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    Calcutta HC ssks civic body to report to court  Nov 23, 2008
    Sunday, November 23, 2008 (+5:30GMT). A two-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar, issued the ruling on a Public Interest Litigation, filed by lawyer Pradip Roy. (Indlaw.com)

    UA student intent on bringing schools to Sudan's children  Nov 23, 2008
    In between, he's thinking of southern Sudan's children, who have a greater chance of dying from malaria than of learning to read. Ater is one of Sudan's Lost Boys, the estimated 27,000 males between the ages of 4 and 15 who were displaced by civil war that broke out in 1983 between the mostly Arab forces in north Sudan and the indigenous Africans in south Sudan. (AZCentral -- News)

    Fighting malaria with DDT in South Africa  Nov 22, 2008
    Here Mahlatse Gallens reports from northern South Africa on how the battle to tackle malaria is going ... In Dzumeri in Limpopo province, men in blue overalls are readying themselves for the malaria season ... Despite the use of the chemical being banned in many countries over the damage it can cause to the environment and health concerns, South Africa says it has enabled it to drastically reduce malaria incidents in the past four years. (Yahoo News -- Malaria)

    Malaria drug potency is restored  Nov 22, 2008
    Mosquitoes carry the malaria parasite. Scientists have found a way to breathe new life into an old anti-malarial drug which had been rendered almost useless ... Chloroquine was hugely successful in combating the disease when launched in the 1950s - but the malaria parasite gradually became resistant. (Yahoo News -- Malaria)

    'At least nobody will shoot us here'  Nov 21, 2008
    Judith, a 4-year-old displaced girl, receives medical treatment for severe malaria as her mother keeps watch, at a clinic run by the aid organization Merlin, in Goma, eastern Congo, on Thursday. . (MSNBC -- International)

    Detention units 'fail on health'  Nov 21, 2008
    "It is noteworthy that the government is committed to halting and reversing the spread of HIV/Aids, to reducing the incidence of malaria, and other major infectious diseases, and to doing all it can to increase child survival - except it seems in its own detention centres.". Criticisms rejected. (BBC News -- UK)

    Zimbabwe: South Africa Lambastes Parties  Nov 21, 2008
    The cabinet decided that SA should provide assistance to Zimbabwe to address the cholera outbreak, as well as scaling up malaria control activities in the cross-border area. "SA is already in discussions with multilateral agencies such as SADC and the World Health Organisation in this regard," the cabinet statement said. (allAfrica.com)

    • In Congo's remote hills, a struggle to survive  Nov 21, 2008
    Sharack, a three year old displaced boy, no last name given, receives medical treatment for severe malaria, as his mother looks on, at a clinic run by the aid organization Merlin, in Goma, eastern Congo, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo). (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)

    Rewriting history  Nov 21, 2008
    "But now it's back to the more usual caseload - communicable diseases, malaria and so on.". "We can often deal with bullet wounds quite quickly," she added. (BBC News -- Africa)

    Important Message for 2008 Universal Children's Day  Nov 20, 2008
    "These children are not dying from incurable diseases or causes. These children are dying from diarrhea, pneumonia, measles and malaria---things that cost pennies to treat or prevent," said Caryl Stern, President and C.E.O., U.S. Fund for UNICEF. "It is unacceptable and inexcusable that defenseless children continue to die when the technology, expertise and solutions to save them exist right now." ... UNICEF health experts cite basic health interventions, such as the immunization of children,... (PR Newswire)

    Liberia: Monrovians Go Without Toilets  Nov 20, 2008
    Poor water and sanitation infrastructure contributes to high child deaths from malaria and diarrhoea, which kill 42 percent and 22 percent of Liberian children under age five, respectively, according to the NGO members of the water and sanitation or 'WASH' consortium in Liberia. The NGOs support the government to build up the country's water and sanitation network and advocate for more donor funding. (allAfrica.com)

