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Niger: Efforts to Help Respond to Cholera Epidemic
Niamey :: Niger | 2 days ago
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The United Nations refugee agency said today it is working to help contain a cholera epidemic in Niger that has already claimed seven lives, including those of two Malian refugees, in a little over a week. The two refugees are a 45-year-old man who
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Africa: DNDi At Ten - Past Success, Future Challenges
Washington :: NJ :: USA | 7 days ago
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Manica Balesagaram Since it was created in 2003, there is little doubt that the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) has been one of the most successful Product Development Partnerships (PDPs), with 6 new treatments delivered for 4 diseases
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Global Health: An iPhone Jury-Rigged as a Microscope
Dar es Salaam :: Tanzania | 11 days ago
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The invention, described recently in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, was tested in Tanzania on 200 stool samples from children who had a mix of hookworms, roundworms and giant roundworms. A three-millimeter ball lens was taped
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Fighting dengue fever from within the mosquito
Melbourne :: Australia | 11 days ago
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This page is advertorial - all content provided by University of Melbourne Fighting dengue fever from within the mosquito Date May 13, 2013 Read later Scientists have revealed a new technique to introduce disease-blocking bacteria into mosquitoes,
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Haiti cholera victims may sue the UN
Port au Prince :: Haiti | 16 days ago
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Victims of Haiti's cholera epidemic have given the United Nations a 60-day deadline to start talks about billions of dollars worth of compensation or face legal action. The UN is accused of negligently allowing peacekeeping soldiers to pollute Haiti'
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More money needed to fight cholera in Haiti, experts say
Port au Prince :: Haiti | 20 days ago
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Health experts say they are frustrated they have yet to receive international aid promised to help combat Haiti's cholera epidemic...Secretary-General Ban Ki -moon promised five months ago to lobby for more funding to eliminate cholera in Haiti and
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Doctors warn travellers against winging it
Mumbai :: India | 21 days ago
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Typhoid is a bacterial disease from contaminated food or water," Dr Gherardin said. "The germ invades the gut and multiplies in your body...The World Health Organisation reports that typhoid kills more than 200,000 people a year, 90per cent of them
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Qld researchers' cartoon fights off parasitic worm
Shanghai :: China | 29 days ago
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Scientists from Queensland's Institute of Medical Research, the University of Queensland and China conducted a trial on how to prevent the spread of parasitic worms. The cartoon, titled The Magic Glasses, is aimed at children and explains how worms
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Benin: USAID Fights Neglected Tropical Diseases In Benin
Cotonou :: Benin | 1 month ago
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Director Kevin Armstrong presided over the official launch of a partnership between the Government of Benin and the U.S. Government aimed to help Benin achieve its objective of eliminating neglected tropical diseases by 2020. Washington. "I have high
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Don Cayo: UBC drug researchers win prestigious award
Toronto :: Canada | 1 month ago
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It's a big deal for a Canadian university's research team to earn a spot on a best of list along side the likes of Johns Hopkins, Harvard, the University of California (Berkeley) and MIT. Even more satisfying is topping the list, beating out these
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