News Results  

23 Jan 2009

World Leprosy Day: improving access to treatment and fighting stigma

Sunday 25th January is the latest annual World Leprosy Day.
Source: International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations (ILEP); LEPRA
Read...

22 Jan 2009

Health in Ruins: A Man-Made Disaster in Zimbabwe

Human rights group says the cholera epidemic is a consequence of the government’s failure to fulfil the most basic functions required to protect the health of the population.
Source: Physicians for Human Rights
Read... | PDF

19 Jan 2009

Pakistan launches vaccination programme against major infectious killer of children

One in eight under-five deaths in Pakistan is the result of Haemophilus influenza B (Hib). Now the government is adopting a vaccine which will provide protection.
Source: IRIN (Integrated Regional Information Networks), UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; Science Daily
Read...

14 Jan 2009

Antimalarials: a ‘free-for-all market’

Reports from Kenya describe a proliferation of substandard and inappropriate drugs, which could compromise malaria control efforts.
Source: Daily Nation
Read...

9 Jan 2009

Australian scientists’ new approach to controlling dengue vector

Infecting Aedes mosquitoes with a bacterium could halve their lifespan and reduce their ability to transmit the dengue fever virus.
Source: University of Queensland
Read...

6 Jan 2009

Phones against infections

New uses for mobile phones in the fight against the infectious diseases of poverty.
Source: University of California, Los Angeles; SciDev.net
Read...

5 Jan 2009

‘End Malaria Awards’ announced

Malaria Foundation International makes over 50 awards to mark contributions to the fight against malaria.
Source: Malaria Foundation International
Read...

5 Jan 2009

Cambodia claims success against dengue fever, while other nations report rising incidence

Dengue incidence rises across the tropical world but Cambodian experience provides hope that prevention programmes do work.
Source: Reuters; Khamerlogue; GMA News; Bernama; Jakarta Post; Melbourne Herald; Trinidad News; BBC
Read...

5 Jan 2009

Ebola outbreak confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo

Médecins Sans Frontières says blood samples have tested positive.
Source: Médecins Sans Frontières
Read...

5 Jan 2009

Can computer models help control infectious diseases?

There is growing interest in the use of mathematical modelling in disease control.
Source: VOA News; ZAMP Bionews
Read...