    Technology to eradicate malaria  Nov 20, 2008
    The wormwood plant is a source of the antimalarial drug artemisinin. Emerging technologies could boost supplies of essential plant-based drugs to combat and ultimately help eradicate malaria, says a report ... In the face of increasing parasite resistance to anti-malarial drugs there is now great reliance on artemisinin combination therapies to treat malaria. (BBC News -- Health)

    Cholera-hit Indians 'face hunger'  Nov 20, 2008
    An official in Kalahandi district, Ignasius Ikkam told the BBC that starvation had played a significant role in many recent deaths from diseases such as cholera and malaria across Orissa. "Hunger is undoubtedly a factor behind these deaths. The remoteness of the area is also partly responsible - the lack of infrastructure makes it difficult for us to reach the affected areas," he said. (Yahoo News -- India)

    Your turn! Travel to the Ends of the Earth  Nov 20, 2008
    Malaria is a slight risk. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention suggests travelers take the anti-malarial chloroquine. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Group: Zimbabwe in healthcare crisis  Nov 20, 2008
    Hospital closings, disruption of water and electricity, a major cholera epidemic and a breakdown in delivery of medications for HIV-AIDS, TB and malaria could lead to massive deaths, Physicians for Human Rights said in a statement. The group called on the United Nations and individual nations to respond to the crisis. (United Press International)

    What will media be like under Obama presidency?  Nov 20, 2008
    " If moral stature is your bag, the U.S. ponies up a good chunk for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and something like 2 million folks in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and the Caribbean are getting treatment through fascist Bushitler's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, even as the Great Satan cranks out a majority of the world's food aid and spends hundreds of millions in aid to the displaced people of Darfur while doling out almost a billion bucks helping tsunami victims,... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Malaria, dengue the sting in climate change - report  Nov 20, 2008
    SYDNEY (Reuters) - Southeast Asia and South Pacific island nations face a growing threat from malaria and dengue fever as climate change spreads mosquitoes that carry the diseases and climate-change refugees start to migrate ... "Projections of the impact of climate change on malaria and dengue are truly eye-opening," said the Lowy Institute report released in Sydney on Thursday ... The Lowy report said early modeling predicted malaria prevalence could be 1. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)

    Why blunt the power of philanthropy?  Nov 20, 2008
    One of the few bright spots has been the leadership that America has shown in the global effort to beat diseases like HIV/AIDS and malaria that kill millions in poor countries. That leadership has come not from the government but from philanthropists such as Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, working in partnership with President Clinton and his persuasive powers. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)

    Road contractors contribute to increase in malaria  Nov 20, 2008
    Odumase (Ash), Nov. 19, GNA - Participants at a day's workshop on malaria prevention, have identified the activities of road contractors, especially at the district level, as a major contributory to the increasing incidence of malaria in the country. They accused the contractors of executing shoddy works leaving trenches and craters, which "traps" rain water which serve as breeding grounds for mosquitoes and exposing residents to the risk of contracting malaria ... They therefore urged... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Black Stars Captain joins mother in Malaria campaign  Nov 20, 2008
    Accra, Nov. 19, GNA-Stephen 'Tornado' Appiah, Captain of the Black Stars, has added his voice to the call on Ghanaians to observe environmental cleanliness to help fight malaria in the country. This, he said would enable more talented footballers to be unearthed to play for the nation since the children would not die at the younger age as a result of malaria ... Appiah made the call in Accra on Wednesday when he joined his mother, Comfort Afua Amoortey, who is an Ambassador in the fight against... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Mothers of three Black Star players donate mosquito nets  Nov 20, 2008
    The nets valued at 3000 Ghana Cedis, was donated through the 'Add Your Voice Now', a non-governmental organization (NGO) which is championing the cause of malaria eradication in the country ... He said malaria attacks poses a great danger to the health of the people and that was why Government's are spending huge moneys to fight the disease, and it is for this reason that it is essential for everyone to contribute his or her quota towards making the objective of malaria eradication a reality ...... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    More of this story...  Nov 20, 2008
    The states mosquito control program, widely regarded as one of most effective in the world, has greatly limited or eliminated the transmission of once-common mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria, according to the University of California Cooperative Extension. California districts incorporate a three-pronged attack -surveillance, public education and mosquito control. (The Exeter Sun, CA)

