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NGO PHOTOS: On the frontline in the war against diseases
28 Apr 2005
 Source: AlertNet

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•  Health and diseases

•  AIDS pandemic

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LONDON (AlertNet) - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) battles against child killer illnesses around the world.

Below are a selection of IFRC pictures from infectious diseases hotspots.

PHOTOS: Red Cross fights Ebola in Republic of Congo

PHOTOS: Red Cross fights dengue fever in Indonesia

PHOTOS: Red Cross tackles TB in Central Asia

PHOTOS: Red Cross conducts health campaign in Togo

PHOTOS: Red Cross fights polio in Haiti and Chad

PHOTOS: Red Cross vaccinates against measles in Ethiopia

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