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SIF made a $750,000 grant to Partners in Health (PIH) to help the organization deliver medical care to communities devastated by the earthquake. With more than 100 doctors, 600 nurses and 4,000 employees on the ground in Haiti working from 12 existing PIH hospitals which were largely unaffected by the recent earthquake, PIH was among the first emergency medical responders to provide relief services. PIH is currently working to strengthen available medical care in Port-au-Prince and to increase its capacity to treat more serious cases at PIH facilities outside the city. To learn more, visit www.pih.org.

Demand Media, the leader in distributed social media, asked its community of more than 5,000 freelance members of Demand Studios to participate in the "Write for a Cause" program in which writers and copy editors participated in the effort to increase childhood literacy by doing what they do best. For every eight articles written and approved during the month, Demand Media donated a book on behalf of its writers and copy editors to First Book, the award-winning nonprofit that has provided 68 million books to children in need.

Organizations nationwide are joining together to maximize efforts to move clean energy to the forefront of national policy. Officially declaring February 1-5, 2010 as Clean Energy Week, a growing list of partners are working together to produce a high-impact week of powerful and effective activities and events.

From today, all NHS organisations will be legally obliged to take account of the rights and pledges set out in the NHS Constitution.

The 31 January Self Assessment tax return deadline isnt far away, so if you havent yet sent your return to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), you need to act quickly to avoid a 100 penalty.

The most vulnerable people in society will be better protected by local agencies such as councils, the police and the NHS, Care Services Minister Phil Hope announced today.

A new programme in thirty areas of the country will support the health service and local public sector organisations to work together to reduce inequalities by tackling local challenges.

A ban on irresponsible promotions including all you can drink for 10 deals plus a compulsory requirement to check under 18s for ID are among the final conditions of a proposed mandatory code for alcohol retailers, Home Secretary Alan Johnson announced today.

All cancer survivors will get the personalised care they need to lead as healthy and active a life as possible under plans published today in the National Cancer Survivorship Initiative vision.

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Andrew Rennison, the Forensic Science Regulator, today publishes his first report since the position was created in February 2008. The report records achievements to date and revises the Regulators Business Plan, which was published last year for the period 2008-2011.

Speech as delivered by Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, the First Sea Lord to the Berwin, Leighton and Paisner Defence Breakfast on Tue 19 Jan 10.

The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision on statutory proposals by Croydon Council to close Broadmead Infant and Nursery and Broadmead Junior Schools and establish a new 3 to 11 community primary school from 1 September 2010

At 1.40pm todayHolyhead Coastguard were alerted to an incident unfolding near the Menai Bridge where a small rigid inflatable boat (RIB) had been seen to capsize and that three people were in the water. A further RIB was also nearby.

Equine infectious anaemia (EIA) has been detected in two horses in Wiltshire following importation from Romania via Belgium, Defra confirmed today.

Professor Bernard Silverman has been appointed as the new Chief Scientific Adviser to the Home Office it was announced today. He will replace Professor Paul Wiles who is leaving Government service after holding the post for over ten years.