    ARV bungle kills 330000  Nov 20, 2008
    For more than a year it blocked funds destined for KwaZulu-Natal from the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, the study recounted. "The country's government launched a national programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission in August 2003 and a national ARV treatment programme in 2004," wrote lead author of the study, Dr Pride Chigwedere. (iAfrica.com)

    Malden - LaMoille contest benefits 24 families  Nov 20, 2008
    MALDEN The LaMoille Cubs and Malden Musketeers seventh- and eighth-grade boys basketball teams met at Malden on Nov. 10 before a packed house, but there was another big agenda item for the evening: raising money for the Nothing But Nets anti-malaria campaign ... Malaria kills a child every 30 seconds in Africa, but the bed nets have been shown to dramatically cut the infection rate and save lives. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)

    Myanmar strives for promotion of traditional medicine  Nov 20, 2008
    The Myanmar delegation discussed matters on Myanmar traditional medicine including measures being taken for conducting research on treatment of six major diseases -- diabetes, hypertension, malaria, tuberculosis, diarrhea and dysentery through traditional medicine, according to the newspaper ... Over 20,000 herbal and medicinal plants of over 700 species from some 10 states and divisions for producing medicines used in treating diseases like cholera, diarrheas, dysentery, hypertension, diabetes,... (Xinhuanet, China)

    Africa: Who is to Blame for Health Crisis?  Nov 19, 2008
    "First [investing resources into] fighting diseases and only later fixing health care systems does not bring satisfactory results," Pannenborg said, stressing the fact that, particularly in Africa, better health systems were needed if countries want to successfully fight HIV, malaria and tuberculosis. "Africa hit a wall because of corrupt and badly designed health structures, severe human resource shortage and lack of health facilities," Pannenborg added. (allAfrica.com)

    Veteran essays: Eighth-graders learn about military life of Raihle, van Helden, Kaduce  Nov 19, 2008
    This included giving them medical treatment for malaria, fevers, sewing people up and bandaging people. Out of this meeting with my grandfather, Jim van Helden, I learned that there is a lot more to war than I think there is. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    UMCOR Hotline for November 18, 2008  Nov 19, 2008
    WEST AFRICA: PROTECTED FROM MALARIA ... UMCOR-trained volunteers provided malaria education to parents during the net distribution to encourage proper net use and to explain other simple steps families can take to prevent malaria infection ... Share this resource with your church, collect a special offering and help prevent malaria. (AlertNet)

    Study: Misconceptions "still cause AIDS stigma" in China  Nov 19, 2008
    The survey was jointly conducted by the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria, the China HIV/AIDS Media Partnership, Renmin University and UNAIDS.. The interviews were conducted in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Zhengzhou and Kunming. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Nigeria: Kaduna - Fresh Attempts to Eradicate Malaria  Nov 18, 2008
    com: Nigeria: Kaduna - Fresh Attempts to Eradicate Malaria (Page 1 of 2) ... Nigeria: Kaduna - Fresh Attempts to Eradicate Malaria ... 7 million children and pregnant women constantly at risk of malaria infection in Kaduna State, the government has set for itself a target of totally eradicating the disease by 2015 by offering free treatment and attacking the disease through clean environment. (allAfrica.com)

    Africa: Top U.S. Charity Lauds Bush Africa Policy  Nov 18, 2008
    Frazer, who singled out Bush's malaria initiative for praise, urged President-elect Barack Obama to "raise the bar even further.". Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)

    Malaria effort a rare public-health success story in Africa  Nov 18, 2008
    And since the day they hung them up, one over their bed and one where their three children sleep, there has been only one case of malaria in their family ... It was never more than two months before someone had malaria, especially the children they would get it for the first time a month after they were born, said Mr. Maina, who at 35 reckons he had suffered the aching, miserable exhaustion of malaria five times a year all his life ... Worldwide, more than 500 million people become severely ill... (Globe and Mail)

