Malaria Cases on the Rise in Angola
Updated: Thu 25 Apr, 10:23 am
The country has recorded more than 200 cases of malaria infections in the past three months , a trend that paints a gloom picture on the fight against the disease. read more »
Malaria Eradication Possible, but Resources Needed
Updated: Fri 7 Sep, 04:08 pm
In Africa, malaria deaths have been cut by 33 percent in the last decade, and the recent discovery of a potential malaria treatment by University of Cape Town researchers has created a buzz in the … read more »
Malaria - Keeping a Crafty Killer on the Run
Updated: Fri 26 Apr, 04:52 am
Imagine that snake attacks were killing a person a minute. Or that it was dogs, or foxes or chickens that were killing three-quarters of a million people a year. Envision the non-stop media coverage - … read more »
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A health development organisation is hoping to save two million lives by 2015 by tackling diarrhoea and pneumonia, the leading killers of children globally. Read more »
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Zimbabwe is struggling to deal with an increase in cases of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. Cases of the disease nearly doubled in 2012 compared to 2011. Read more »
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Imagine that snake attacks were killing a person a minute. Or that it was dogs, or foxes or chickens that were killing three-quarters of a million people a year. Envision the ... Read more »
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The country has recorded more than 200 cases of malaria infections in the past three months , a trend that paints a gloom picture on the fight against the disease. Read more »
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Popular artist Omawumi Megbele is in Kenya for a two day tour to raise awareness to curb malaria. Read more »
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Although the number of qualified health professionals has risen in recent years, many conditions go undiagnosed due to a shortage of specialists who lack training and funding ... Read more »
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A court has dismissed a petition by a drug company that challenged the strict patent requirements that makes it a major supplier of generic medicines globally. Read more »
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Mark Dybul, executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, says the cornerstone of the fund's new funding model is 'continuous communication'. Read more »
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A new report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Global Health Policy in the Second Obama Term, analyzes seven important dimensions of a complex, widening U.S. ... Read more »
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Researchers hope to use a new class of drugs to exploit the physiology of the malaria parasite by blocking a salt pump at its surface. Read more »
