27 Oct 2009
A conference on urban health hears that, while many people in Kenya’s capital are diagnosed and treated for malaria, it is most unlikely that the disease is transmitted in the city.
Source: Urban Health Updates; International Conference on Urban Health
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27 Oct 2009
Médecins sans Frontières says efforts to control TB still rely on techniques developed many decades ago.
Source: Médecins sans Frontières
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20 Oct 2009
Senior officials meet in year that has seen a major epidemic of meningococcal meningitis, in which thousands have died.
Source: Xinhua
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20 Oct 2009
These two infections claim more children’s lives than AIDS, TB and malaria combined. In most cases pneumonia is the cause of death.
Source: TropIKA.net
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15 Oct 2009
The North-South gap is closing but there is a long way to go.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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13 Oct 2009
A pilot project in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the two countries that comprise Hispaniola, has paved the way for a new programme with 2020 set as the date for elimination.
Source: Carter Center
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13 Oct 2009
The vaccine, produced in India, has a protective effect of nearly 70%. It could soon be in use internationally.
Source: Lancet
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8 Oct 2009
Trachoma, an infectious disease of poverty, is one of the most common causes of blindness. It affects women more frequently than men.
Source: TropIKA.net
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7 Oct 2009
A trypanosomiasis conference held in Uganda heard that a new treatment will soon be made accessible. New funding and expanded tsetse fly control measures are also on the way.
Source: Xinhua; AllAfrica.com
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6 Oct 2009
An African initiative to promote the discovery, development and delivery of affordable new drugs and diagnostic tests is now holding its second meeting.
Source: TropIKA.net
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