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Africa: Innovation Prize for Africa Announces 2013 Finalists
Cape Town :: South Africa | 1 month ago
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Ten African innovators have developed practical solutions to some of the continent's most intractable problems. Chosen from more than 900 applications from 45 countries, the finalists for the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) (http://www.
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S. Sudan says its winning malaria fight
Khartoum :: Sudan | 1 month ago
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South Sudan joined in global commemorations on Wednesday marking World Malaria Day, with the government saying it was confident of eradicating the killer disease. The WHO conducted a three-day free malaria testing and treatment campaign in Juba (WHO/
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Africa: Using Technology to Save Lives At the Community Level
Nairobi :: Kenya | 1 month ago
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Nairobi The extraordinarily rapid spread of mobile telephone use in Africa is nothing but remarkable. It was in Africa in 2001 that mobile phones first outnumbered fixed lines, and by the end of 2012, 70 per cent of Africa's population was expected
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Africa: WHO Launches Emergency Response to Antimalarial Drug Resistance
Phnom Pénh :: Cambodia | 1 month ago
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Geneva On World Malaria Day, 25 April, WHO recognizes significant accomplishments in preventing and controlling malaria, including in high-burden countries in sub-Saharan Africa, but highlights the threat of antimalarial drug resistance in south-east
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Nigeria: Battling Malaria Without Drugs or Knowledge
Abuja :: Nigeria | 1 month ago
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Over 300,000 Nigerians die from malaria each year more than in any other country...When the disease strikes, most Nigerians visit patent medicine vendors (PMVs) like Bisi (not her real name) for relief. "You will take chloroquine; four today, four
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Majority of malaria deaths among small children in Africa
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | 1 month ago
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Bush posed with Medoun Yacine Gueye (L) and Assan Ronte during a performance by the Kankouran West African Dance Company during an event marking Malaria Awareness Day in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 25, 2007. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Md.,
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Africa: World Malaria Day - Sustaining Success and Saving Lives
Luanda :: Angola | 1 month ago
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For more than a decade, ExxonMobil has been working to help drive lasting change and build a better future for communities in the region by investing in the fight against malaria. Through our longstanding work in Africa, we've seen first-hand the
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Africa: Leading Malaria Vaccine Trial Deemed Disappointing
Nairobi :: Kenya | 1 month ago
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Nairobi A follow-up of a phase II study for a malaria vaccine candidate has found that its efficacy declines over time. The candidate, RTS,S, was initially hailed as a success, with experts predicting a 2015 release. But results since then have been
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World Malaria Day 2013: We Cannot Afford to Wait
Kigali :: Rwanda | 1 month ago
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Accelerating entrepreneurial approaches and innovative solutions...This article was published in partnership with the Skoll World Forum . In a world where there are more mobile phones than people, with almost unlimited global connectivity and where
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Swarms of mosquitoes expected in Indiana
Indianapolis :: IN :: USA | 1 month ago
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Public health officials and entomologists say Indiana's recent heavy rains have set the stage for an explosion of mosquitoes in the weeks ahead. Mosquito eggs can remain dormant for years in dry conditions such as last summer's drought until they
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