Tag Archives: Health

SAHEL: Meningitis – The Role of Climate Change

Posted on February 15, 2011 by

Researchers are analysing dust from the Sahel to study its role in the spread of bacterial meningitis in this region hardest hit by the debilitating and often fatal disease. Study of the link between climate and infectious diseases is increasingly … Continue reading →

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Health: World’s Biggest Child-Killer

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

An estimated 700,000 deaths could be averted by 2015 with the widespread use of a vaccine against pneumonia and other pneumococcal diseases that are the world’s biggest child-killer. More than half a million children younger than five die from pneumococcal … Continue reading →

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South Africa : ARV Drug Myth

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

Media in South Africa recently erupted into a frenzy of coverage of an allegedly new illegal drug, ‘whoonga’, said to contain life-prolonging antiretrovirals (ARVs), but experts say the drug is actually an old foe, heroin, and does not include ARVs. … Continue reading →

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AFGHANISTAN: Winter Health Crisis

Posted on February 5, 2011 by

Tens of thousands of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Afghanistan are vulnerable to cold-related diseases but have little or no access to health services, according to aid agencies. Over 350,000 IDPs, including about 155,000 people displaced by conflict since … Continue reading →

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