List/Grid Tag Archives: Malaria
State to dole out 20million mosquito nets
Source: The Standard 10 Mar 2011 By Vincent Mabatuk The Ministry of Health and Sanitation has begun distribution of free Long Lasting Insecticides treated bed Nets (LLINs) in 80 districts…
Malaria
SOURCE: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Note:artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) the most effective drug against Malaria in Kenya is available free of charge in any government health facility and at about kes…
Home / Saudi Arabia / Health Ministry warns of fatal illness spreading from Yemen Health Ministry warns of fatal illness spreading from Yemen
SOURCE:http://arabnews.com/ By MUHAMMAD HUMAIDAN & SAEED AL-BATATI | ARAB NEWS Published: Mar 1, 2011 22:25 Updated: Mar 1, 2011 23:01 JEDDAH/SANAA: Many people who live on the Saudi-Yemen border fear…
KENYA: Bondo grapples with shortages of water and health services
SOURCE : IRIN BONDO, 22 February 2011 (IRIN) – Bondo constituency in Nyanza Province, western Kenya, has the least amount of rainfall annually in the region, even though it is…
Floating spores kill malaria mosquito larvae
SOURCE: EUREKALERT Dr. Hilary Glover There are over 200 million cases of malaria each year and, according to the World Health Organisation, in 2009 malaria was responsible for 781,000 deaths…
USAID director outlines global health goals
SOURCE: CIDRAP Lisa Schnirring * Staff Writer Feb 15, 2011 (CIDRAP News) – In tough economic conditions, the United States has sharpened its global health goals to more efficiently expand…
Kenya to curb pneumonia deaths
SOURCE: CAPITAL FM BY CATHERINE KARONG’O NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 14 – Two years ago, Joseph, now a seven year old boy started experiencing high body temperature, excessive sweating, pain in…
The Unexploited Herbal Pharmac
Gatonye Gathura 27 January 2011 Nairobi — Kenya and other African states are sitting on a fortune in the form of unexploited natural cures and pharmacies. The country can not…
Poor use of nets derails malaria war in Africa
Source – Daily Nation By JOY WANJA January 29, 2011 Pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa remain at risk of malaria due to poor use of treated mosquito nets. According to…
Kenyan Researchers Launch a Book Documenting Herbal Antimalarials
Adapted from Africa Science News Service Written by Naftali Mwaura Thursday, 20 January 2011 A comprehensive inventory of medicinal plants in East Africa was launched in Nairobi to showcase the…
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