Malaria

Don't Let Malaria Slip Through the Net

Malaria is a disease which infects between 350‐500 million people each year and kills more than one million. Most are young children living in Africa. The thing is, insecticide treated bed nets have proven to be a cost...

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Africa: $336m to fight malaria

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has released US$336 million to Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Nigeria to purchase more than 50 million long-lasting insecticidal nets in the next few months. The...

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Artemether-Lumefantrine Versus Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine for Falciparum Malaria: A...

Makerere University-University of California San Francisco Research Collaboration, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA. BACKGROUND: Artemisinin-based combination therapies are now widely recommended as first-line...

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Reuters examines China's involvement in fighting Malaria in Africa

Chinese scientists have been working on enhancing "the rare sweet wormwood shrub, from which artemisinin - the best drug to fight malaria - is derived" in an effort to fight malaria "not on its own soil, where the deadly...

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Malaria drug tragedy after dream holiday

Your account has been frozen. Nicki Burton (33), a checkout assistant, had enjoyed a two-week dream holiday in the Dominican Republic to celebrate the special milestone with husband David. The couple, of Edinburgh Way,...

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Medical Aid Group Warns of Waning Support for AIDS Treatment Scale-up

A medical aid group says there are signs the international community is abandoning its support for an increase in AIDS treatment programs. Possible Global Fund cutbacks Sharonann Lynch is HIV policy advisor for Doctors Without...

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Indie Rocks! Malaria No More ft Peter, Bjorn & John, Juliette Lewis, Youssou NDour

RED Distribution has produced a benefit compilation for the non-profit organization Malaria No More . A Benefit Album For Malaria No More is comprised of 14 songs from artists including Juliette Lewis, The Walkmen and Youssou...

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Anti-Malaria vaccine trials

Hyderabad, Nov. 6 Avaccine being developed by the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi to prevent malaria will be entering phase I clinical trails in next six months, according to Mr...

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Herbs have a role in fighting malaria, conference hears

Source: IRIN 6 November 2009 | EN Jars of seeds and tree bark used in African traditional medicine. WHO / P. Virot Traditional African herbs are a vital weapon in the fight against malaria, the 5th MIM Pan African Malaria...

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Uganda: Another Malaria Drug Launched

Kampala — A New anti-malarial drug has been launched in Uganda. Artefan is a combination of Artemether and Lumefantine, with the same chemical composition as Coartem. It will gradually replace Coartem and a patient will swallow...

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