A coalition of African leaders on Monday launched a “scorecard for accountability and action” to track their progress in the fight against malaria, following on successes in battling the disease that claims hundreds of thousands of lives in Africa each year. The 40-member African Leaders Malaria Alliance (Alma), which was launched two years ago, aims… Continue reading African Leaders Launch Malaria-Beating Scorecard
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Africa: 2011 Closes UN’s Roll Back Malaria Decade
Angolan Press Luanda — The commemoration of the World Malaria Day this year marks the end of the UN’s roll back malaria decade and offers an opportunity for renewed commitment on the pandemic. This was said Sunday by the World Health Organisation (WHO) regional director for Africa, Luis Gomes Sambo. According to him, this affords… Continue reading Africa: 2011 Closes UN’s Roll Back Malaria Decade
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Offer Malaria Hope
Scientists believe they are closer to being able to change the DNA of wild mosquitoes in order to combat malaria.
African Countries Warned of Drug-Resistant HIV
African countries need to take steps to monitor and prevent the spread of drug-resistant HIV. This was the warning from researchers at the annual conference on retroviruses in Boston last week. Evidence presented to the conference showed that people who had never taken antiretroviral (ARV) medicine were increasingly being infected with HIV that was resistant… Continue reading African Countries Warned of Drug-Resistant HIV