash to procure locally inside Pakistan. The food assistance is being distributed through humanitarian hubs that WFP has established close to the areas that have seen the greatest population movements. On arrival at the hubs, displaced people who have been registered receive a month"s ration of food, as well as cooking utensils and shelter material. The United Nations World Food Programme


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