    National Health Policy launched  Nov 18, 2008
    "On the average, all the health facilities visited four months after the inception of the policy are reporting over 300 percent increase in client numbers. He said the need to increase and upgrade infrastructure, increased staff, incentives for deprives areas and logistics were critical to the realisation of the gains of the programme. He said it required that in 2009, things were done differently to ensure better results and accelerate the attainment of targets, especially those related to... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Tamara Dzormeku wins Miss Malaika Ghana  Nov 18, 2008
    As Miss Malaika, she will as a youth Ambassador in the fight against malaria for a year. Tamara beat 9 other beautiful, intelligent and clever young ladies for the coveted crown. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Congo rebels advance; army flees, abandons weapons  Nov 18, 2008
    His wife, Rebecca Yalala, had died the day before of complications from diabetes and malaria. "When she came to the camp, she became very weak," he said, blinking back tears as about 10 congregants sang hymns in front of the woman's unmarked grave. (Yahoo News)

    Our latest weapon against malaria: a mosquito with glowing testicles  Nov 18, 2008
    British scientists have made a breakthrough in the control of malaria: by creating mosquitoes with fluorescent testicles ... Because it is only the female mosquito that bites, females are solely responsible for spreading malaria, and also inflict the most damage on crops ... Up to 600 million people catch malaria each year, and one million die of the disease. (Yahoo News -- Malaria)

    Entrepreneur blogs about charity's money woes  Nov 18, 2008
    FORGE has amassed 25,000 books into one of the largest refugee libraries in the world; started schools, a refugee camp newspaper, AIDS and malaria health programs and women's centers; and helped small farmers secure microloans. Its programs are offered in three refugee camps in Zambia and serve 60,000 people. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    More Children Sleep Under Malaria Nets, but Millions Still Do Not  Nov 18, 2008
    By last year, about 19 percent of African children who lived in areas where malaria was endemic were sleeping under insecticide-treated mosquito nets, according to a new study in The Lancet ... In 2000, when the World Health Organization endorsed treated nets as a weapon against malaria, fewer than 2 percent of African children had them ... (The global extent of malaria is guesswork because so much data is lacking or outdated, but the Oxford-Wellcome collaboration s work is widely admired. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)

    Toilet Tales: Inside the World of Waste  Nov 18, 2008
    2 million people a year more than AIDS, tuberculosis or malaria. And it's all for lack of a toilet, which may be why George isn't one for toilet jokes. (Time.com)

    UK aid to India for cheap AIDS drug  Nov 18, 2008
    LONDON: The United Kingdom is working with the Clinton Foundation to help Indian pharmaceutical companies produce cheaper drugs for malaria and AIDS.. The UK Secretary of State for International Development Douglas Alexander MP announced this, saying the proposed nine million pounds programme to be implemented between 2009 and 2012 would provide technical support to Indian companies in producing and registering new treatments for AIDS and malaria, and negotiate affordable prices for these drugs... (India Times, India)

    Interpol Seizes $6.65 Million in Fake Drugs After Raids in Southeast Asia  Nov 17, 2008
    65 million of counterfeit drugs against malaria, HIV and tuberculosis in Southeast Asia and made 27 arrests. The haul, part of the five-month Operation Storm across Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, involved almost 200 raids, , an officer involved in the action, said today by e-mail from Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Bloomberg -- Asia)

    Atlas redraws the world along new lines  Nov 17, 2008
    Indeed, the map of malaria deaths is striking: 94 percent of deaths from malaria occur in Africa, making the continent appear like a vast bloated blob. The rest of the world is reduced to a disparate series of veiny streaks. (CNN)

