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Thu, 2010-03-11 00:00
Jakarta GlobeGovernment turns to WHO for new Malaria guideThe Citizen DailyBy Frank Kimboy The government has asked for the new guidelines on treatment of malaria from the World Health Organisation (WHO). The guidelines will enable ...WHO Releases New Gui
Thu, 2010-03-11 00:00
AFPBill Clinton, Bill Gates unite in foreign aid pleaAFPThe GHI was launched by the Davos Forum in 2002 to improve health worldwide and better tackle HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and malnutrition. ...Clinton, Gates say US help abroad improves imageThe
Thu, 2010-03-11 00:00
Indian ExpressGodhra paan shops double up as drug distribution centres, sell malaria medicineIndian ExpressA notice board outside a madrasa in Godhra announces the availability of malaria medicines in the local paan shops. Bhupendra Rana Even as 10 to 15
Thu, 2010-03-11 00:00
Humanity's Fight With Malaria EnduresSynapseTo investigate the spread of this disease, which is caused by the Plasmodium parasite and is transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes, Dr. Dorsey's team ...
Thu, 2010-03-11 00:00
Scientific American (blog)Malaria rates drop in the Americas, but travelers still worryScientific American (blog)MIAMI—Malaria continues to be a global scourge, sickening some 300 million to 500 million people annually. Most of the resulting one ...
Thu, 2010-03-11 00:00
AFPFormer President Clinton, Bill Gates Encourage US Global Health Investment At ...Kaiser Family Foundation"He cited success in nearly eradicating polio, reducing deaths from malaria, and providing 4 million people with [HIV/]AIDS treatment who woul
Thu, 2010-03-11 00:00
Telegraph.co.ukHelp save a child in Africa from malariaTelegraph.co.ukIn Sierra Leone, the entire population are at risk from malaria - just one bite can prove fatal for children such as eight-year-old Musu. ...and more »
Thu, 2010-03-11 00:00
Football adds more voice to Malaria driveGhana Football AssociationThe Ghana Football Association, last year joined the global campaign, 'United Against Malaria', aimed at reducing the prevalence of the deadly disease and ...Ghana football boss re
Thu, 2010-03-11 00:00
Ugandan Malaria Team Thrown in JailThe American (blog)The arrests of three top malaria officers allegedly engaged in procuring and distributing medicines illegally, and probably involved in substandard drug ...
Thu, 2010-03-11 00:00
Role of Culex and Anopheles mosquito species as potential vectors of rift ...7thSpace Interactive (press release)RVF virus (RVFV) is transmitted between animals and human by mosquitoes, particularly those belonging to the Culex, Anopheles and Aedes genera
Wed, 2010-03-10 00:00
Seattle Post IntelligencerClinton, Gates say US help abroad improves imageThe Associated PressWASHINGTON — Bill Clinton and Bill Gates said Wednesday that US investments in fighting AIDS, malaria and other diseases in underdeveloped nations save ...Bill
Wed, 2010-03-10 00:00
SAMAA TVNew guidelines for malaria treatmentThe Citizen DailyBy The Citizen Reporter The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released new guidelines for the treatment of malaria, which are going to have a major impact ...WHO to release new guidelines on m
Wed, 2010-03-10 00:00
Gowon Tasks Govts on MalariaTHISDAYFormer Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has challenged government at all levels to take pro-active measures in the fight against malaria. ...and more »
Wed, 2010-03-10 00:00
US spends over a million in malaria combatAngolaPressMalanje – The United States of America spends at least one million US Dollars a year in the fight against malaria, under the Roll Back Malaria programme ...
Wed, 2010-03-10 00:00
Health and Life Insurers Grapple With Climate EffectsNew York TimesBut there can be storms inside the human body, as well, scientists say, pointing to increases in malaria, heat waves, lung illnesses and other diseases ...HEALTH TO BE AT THE CENTRE OF THE
Wed, 2010-03-10 00:00
SAMAA TVWHO's Updated Malaria Guidelines Include Rapid Diagnosis, New ACTKaiser Family FoundationThe WHO on Tuesday released new guidelines for the treatment of malaria, which recommend "parasitological testing before treatment begins" and a
Wed, 2010-03-10 00:00
Physician asks for more support to fight malariaAngolaPressCabinda – The increasing rate of malaria in the northern Cabinda province, mainly within children, is due to the reduced number of prevention and fighting ...
Tue, 2010-03-09 00:00
ModernMedicineVisitors and Displaced Persons at High Risk of Malaria in Haiti Documented ...ModernMedicine12 earthquake in Haiti, malaria has become a serious risk for displaced individuals living outdoors or in temporary shelters, as well as for emergenc
Tue, 2010-03-09 00:00
New York Times'TB, malaria cases can be wiped out'Times of IndiaCases of tuberculosis (TB) could be halved by 2015 and malaria eliminated within a decade in many countries, projections released by the Global Fund claimed ...Counting on Clicks to F
Tue, 2010-03-09 00:00
High number of malaria cases found during medical outreach in LindenStabroek NewsBy Stabroek staff | March 9, 2010 in Local News A high number of malaria cases was discovered when residents turned up at the One Mile and Christianburg ...