Malaria drug scare for Africa
8/5/2008 |
More than a third of malaria pills tested failed quality tests, according to a report.
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Meds from Vietnam war vs. malaria
29/4/2008 |
The global fight against malaria hinges on a drug crafted by Chinese military experts assisting the Vietcong in the early 1970s, a World Health Organisation (WHO) expert said.
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Mozzie nets used as wedding veils
25/4/2008 |
Zambia's First Lady Maureen Mwanawasa said Friday she was perturbed at reports that anti-malaria bed nets were being used in some cases as fishing nets or wedding veils.
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UN plans to curb malaria deaths
25/4/2008 |
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced a new global initiative on Friday to eliminate more than one million deaths every year caused by malaria as quickly as possible.
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Ebola hits Ugandan health workers
25/4/2008 |
Health workers are among the dead in an Ebola outbreak in Uganda, spreading panic among those needed to help.
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Novartis cuts malaria med prices
23/4/2008 |
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis said Wednesday said it will cut the prices of its malaria treatment Coartem by 20 percent.
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Social network site targets malaria
22/4/2008 |
The British entrepreneur who sold a soccer website at the age of 17 over R300 million has switched his attention to help launch a social networking site designed to fight malaria
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Ted Turner to fight malaria
4/4/2008 |
Media mogul Ted Turner, who once called Christianity a "religion for losers," recently announced he was joining forces with two Christian organisations to combat malaria in Africa.
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Malaria heading for Britain
4/4/2008 |
Climate change could bring malaria and other diseases to Britain and trigger more frequent heat waves that will have huge health impacts, British doctors said.
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Study: Malaria may be controlled?
4/3/2008 |
Around 35% of the world's population is at risk of contracting the deadliest form of malaria but a study found that a larger number than previously thought lives in low-risk areas.
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