    The wrong message in a bottle  Nov 17, 2008
    In late September, the authorities in Belgium seized more than two million counterfeit painkillers and antimalarial drugs that had been manufactured in India and were en route to Africa ... Thirty-eight percent to 52 percent of artesunate pills (an antimalarial drug) in Southeast Asia have been found to contain no active ingredient ... And one of my own studies found that 35 percent of malaria drugs in Africa are substandard. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)

    No country for the burnt Bushes  Nov 16, 2008
    His work in Africa to help prevent and treat HIV/AIDS and malaria has been widely applauded. His final act in office will be overseeing the implementation of the $US700 billion financial bailout plan and helping to stabilise the financial system. (Melbourne Herald Sun)

    KMC to prepare ward-wise map to check Malaria spurt  Nov 16, 2008
    15: After being caught unawares by the sudden spurt in malaria and other vector borne diseases in the city, the KolkataMunicipal Corporation (KMC)has finally decided to prepare a ward-wise vulnerability map. The map will contain details about the wards, which are prone to be affected by vector borne diseases, especially malaria ... Civic officials said that in a meeting of the civic health department it was decided that a detailed ward wise vulnerability map will be prepared to ensure that... (The Statesman)

    Student's method helps pinpoint treatment  Nov 16, 2008
    It will focus on inhibitors of devastating diseases like AIDS, cancer, malaria, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and arthritis. Later, ZymeX intends to develop and market new drugs based on Zymaccel technology. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)

    3 More Die Of Dengue In West Bengal  Nov 15, 2008
    Kishore Roy (50), a resident of 47/2A, Nandaram Sen Street in Ward 9, died of nasty malaria at Marwari Relief Society Hospital on Friday morning. However, senior officials of Kolkata Municipal Corporations health department refused to admit that Roy had died due to malaria ... Commenting over Roys death, Chief Municipal Health Officer (CMHO) Deb Dwaipayan Chattopadhay said, He was infected with malaria in Bihar but died in Kolkata. (TopNews)

    USAID donates to health Volunteers  Nov 15, 2008
    "With this impressive community ownership and USAID support, we are witnessing an ever-increasing number of women, children and men in rural population seeking treatment with the community health officer. Volunteers are visiting homes, educating families about malaria prevention and environmental sanitation, Mr Atteberry noted. He expressed the hope the donation would help improve mobility of volunteers to effectively deliver basic health care services to deprived communities. Health Minister,... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    B/A Regional Minister lauds achievements of Millennium Development Goals  Nov 15, 2008
    Maternal mortality has also declined from 250 per 100,000 to 54 per 100,000 live births, adding that, HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases have also been reduced significantly Mr Prosper Yaw Nkrumah, Senior Programme Officer of the Environmental Protection Agency, said the GPRS acknowledged the causal link that exists between the state of the environment and poverty and "makes reference to the need for Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental audits to ensure that the economic growth... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Toilet training: Taking sanitation seriously  Nov 15, 2008
    2 million people, predominantly children, die every year from diarrhea -- more than from malaria, from AIDS, from TB. That number dwarfs any casualties related to violent conflict. These figures are intrinsically related. (CNN -- Health)

    Oxfam: Nations failing on Congo crisis  Nov 15, 2008
    Camp dwellers are being treated for multiple health conditions, including cholera and malaria. "There appears to be no urgency in the international community's talks on the crisis, but this is a deeply urgent situation. The world is failing in its responsibility to protect the Congo's innocent civilians," Juliette Prodhan said in a written statement. (CNN -- World)

    Africare Honors President George W. Bush at 2008 Africare Award Dinner  Nov 14, 2008
    The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has committed over 60 billion dollars to fight global HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. In addition, his administration has facilitated $34 billion to diminish debt, over $14 billion to invest in economies, nearly $4. (allAfrica.com)

    Nigeria: 'One Out of Four Country-men Malnourished'  Nov 14, 2008
    The don added that VAD is a major contributor of 20 -24 per cent of child mortality from diseases like diarrhea, measles and malaria. According to him, Nigeria is one of the top six countries in the world that account for the largest concentration of vitamin A deficient and xerophthalmic children. (allAfrica.com)

