Published 26 November 2008, doi:10.1136/bmj.a2716
Cite this as: BMJ 2008;337:a2716

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United Nations appeals for $7bn in aid: The United Nations has launched its humanitarian appeal for 2009, seeking $7bn (£4.7bn; {euro}5.5bn) from donors to provide urgent life saving support, including health and emergency food aid, to 30 million people in emergencies in 31 countries. The appeal estimates the health needs of the Democratic Republic of Congo at nearly $76m, Somalia $43m, Iraq $83.7m, Zimbabwe $45.4m, and Chad $16.7m. It says that $267.2m in new funds are needed by Sudan for health and nutrition.

Number of Dutch patients with multimorbidity rises: The proportion of primary care patients with four or more chronic diseases has increased by 300% in the two decades since 1985, according to a study based on 13 500 men and women in the Netherlands (European Journal of General Practice 2008;14(suppl):S28-32). This leads to more complex medical problems for which general practitioners need guidelines, say the researchers.

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