Kenya: Locally-Growing Moringa Tree Key in Fight Against Malaria
Gatonye Gathura and Isaiah Esipisu Nairobi — A malaria treatment derived from a locally-growing shrub is one of only a few herbal cures being presented at the ongoing international conference in Nairobi. The tree, moringa... [read full story]
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Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Hammer Health Sciences Center, Room 1502, 701 West 168th Street, New York 10032, New York, USA. Plasmodium falciparum resistance...
Africa: Drug Subsidy Key to Anti-Malaria Effort
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[World Report] Insecticide resistance threatens malaria control in Africa
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China adopts "malaria diplomacy" as part of Africa push
Nota de los usuarios: - In a laboratory in China's southern city of Guangzhou, scientists are trying to enhance the rare sweet wormwood shrub, from which artemisinin -- the best drug to fight malaria -- is derived. China hopes...
China adopts "malaria diplomacy" as part of Africa push (Reuters)
Reuters - In a laboratory in China's southern city of Guangzhou, scientists are trying to enhance the rare sweet wormwood shrub, from which artemisinin -- the best drug to fight malaria -- is derived.
FACTBOX-Malaria's heavy toll on Africa
Source: Reuters - For more Africa-China summit stories, click [ID:nAFRICACN] HONG KONG, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The world saw 247 million cases of malaria in 2006, causing nearly one million deaths. Around 90 percent of ...
China adopts "malaria diplomacy" as part of Africa push
Source: Reuters - For more Africa-China summit stories, click [ID:nAFRICACN] * Chinese plant provides best treatment for malaria * Anti-malaria push boosts Chinese image in Africa * Chinese artemisinin now ...
AFRICA: Drug Subsidy Key to Anti-Malaria Effort
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AFRICA: Drug Subsidy Key to Anti-Malaria Effort
By Susan Anyangu NAIROBI, Nov 5 (IPS) - A survey done by Population Services International (PSI) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine reveals that only three percent of children access effective malaria...
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