    NHIS not panacea to quality healthcare delivery - Dr Issah  Nov 14, 2008
    "Out patient-department attendance has increased due to NHIS, however no significant changes have occurred in bed statistics and quality of care. "Malaria and skins diseases as well as respiratory tract infections continue to be top of the causes of consultation," Dr Issah said. He said malaria recorded 39.7 per cent of hospitals attendance and also accounted for 8.2 per cent of all deaths in children below five years of age. Dr Issah expressed regret that due to late reporting for antenatal... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Kufuor's Legacy: Sex, Drugs & 'Kokofu Football'  Nov 14, 2008
    Ghana@50: Our government spent over $31 million on hotels, Jaguars etc, yet the same people are begging for $17 million to fight malaria. Whatever happened to all those cars. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Back to the future for the GOP  Nov 14, 2008
    The engineers, the quartermaster truck convoys, the malaria control, foresters, ordnance crews, signal corps, chemical warfare personnel, pipeline workers all de serve credit for the greatest engineering project ever undertaken in wartime. I am 88 years old and I grieve for all the troops in the CBI who have lost their lives. (NJ.com -- Times)

    Fighting malaria with DDT in South Africa  Nov 14, 2008
    Here Mahlatse Gallens reports from northern South Africa on how the battle to tackle malaria is going ... In Dzumeri in Limpopo province, men in blue overalls are readying themselves for the malaria season ... Despite the use of the chemical being banned in many countries over the damage it can cause to the environment and health concerns, South Africa says it has enabled it to drastically reduce malaria incidents in the past four years. (Yahoo News -- Malaria)

    Malaria drug potency is restored  Nov 14, 2008
    Mosquitoes carry the malaria parasite. Scientists have found a way to breathe new life into an old anti-malarial drug which had been rendered almost useless ... Chloroquine was hugely successful in combating the disease when launched in the 1950s - but the malaria parasite gradually became resistant. (Yahoo News -- Malaria)

    Global Fund Grants Nearly $3B For HIV/AIDS Efforts  Nov 14, 2008
    The on Monday announced it has approved nearly $3 billion in Round 8 funding to improve access to HIV treatment and prevention and help reduce deaths from TB and malaria by 50% by 2015, reports ... Rajat Gupta, chair of the Global Fund's board, said the grants represent "the highest amount of new financing approved by the Global Fund ever," adding that 38% of the resources will be used for HIV/AIDS programs, 11% for TB programs and 51% for malaria programs. (Medical News Today (press release))

    Buzz Briefs: The Boss, Adam Sandler  Nov 13, 2008
    "Idol Gives Back" said Wednesday that grants have been made to The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria; Malaria No More; Children's Health Fund; U.S. programs of Save the Children; Children's Defense Fund; and Make It Right, Pitt's campaign to help New Orleans recover from Hurricane Katrina. Last year, the first-ever "Idol Gives Back" fundraiser netted over $75 million. (CBS News)

    Photo: United Methodist Church, Partners Launch Life-Saving Campaign in Cote d'Ivoire  Nov 13, 2008
    Bed net distribution helps prevent malaria ALEPE, Cote d'Ivoire, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The people of The United Methodist Church and their partners worldwide helped Cote d'Ivoire's National Program in the Fight against Malaria launch an integrated health campaign November 11 that will vaccinate 3. 5 million children in Cote d'Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast) and blanket the country with bed nets to stop the spread of malaria ... Additionally, there are more than one million malaria deaths. (PR Newswire)

    Africa: Google.org to Help Scientists Forecast Disease Outbreaks  Nov 13, 2008
    Knowing where to look is critical to effective disease surveillance, and climate has a critical role in determining the distribution in Africa of such epidemic-potential diseases as malaria and meningitis ... MALARIA AND MENINGITIS ... IRI will work in Ethiopia, focusing initially on malaria and meningitis. (allAfrica.com)

