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The National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) has called on medical doctors in Nigeria, nurses and midwives to immediately move their services to cholera endemic areas in Nigeria.
Source: Daily Trust
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Lake Tanganyika in east Africa is getting warmer, say geologists from Brown University.
Source: Science Friday
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The actions of modern man have made its impact, but the environmental cycle of 'global warming' has been in effect long before man came along and made it worse.
by yvetteol 2 days 5 hours ago/3/
As the world celebrates winning a victory over the smallpox virus African countries report an increase in monkey pox cases.
Source: The New York Times
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People taking life-long antiretroviral therapy have been left stranded and are being forced to skip crucial treatment as the public sector strike continues.
Source: health-e
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/5/
Nigerian health authorities have warned of a nationwide cholera risk after the death toll from an outbreak concentrated largely in the north of Africa's most populous nation rose to 352.
Source: Reuters Africa
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/6/
A court has sentenced two tuberculosis patients who skipped their medications to spend eight months in prison to avoid spreading the deadly disease among the public.
Source: The Namibian
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/7/
A measles outbreak has killed 197 people in Malawi since the start of this year.
Source: Reuters Africa
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/8/
When Maclaud Chakara suffered severe stomach pains, his mother could only think that he had eaten contaminated food — until a doctor did an ultrasound scan on the 13-year-old and found he had three kidneys.
Source: Daily Nation
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/9/
The management of Food and Drugs Board (FDB) on Tuesday said it had destroyed a variety of 106 different unregistered medicines, mostly Chinese aphrodisiacs.
Source: Ghana News Agency
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/10/
Mali will introduce GM mosquitoes to the country in an experiment to see if this is the answer a malaria-ridden continent is looking for.
Source: Africa Review
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/11/
Tobacco industry's invasion into Africa has been described as ruthless and insidious in its pursuits of creating markets in developing countries.
Source: Africa News
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/12/
An amazing story about one of Africa's true, unsung heroes and how his system to fight counterfeit medicine can save a whole continent. Definitely gets my vote for person of the week.
Source: The Daily Maverick
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People all over the world are becomming more educated and aware of their rights and working together to stop illegal dumping of cheap, foreign goods.
by meidcsjnxu 5 weeks 1 day agoThe world must stop exploiting Africa and its people!
by yvetteol 5 weeks 6 days ago/13/
HIV-positive people on treatment will be switched from regimens containing the antiretroviral Stavudine to less toxic combinations in line with UN World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.
Source: Reuters
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/14/
The European Union (EU) ambassador to Lesotho Hans Duynhouwer says the EU and Lesotho’s other development partners are committed to ensuring that the Basotho have access to clean and safe water.
Source: African Press Agency
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/15/
Zambia gets $53 million from China for mobile hospitals even though experts say the roads are too bad to make the project work.
Source: Africa Review
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/16/
Cutting funds now for fighting AIDS will only lead to higher costs later, in money as well as lives, a leading charity has warned, saying it has the evidence to back up its claim.
Source: Alertnet
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/17/
A striking, heart-breaking photo essay that will first make you cry and then make you very grateful for the unsung angels in the world.
Source: The New York Times
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/18/
Massive "test and treat" trials for HIV to get underway in South Africa to see if taking medicines earlier can stop the pandemic.
Source: Bloomberg.com
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Wonderful news!
by Jimmy2 6 weeks 5 days ago/19/
In a breakthrough moment for Aids education the latest MTV soap with HIV/Aids prevention as theme is a big hit.
Source: The Guardian
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/20/
How scientists have created a "malaria-proof" mosquito. Possibly very good news for Africa.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
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