Tag: African
African children face life without healthcare: report
by on Sep.19, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Hundreds of millions of African children will never see a health care worker in their lifetime, increasing their chances of dying from preventable diseases, a report released on Monday by the international children's rights group Save the Chil…
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African swine fever may spread to Europe: FAO
by on May.26, 2011, under Health and Fitness
African swine fever (ASF), a viral disease harmless to people but lethal to pigs, is likely to spread beyond Russia and the Caucasus region into Europe, the United Nations' food agency said on Thursday.
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South African babies hold TB vaccine hopes
by on Mar.23, 2011, under Health and Fitness
The baby wiggles without care on his mother's lap as the world's most promising hope for the first new tuberculosis vaccine in 90 years is injected into his arm.
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S. African to double HIV patient treatment
by on Dec.14, 2010, under Health and Fitness
South Africa’s health minister says he has brought down the cost of HIV drugs by 53 percent, enabling the government to treat twice as many patients in the next two years.
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New Malaria Drug Proves Effective in Study of African Children
by on Nov.06, 2010, under Health and Fitness
SATURDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) — The death rate among
children with severe malaria was nearly one-fourth lower when they
received a new drug called artesunate than when they got the standard
treatment of quinine, a new study shows.
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Cholera kills 41 in Central African nation of Chad
by on Sep.04, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Health officials in Chad say an outbreak of cholera in the Central African nation has killed at least 41 people.
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African police seize 10 metric tons of fake meds
by on Aug.26, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Police seized about 10 metric tons of counterfeit medicines and arrested 80 people in a sweep across eastern Africa, international police agency Interpol said on Thursday.
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AIDS patients hurt by South African strike
by on Aug.25, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Doctors and activists say AIDS patients aren’t getting treated because of a nationwide civil service strike in South Africa, the country with the most people infected with the virus that causes AIDS.
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