    Cholera-hit Indians 'face hunger'  Nov 13, 2008
    An official in Kalahandi district, Ignasius Ikkam told the BBC that starvation had played a significant role in many recent deaths from diseases such as cholera and malaria across Orissa. "Hunger is undoubtedly a factor behind these deaths. The remoteness of the area is also partly responsible - the lack of infrastructure makes it difficult for us to reach the affected areas," he said. (Yahoo News -- India)

    President Bush Attends 2008 Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner  Nov 13, 2008
    The U.S. Malaria Coordinator, Rear Admiral Tim Ziemer -- thank you for coming, Admiral ... Through the Malaria Initiative, we've partnered with African nations to dramatically reduce infection rates and save lives ... New mothers bring their babies into this hospital; they have them tested for malaria and HIV. Nurses distribute bed net vouchers, where mothers can use to buy insecticide-treated bed nets. (White House News Releases)

    Clayson's 'nanny state' is nonsense  Nov 13, 2008
    It's how they can advocate the banning of DDT in the name of environmental progress but be unconcerned about the untold malaria deaths that resulted. It's how they can oppose the death penalty for the guilty but protect the death penalty for the innocent unborn. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Nest egg against drowning  Nov 13, 2008
    Warmer temperatures have spread malaria and other insect-borne diseases to new areas. Much of the Third World had little ability to cope with such changes. (Globe and Mail -- International)

    India misses out on global health funds largesse  Nov 13, 2008
    75 billion worth of funds, recently approved by The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, due to the technical quality of its proposals ... 9 million people, and by distributing 59 million insecticide-treated bed nets for the prevention of malaria worldwide, a note from the Fund said. (Hindu Business Line)

    Colombian soldier says comrades killed brother  Nov 13, 2008
    Soldiers were listless, some malarial ... But a few days later, as he was being treated for malaria in a nearby town, he learned his company had scored a "positivo" and that soldiers tried to bury his brother in an unmarked grave. (CNN -- World)

    The Rise and (Potential) Fall of Philanthrocapitalism  Nov 13, 2008
    It is on track to grant $3 billion a yearimproving education in the United States and fighting poverty and diseases like malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS around the world ... To help create the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, Gates convened a number of corporate, philanthropic, and government agencies, then leveraged their funds to guarantee demand for vaccines for diseases like malaria. (Slate)

    More than just flu shots at clinic  Nov 13, 2008
    "I'm interested in the spread of malaria, and I thought it would be interesting to come and see how they do this," she said about the mass exercise. Linda Marchand, the health department's regional manager, has worked in flu-shot clinics for 10 years of her 30-year career. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Brewing Clean Biofuel  Nov 12, 2008
    It already produces an ingredient for anti-malaria drugs ... Founded in 2003, Amyris developed its technology as a way to produce a key ingredient for malaria drugs, working on a grant from the Bill da Gates Foundation. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)

    Congo-Kinshasa:Disease Threatens Children in Wake of Fighting  Nov 12, 2008
    Thousands of children have been sleeping out in the open under wet, cold conditions and are at high risk of contracting malaria and respiratory infections, which are the top two killers of children in the DRC. UNICEF is distributing plastic sheets to help provide emergency shelter to the children and their families. "We are extremely thankful for these supplies and others that will arrive shortly. They are critical to help save and improve the lives of children affected in the conflict," Ms. Vu... (allAfrica.com)

    Kenya: Dumpsite Threatens Health And Environment  Nov 12, 2008
    Malaria could be another threat, Kimani said, since blocked drains collected water and became breeding grounds for mosquitoes. Relocation plan. (allAfrica.com)

    An end to malaria?  Nov 12, 2008
    The final clinical trials for an anti-malaria vaccine are set to begin in January in seven African countries, officials from pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline said on Tuesday. "This is the most advanced vaccine, and the only one today that has been shown effective against malaria in infants and children in Africa," said Joe Cohen, who created the vaccine after two decades of work for GlaxoSmithKline ... Studies in Mozambique on children under five found that the vaccine, called RTS,S, was 30... (iAfrica.com)

    Does ImaSight have the right vision?  Nov 12, 2008
    Tuberculosis (TB) is still a major problem around the world, with twice as many people dying of TB as malaria. The best way to diagnose it properly is with a chest X-ray. (Globe and Mail -- Business)

    Bold New Dell (PRODUCT)RED(TM) Artwork for Studio Laptops Express Passion for Art, Desire to Make a Difference  Nov 12, 2008
    Since its creation in 2002, the Global Fund has become the dominant financer of programs to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, with approved funding of US$11 ... 9 million people, and by the distribution of 59 million insecticide-treated bed nets for the prevention of malaria worldwide. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    'Airport malaria' -- cause for concern in the US  Nov 12, 2008
    Airport malaria' -- cause for concern in the US ... Airport malaria' -- cause for concern in the US ... "Airport malaria" is a term coined by researchers to explain the more recent spread of malaria to areas such as the United States and Europe, which some scientists credit to warmer climate changes. (EurekAlert!)

    Cholera cases spread, raising fears in Congo  Nov 11, 2008
    Sixty have contracted malaria. But families keep trickling in to take shelter from the rebels that now hold the park. (Boston Globe)

    Africare to Honor President George W. Bush at 2008 Africare Award Dinner  Nov 11, 2008
    Tim Ziemer, US Malaria Coordinator, President's Malaria Initiative ... The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has committed over 60 billion dollars to fight global HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. (allAfrica.com)

    Global Fund set to grant $3bn, talks tough on Zimbabwe  Nov 11, 2008
    NEW DELHI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is set to grant up to $3 billion in new funding to help fight the diseases, its executive director, Michel Kazatchkine, said on Thursday ... 5 million people from dying from HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria worldwide. (AlertNet)

    Important Steps Towards Development Of Human Vaccine Against Malaria  Nov 11, 2008
    11, 2008) Every day 2000 children die from malaria in Africa alone ... Continual exposure can generate protection against malaria and can be acquired through an exposure to a high number of infectious mosquito bites ... The research groups had previously shown that protection in mice can be achieved by vaccinating mice with a rodent malaria which had one of these liver stage genes removed, specifically p36p. (Science Daily)

    Nanoparticles Research Aids Drug Development  Nov 11, 2008
    Antiparastitic drugs to treat malaria are also being developed in collaboration with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine ... If our approach can deliver new antimalarial treatments, it may help to prevent millions of deaths per year and improve the lives of hundreds of millions of current malaria sufferers. (Science Daily)

    Trado-medicine enters global health system  Nov 11, 2008
    " The year 2008 is significant for WHO as it is the 60th anniversary of WHO and the 30th anniversary of the Alma-Ata Declaration. The goal of the Alma-Ata Declaration was health for all by the year 2000 through promotion and strengthening of systems based on primary healthcare. The Alma-Ata Declaration is especially significant for traditional medicine (TM). Although TM has been used for thousands of years and the associated practitioners have made great contribution to human health, it was not... (Guardian News, Nigeria)

    Malaria Vaccine Trial to Begin in Africa  Nov 11, 2008
    (JOHANNESBURG, South Africa) Researchers trying to create the world's first malaria vaccine are launching a massive medical trial as early as next month involving 16,000 children that could be the largest such trial ever conducted on children in Africa. British-drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline PLC is teaming with the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative, which is an anti-malaria charity funded by the Bill da Gates Foundation, and clinics and research centers in Africa to develop a malaria vaccine ...... (Time.com)

    $2.75bn to fight diseases  Nov 11, 2008
    75bn over the next two years to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in 140 countries, an official said. The Global Fund aims to cut the number of deaths from tuberculosis and malaria by half by 2015, Rajat Gupta, a top fund official, said in a statement issued on Monday in New Delhi after the fund's board met in the Indian capital over the weekend ... "This is the highest amount of new financing approved by the Global Fund ever," Gupta said, adding that 51% of the resources will go to malaria... (India Times, India)

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